AWS Local Zones

Run applications on AWS infrastructure closer to your end users and workloads

Run your low latency applications and meet data residency requirements in more locations.

Run edge workloads with on-demand scaling and pay-as-you-go pricing.

Build and operate with familiar AWS infrastructure, services, APIs, and tools.

How it works

AWS Local Zones are a type of infrastructure deployment that places select AWS services closer to your end users and workloads.
Introduction to AWS Local Zones (1:50)
Introduction to AWS Local Zones
Run applications that require single-digit millisecond latency or local data processing by bringing AWS infrastructure closer to your end users and business centers.
Introduction to AWS Local Zones
Run applications that require single-digit millisecond latency or local data processing by bringing AWS infrastructure closer to your end users and business centers.

Use cases

Run latency sensitive applications closer to end users and data sources

Build and deploy applications close to end users to enable real-time gaming, live streaming, augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR), virtual workstations, and more.

Simplify hybrid cloud migrations

Migrate your applications to a nearby AWS Local Zone, while still meeting the low-latency requirements of hybrid deployment.

Meet data residency requirements

Comply with state and local data residency requirements in sectors such as healthcare, financial services, iGaming, and government.

How to get started

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Learn how you can deliver applications and services to your customers faster.

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Get started with AWS Local Zones


Our Getting Started tutorial provides a step by step guidance on how to use enable and use the Local Zone most suitable for your workload.

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Read solution brief on Hybrid Cloud Migrations with Local Zones

Learn more about how Local Zones can help your organizations migrate location sensitive workloads to the cloud.

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