Regions, Availability Zones, and Edge Locations
Learn how AWS geography affects where your data and controls live.
AWS Geography Matters
AWS runs in real places worldwide, and where your data lives shapes its security. The three big ideas are Regions, Availability Zones, and Edge Locations.
What a Region Is
A Region is an isolated geographic area, like Northern Virginia or Ireland. Data you put in a Region stays there unless you move it — key for following local laws.
All lessons in this course
- Navigating the AWS Management Console
- Regions, Availability Zones, and Edge Locations
- Reading AWS CLI Commands Conceptually
- Understanding ARNs and Service Endpoints