Table of contents
1.
Introduction
2.
Amazon Web Services
3.
Global Infrastructure of AWS
4.
Frequently Asked Questions
5.
Key Takeaways
Last Updated: Mar 27, 2024
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Global Infrastructure concept in AWS

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Introduction

We usually save a lot of pictures, files, documents, etc., on our devices. But what if we lose it or the device gets damaged, and we can’t use it anymore? So to overcome such storage issues, we have a storage facility - “Cloud” depending on the size and the availability of our information. These clouds store our data, and we access it whenever necessary. 

Cloud computing is a technology that uses remote servers to store, access, and manage data online. The data can be of any form like audio, video, files, images, text, etc. Cloud computing is highly reliable as we can access the data on the cloud from anywhere and on any device. The cloud offers us services based on our requirements and our purpose. This article will discuss the most used and the top cloud service  - AWS.

Amazon Web Services

Amazon Web Services - mostly known as AWS, is a cloud service provided by Amazon. It uses distributed IT infrastructure to provide resources to all the users. It provides various services like Saas(Software as a service), Paas(Platform as a service), and Iaas(Infrastructure as a service). The AWS provides high security to users' data and allows them to access it anywhere. Let’s discuss the Global Infrastructure of AWS in this article.

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Global Infrastructure of AWS

The Amazon Web Services are used globally by billions of users. The Global Infrastructure is divided into small geographical areas/regions. They are further divided into availability zones. The AWS Cloud currently has 26 geographic regions worldwide with 84 Availability Zones within them, and 24 more Availability Zones, eight more AWS Regions in  New Zealand, Spain, Switzerland, Australia, Canada, India, Israel, and United Arab Emirates (UAE) coming soon. The AWS Global Infrastructure consists of the following components.

  • Region - It is a physical location where the data centers are clustered around the globe.
  • Availability zones - a group of logical data centers with redundant power, networking, and connectivity in an AWS Region. Each region will be separated into at least two availability zones that must be isolated. If one zone fails to function correctly, the other zone will operate fine without any effect.
  • Edge locations - a site that the CloudFront uses to cache copies of the user's content for faster delivery at any location.
  • Regional edge caches are the CloudFront locations deployed globally to the viewers between the origin server and global edge locations.

 
The map below shows Global Infrastructure with the regions available globally.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  1. What is AWS?
    AWS - Amazon Web Services is a cloud service provided by Amazon. It uses distributed IT infrastructure to provide resources to all the users. It provides various services like Saas, Paas, and Iaas. It provides high security to the user's data and allows them to access it anywhere.
     
  2. What is the Global Infrastructure in AWS?
    The Global Infrastructure is the most reliable and widespread cloud platform provided by AWS. It contains 26 geographic regions worldwide and 84 Availability Zones within them, and 24 more regions are coming soon.
     
  3. What are the parts of Global Infrastructure?
    The components/parts of the Global Infrastructure in AWS are; Regions, Availability zones, Edge locations, and Regional edge caches.
     
  4. How many data centers does AWS have globally?
    AWS currently has around 77 Availability zones that contain multiple data centers around the globe and is planning to add a few soon.
     
  5. What are edge locations in AWS?
    The edge locations are the sites that CloudFront uses to cache copies of the user's content for faster delivery at any location.

Key Takeaways

We have discussed the concept of the Global Infrastructure concept in AWS in this article with clear demonstrations through the map.

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