Updated on 2024-07-10 GMT+08:00

Region and AZ

Definition

A region and availability zone (AZ) identify the location of a data center. You can create resources in a specific region and AZ.

Figure 1 shows the relationship between regions and AZs.

Figure 1 Regions and AZs

Selecting a Region

Selecting an AZ

When deploying resources, consider your applications' requirements on disaster recovery (DR) and network latency.

  • For high DR capability, deploy resources in different AZs within the same region.
  • For low network latency, deploy resources in the same AZ.