AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner CLF-C02 Cert Guide, 2nd Edition

Chapter 12

The AWS Global Infrastructure

This chapter covers the following subjects:

• Regions: This section describes the concept of Regions and what they contain. Although Regions are constantly being added, this section gives you a look at the current Regions as of this writing and the naming conventions used for them.

• Availability Zones: This section provides valuable information about the Availability Zones that exist within Regions. These AWS global infrastructure components are critical for high-availability designs.

• Other Global Infrastructure Components: This section provides details on other components found in the AWS global infrastructure, including topics like edge locations, CloudFront, and Global Accelerator.

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