Now Open—AWS Local Zones in Athens, Greece
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AWS announces general availability of the Local Zone in Athens, Greece, bringing compute, storage, and networking capabilities closer to Greek customers with single-digit millisecond latency.
- Provides Amazon EC2, EBS, S3, and EBS Snapshots for in-country data residency and compliance
- Supports regulated industries including financial services, healthcare, energy, and public sector
- Reduces latency for real-time applications like trading platforms, gaming, and government services
- Integrates with AWS Direct Connect, CloudFront, and maintains connectivity to Europe (Frankfurt) Region
- Early adopters include Omilia, Profile Software, and Skroutz leveraging local compute and storage
- Supports EC2 instances, ECS, EKS, Auto Scaling, CloudWatch, and infrastructure management tools
The Athens Local Zone represents AWS's continued expansion to 30+ metro areas globally, helping organizations meet data residency requirements while delivering responsive, locally-optimized applications.
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