On AWS, the data transfer cost between different availability zones in the same region is $0.01 per GB in each direction, very similar to the cost of egress fees.

Amazon S3 Express One Zone is generally available in the US East (N. Virginia), US West (Oregon), Europe (Stockholm), and Asia Pacific (Tokyo), with availability in additional AWS Regions coming soon.

Nick Walton, managing director of AWS in ASEAN, noted that Singapore’s third availability zone is the company’s response to demand from local customers and Amazon Partner Network (APN) partners.

AWS says Express One Zone is not only faster than standard S3 storage but can also be more cost-efficient. According to the cloud giant, the offering allows companies to reduce the cost of data ...

Each Zone is a ‘child’ of a particular parent region and is managed by the control plane in that region. Local Zones were first launched in 2019 and since then, AWS has rolled out 17 zones in ...