The AWS global footprint

- [Instructor] When my wife and decided … to take our family vacation, … the first thing we did was sit down, … determine the purpose of the trip, … and the details we might need to consider to set the budget. … We decided our travel plans, where we would stay, … and how we would get around. … Before entering the world of cloud computing, … undertaking a similar effort … will provide for a successful experience … as your infrastructure moves from on-prem to hosted. … Like our family vacations, … I need to document the purpose … of my company's technology footprint. … I can identify high-value technology … such as communications, web and mobile applications. … And our organization is located … on the northeast region of the United States. … Therefore, when I go to build, … I need to focus on what … and where the technology needs to be. … Amazon divides its services geographically … into what they call regions and availability zones. … Regions are large geographic areas that have within them …