Perth opens AWS local zones location

AWS has brought its cloud infrastructure to Perth, opening a type of edge location that it refers to as 'local zones'.

Launching almost a year after it was first announced, the AWS local zone promises to reduce latency for end users and data centres interconnecting to the AWS cloud.

The state’s minister for innovation and the digital economy, Stephen Dawson said the launch in Perth “is a big win for Western Australian organisations and the economy.”

“An AWS local zones location in Perth opens up more opportunities for Western Australian businesses to innovate and develop new services enabling better experiences for their customers and our citizens,” Dawson said.

Western Australia’s new innovation strategy was first announced early in December last year at the West Tech Fest conference, where the state outlined its intention to become “a renowned global hub of invention, investment, innovation and impact”.

AWS set up the new local zone particularly "for key Western Australian industries” such as mining and resources, healthcare and public sector.

The infrastructure supports low-latency applications like video analytics, online gaming, virtual workstations, live streaming, remote healthcare, and augmented and virtual reality.

AWS plans to launch 23 more local zones globally, including in Brisbane.