HNPERF02-BP04 Select the most appropriate region for your workloads
Selecting the optimal region for your workloads in a hybrid networking environment requires careful consideration of latency, data residency requirements, and connectivity options to your on-premises infrastructure. Choose regions geographically proximate to your physical data centers and end users to minimize network latency while ensuring compliance with data sovereignty regulations specific to your industry. The region selection will ultimately balance performance needs with compliance requirements and cost considerations for your hybrid architecture
Desired outcome:
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Achieve optimal workload performance by strategically placing cloud infrastructure closer to end-users and on-premises resources.
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Ensures minimal latency for latency-sensitive applications while maintaining secure and reliable connectivity between your data center and Cloud resources.
Level of risk exposed if this best practice is not established: High
Benefits of establishing this best practice:
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Single-digit millisecond latency for latency-sensitive applications like media rendering, real-time gaming, virtual desktop solutions or any other latency sensitive applications.
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Maintain data residency requirements while leveraging services closer to their physical location.
Implementation guidance
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Identify workloads that require ultra-low latency or local data processing.
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Select the infrastructure such as AWS local zones which are closer to your end users to run latency-sensitive applications.
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Implement dedicated connection such as Direct Connect with a private virtual interface through Direct Connect gateway for optimal performance.
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Track the application and network performance through monitoring solutions like Amazon CloudWatch
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