Region
/ˈriːdʒən/
Definition
A geographic area containing multiple AWS/GCP/Azure data centres, chosen to reduce latency and meet data residency requirements.
Example in context
"We deploy to eu-west-1 (Ireland) — GDPR requires EU customer data to stay in Europe."
Related terms
Practice this term
Master Region in context by working through exercises in the Cloud Infrastructure module. You'll see the term used in real engineering scenarios with multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and matching drills.