AWS Launches an AWS Local Zone in Warsaw, Poland

New AWS Local Zone allows AWS customers to deliver distributed edge and hybrid cloud use cases that require single-digit millisecond latency to end users in Warsaw

People Can Fly,?Ringier Axel Springer Polska, and ZnanyLekarz among the customers welcoming the launch of the new AWS Local Zone

WARSAW, Poland—Oct. 28, 2022—Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company?(NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced the launch of a new AWS Local Zone in Warsaw, Poland. AWS Local?Zones are a type of infrastructure deployment that places AWS compute, storage, database, and other services near large population, industry, and information technology (IT) centers —enabling customers to deploy applications that require single-digit millisecond latency to end users or on-premises data centers.?Customers can run workloads with low latency requirements on Local Zones?while seamlessly connecting to the rest of their workloads running in AWS Regions.?AWS now has 21 AWS Local Zones around the world, with announced plans to launch 30 more Local Zones globally.?To get started with AWS Local Zones, visit?aws.amazon.com/about-aws/global-infrastructure/localzones/locations.

For applications that require single-digit millisecond latency or must remain within a geographic boundary for regulatory reasons, the location of cloud infrastructure matters. Most customer workloads run in an AWS Region, a geographic location where AWS clusters data centers to serve customers. However, when a Region is not close enough to meet low latency or data residency requirements, customers need AWS infrastructure closer to their data source or end users. Organizations have traditionally maintained these location-sensitive workloads on premises or in managed data centers that require customers to procure, operate, and maintain their own IT infrastructure, and use different sets of APIs and tools for their on-premises and AWS environments.

The launch of the new AWS Local Zone in Warsaw gives customers the ability to easily deploy applications located close to end users in the metro area.?Having AWS Local Zones close to large population centers enables customers to achieve the low latency required for use cases like online gaming, live streaming, and augmented and virtual reality. They?can also help customers operating in regulated sectors, like health care, financial services, and public sector,?which might have preferences or requirements to keep data within a geographic boundary.

AWS manages and supports Local Zones, meaning customers do not incur the expense and effort of procuring, operating, and maintaining infrastructure in various cities to support low latency applications. AWS Local Zones can also help organizations migrate additional workloads to AWS, supporting a hybrid cloud migration strategy and simplifying IT operations.?Customers can connect to AWS Local Zones through an internet connection, and they can use AWS Direct Connect for secure, private network connections to both the Local Zone and any AWS Region.

“With today’s launch of a new AWS Local Zone in Warsaw, we are proud to bring the cloud closer to AWS customers, so they can deploy latency-sensitive workloads, simplify hybrid cloud migrations, and in some cases, meet local data residency requirements,” said Przemek Szuder, general manager of Commercial Sector for Central and Eastern Europe at AWS. “We’ve designed Local Zones to support a broad range of use cases—from trading applications that need to respond quickly to market fluctuations to interactive live events and gaming experiences. Customers in a variety of industries can now deliver innovative services and experiences to their end users, all with familiar AWS infrastructure, services, APIs, and tools.”

The AWS Local Zone in?Warsaw?is the newest addition to AWS’s infrastructure in?Poland,?which includes?an Amazon CloudFront edge location and an AWS Direct Connect location.?

Customers Welcome the News of the New Local Zone in Warsaw

Established in 2002, People Can Fly is a pioneer of action video games in Europe and one of the three most experienced Polish AAA game developers. People Can Fly is well known for releasing games like Painkiller (2004), Bulletstorm (2011), Gears of War: Judgment (2013), and Outriders (2021).

“Creating AAA games in the era of 4K image quality requires advanced technologies and very low latency, which is crucial for remote work effectiveness,” said Grzegorz Janicki, Head of IT at People Can Fly. “Every single day, AWS helps us scale globally and take advantage of new technological opportunities. The launch of an AWS Local Zone in Warsaw is something we have been looking forward to because it offers fast, secure access to AWS services that help us deliver low latency access to our applications running locally.”

Ringier Axel Springer Polska is a leading media publisher reaching 40 million people every day with a portfolio of well-known brands, including?Fakt,?Forbes,?Newsweek,?Przegl?d Sportowy, and the most popular Polish internet portal,?Onet.pl.

“This year, Ringier Axel Springer Polska completed full migration of systems and applications to AWS. Currently, services such as Onet, Sympatia, Sk?piec, as well as international media clients using Ring Publishing platform are served from the AWS Europe (Frankfurt) Region using the local content delivery network in Warsaw and other European locations,” said Krzysztof Studziński, Principal Cloud Engineer at Ringier Axel Springer Polska. “In the media and entertainment industry, every millisecond matters. According to our calculations, 0.5 seconds?of additional?latency can?result in?up to 20%?less?traffic. I believe the AWS Local Zone in Warsaw can allow us to shorten?edge computing time?to single-digit millisecond latency, which will translate into an even better experience for our users.”

ZnanyLekarz, part of the Docplanner?Group, creates digital apps and software?solutions for doctors, clinics, hospitals, and patients, seamlessly integrating the health care ecosystem and the patient journey.?

“Docplanner?will take advantage of the new AWS Local Zone in Warsaw to power up software development in Poland,” said ?ukasz Barulski, Engineering Manager at Docplanner. “The low latency enabled by a Local Zone in Warsaw will help bring remote development environments closer to our end users and significantly speed up the delivery of new features that make the health care experience more human."?

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