[threeseed]

> I went with dedicated hosting

This doesn't get mentioned as much as it should but there are VPS/dedicated providers who are very close to AWS DCs.

Enough so that for many use cases you should have your database in AWS and your app servers on dedictated hardware. Best of both worlds.

[mathrawka]

Can you share a list of providers that are close to AWS DCs?

[matt_wulfeck]

Pretty much any data center in Virginia will be close to US-EAST. If you contact them for setting up direct connect pipes they'll also provide you with a list of locations to check out.

[manigandham]

You'll have to compare regions depending on providers. Softlayer has pretty good coverage with matching regions and low latency.