[awsthro00945]

>This a) is not new

This specific announcement is new, because this specific announcement is about Outposts in a new, smaller form factor that just went GA today.

>One use case is wanting to run the same cloud stack globally, but having a market where there is no local region and local law requires that data stay in country.

The use case mentioned in the announcement is more about running EC2 instances in small branch offices or retail stores where you 1) still want to run AWS, 2) need the servers to be in very close proximity, and 3) don't have the room or infrastructure for a full rack.

[squiffsquiff]

Why do you "need the servers to be in very close proximity" in a retail store? It's not high frequency trading

[duxup]

Poor connectivity to the internet?

[p_l]

Given that AWS Outposts behave badly without connection to mothership, well...

[duxup]

Why do you want it close then?

Purely local latency?

[p_l]

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29398880 summarizes it best when it comes to my answer :)

[AstroDogCatcher]

For some customers, I imagine this will start off as an emotionally-driven request...until they see the price.