# AWS adds UK availability zone and Las Vegas Local Zone

_Friday, August 21, 2026 at 8:00 AM EDT · Infrastructure · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

![AWS adds UK availability zone and Las Vegas Local Zone — DCD](https://media.datacenterdynamics.com/media/images/AWS_Logos.7c8c43c2.fill-1200x630.jpg)

AWS launched a new availability zone in its London cloud region and made a Las Vegas Local Zone generally available this week. The UK availability zone offers AI and machine-learning capacity, including EC2, Trn3 and P6 accelerated instances, along with general-purpose compute. The Las Vegas Local Zone, attached to the US West Oregon region, offers selected compute, storage, database, container and networking services intended for lower-latency workloads near users or on-premises sites.

## Sources

- [DCD](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/aws-launches-new-availability-zone-for-uk-cloud-region/)

---
Canonical: https://techandbusiness.org/newswire/mMWYhNsqdFsshVteKr5PGp
Retrieved: 2026-08-21T17:13:08.827Z
Publisher: Tech & Business (techandbusiness.org)