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"Pick and Mix" Custom Regions: Cloudflare Introduces Fine-Grained Data Residency Control

Renato Losio — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 06:01:00 GMT

Cloudflare recently introduced Custom Regions, an expansion of its Regional Services that lets customers precisely define where their data is processed. By selecting specific groups of data centers by country or region, customers can ensure that TLS termination and application-layer processing remain within chosen geographic boundaries for compliance and control.

By Renato Losio

AWS Expands Aurora DSQL with Playground, New Tool Integrations, and Driver Connectors

Renato Losio — Sun, 22 Mar 2026 08:59:00 GMT

Amazon has announced several updates for Aurora DSQL, focusing on usability, integrations, and developer tooling. The improvements include a new interactive Aurora DSQL Playground that lets developers explore and experiment with the database directly in the browser, without registration or associated costs.

By Renato Losio

War in Iran Damages Multiple AWS Data Centers, Challenging Multi-AZ Assumptions

Renato Losio — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 08:17:00 GMT

Earlier this month, Iranian drone strikes damaged three AWS data centers in the UAE and Bahrain, causing outages and disruptions to multiple services. The events, which affected multiple facilities within the same AWS region, sparked discussion in the community about how geopolitical conflict can directly impact global cloud infrastructure and multi-AZ deployments.

By Renato Losio