Zilliz Cloud Launches in AWS Australia, Expanding Global Reach to Australia and Neighboring Markets
Today, we're thrilled to announce that Zilliz Cloud is now available in the AWS Sydney, Australia region (ap-southeast-2). This strategic expansion strengthens our commitment to serving the rapidly growing Asia-Pacific market and brings enterprise-grade vector database capabilities directly to organizations in Australia and neighboring regions.
Why This Expansion Matters
As AI adoption accelerates across Australia and the broader Asia-Pacific region, organizations are increasingly facing familiar challenges: the need for low-latency AI applications, compliance with local data residency requirements, and the demand for cost-effective infrastructure that can scale with business growth. Our new Sydney region addresses these needs while delivering Zilliz Cloud's industry-leading vector search performance and ease of use.
Our expansion to AWS Sydney brings several key benefits:
🌏 Reduced Latency: Applications serving users in Australia and neighboring regions will experience significantly improved response times with data processing happening locally rather than routing through distant regions.
🔒 Data Sovereignty: Organizations with strict data residency requirements can now keep their vector data within Australian borders, helping meet compliance obligations while leveraging cutting-edge AI capabilities.
💰 Cost Optimization: Reduced data egress charges and improved resource utilization through local deployment can lead to meaningful cost savings, especially for high-throughput applications.
⚡ Enhanced Performance: Proximity to your users and applications means better overall system performance, which is crucial for real-time AI applications like live chat support or interactive recommendation systems.
Zilliz Cloud Global Availability
Zilliz Cloud now spans 27 regions across five major cloud providers—AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Alibaba Cloud, and Tencent Cloud—enabling customers worldwide to deploy where it makes the most sense for their users, data, and regulatory requirements.
Current Zilliz Cloud Availability in AWS, GCP, and Azure:
| AWS Regions | Location | GCP Regions | Location | Azure Regions | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| us-east-1 | N. Virginia, USA | us-west1 | Oregon, USA | East US | Virginia, USA |
| us-east-2 | Ohio, USA | us-east4 | Virginia, USA | East US 2 | Virginia, USA |
| us-west-2 | Oregon, USA | us-central1 | Iowa, USA | Central US | Iowa, USA |
| ca-central-1 | Canada (Central) | europe-west3 | Frankfurt, Germany | Germany West Central | Frankfurt, Germany |
| eu-central-1 | Frankfurt, Germany | asia-southeast1 | Singapore | Central India | Pune, India |
| ap-northeast-1 | Tokyo, Japan | ||||
| ap-southeast-1 | Singapore | ||||
| ap-southeast-2 | Sydney, Australia (New!) |
For complete regional availability, check out our Cloud Providers & Regions documentation.
Deploying in-region helps reduce latency and data transfer costs while meeting growing demands for data sovereignty and localized processing. With Zilliz Cloud, scaling AI infrastructure globally doesn't mean wrestling with complex database management—we handle the operational overhead so you can focus on building exceptional AI applications.
Whether you're developing semantic search for e-commerce platforms, implementing retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems for knowledge management, or creating recommendation engines for media and entertainment, Zilliz Cloud in Sydney provides the scalable foundation your applications need.
Ready to Get Started?
If you're building AI applications in or for Australia, our new Sydney region is now live and ready to support your deployments.
Log in to Zilliz Cloud and select "Sydney, Australia" when provisioning a new cluster.
New to Zilliz Cloud? Explore our quick-start guide or connect with our technical team for help. Start with our Standard plan's 30-day free trial, which includes $100 in credits upon registration.
Want to learn more about Zilliz Cloud capabilities? Check out our Zilliz Cloud documentation.
Migration Support: Check out our migration guides.
Fendy FengFendy Feng is the Technical Marketing Writer at Zilliz. She has extensive experience developing and enhancing the impact of open-source projects in various global markets by producing high-quality, tailored content. Before joining Zilliz, Fendy worked as a Content Strategist at PingCAP, a fast-growing E-Series startup renowned for its open-source distributed SQL database.
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