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S3 is region based, not AZ based. So it should be able to tolerate an entire AZ (=DC) being lost.

They offer an amazing number of 9s for durability, it is very unlikely that a single fire will cause harm to your data.

I can't find the article anymore, but a few weeks ago here on HN there was a piece where somebody did a few calculations on how AWS US-East-1 (the most used AWS region in the world) works, and got to the conclusion that all the things that can make that region go BOOM are likely to have major consequences to our civilization.

In short: AWS will go down only when you won't care about it anyway

Yeah, OK. But apart from the reliability question - what's a one stop shop for uploading files to Europe and the US in one go?

For AWS there are options but require setup. It's not exactly one click setup and can be quite complex depending on your skill level.

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/replic...

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-cross-region-replicatio...

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