Observed Signal · Feb 13, 2026 · Infrastructure Expansion · Source: https://martechseries.com/feed/ · Impact: 2/5 · Sentiment: Positive
Zilliz Cloud Launches New AWS Region in Ireland
Zilliz Cloud has expanded its European infrastructure by adding a new AWS region in Ireland, joining its existing Frankfurt deployment. The availability aims to give European customers greater control over data residency and simplify GDPR compliance while maintaining performance and deployment flexibility. Zilliz Cloud now operates across 30 cloud regions globally with deployments on AWS, Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure. The Ireland region is live and available to all customers via the Zilliz Cloud console; new users can create free accounts and migrating teams can use Zilliz’s migration service to move clusters or datasets.
Adds European cloud region for a vector-database platform, improving data residency and GDPR compliance for AI workloads—relevant infrastructure update but not industry-shifting.
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Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- Zilliz Cloud added an AWS Ireland region to its platform.
- The Ireland region joins Zilliz’s existing European presence in Frankfurt.
- Zilliz Cloud operates across 30 cloud regions globally on AWS, Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure.
- The AWS Ireland region is live and available to all Zilliz Cloud customers via the Zilliz Cloud console.
- Zilliz offers a migration service for teams moving from other vector databases or regions.
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