# Architecting SASE solutions using AWS Local Zones

DevFeed: [Architecting SASE solutions using AWS Local Zones](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/architecting-sase-solutions-using-aws-local-zones-4657.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/compute/architecting-sase-solutions-using-aws-local-zones/>)

Author: Lakshmi VP

Published: 2026-09-09T20:36:09Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [AWS Compute Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/aws-compute-blog.md>)

Topics: [networking](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/networking.md>), [Network Services](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/network-services.md>)

Tags: [advanced-300](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/advanced-300.md>), [architecture](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/architecture.md>), [aws](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/aws.md>), [aws-local-zones](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/aws-local-zones.md>), [aws-marketplace](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/aws-marketplace.md>), [best-practices](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/best-practices.md>), [edge](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/edge.md>), [latency](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/latency.md>), [routing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/routing.md>), [sase](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sase.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [zero-trust](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/zero-trust.md>)

## AI overview

The article explains how AWS Local Zones can support SASE deployments by placing virtual security appliances closer to distributed users to reduce latency while maintaining security controls.

## Source excerpt

Organizations with geographically distributed workforces face a trade-off between security and low-latency access. This post explores how to use AWS Local Zones and Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) solutions to deploy virtual security appliances closer to end users, covering key design principles, capacity planning, and traffic routing.