Original: Although there have been efforts to harmonise the legal environment ( such as US-EU Safe Harbor ) , providers like Amazon Web Services are currently catering to the major markets ( typically the United States and European Union ) by deploying local infrastructure and allowing customers to select '' availability zones '' Feature Guide : Amazon EC2 Availability Zones .
Simplified: Although there have been efforts to match the legal environment ( such as US-EU Safe Harbor ) , providers like Amazon Web Services are currently dealing with international markets ( typically the United States and European Union ) by deploying local infrastructure and allowing customers to select their CountriesFeature Guide : Amazon EC2 Availability Zones .