Zilliz, the company behind the widely adopted open-source vector database Milvus, has launched a new Zilliz Cloud region in AWS eu-west-1 (Ireland). This expansion strengthens its European presence alongside the existing Frankfurt region, enabling customers to meet data residency requirements, achieve GDPR compliance, and deliver low-latency performance for AI applications across Western Europe, the UK, and Ireland.
Quick Intel
The addition of the AWS Ireland region addresses growing demands for compliant, high-performance vector search infrastructure as AI adoption accelerates in Europe. Ireland, one of the most popular AWS regions globally and home to many major technology companies, serves as a strategic hub for data sovereignty and proximity to users in the region.
"As AI adoption accelerates across Europe, enterprises need data infrastructure that keeps pace—close to their users, compliant with local regulations, and ready for production scale," said Charles Xie, CEO at Zilliz. "By adding Ireland to our European footprint alongside Frankfurt, we're giving teams more choice in where they run their AI workloads, helping reduce cross-border data transfer costs while simplifying compliance. It's another step in making Zilliz Cloud the most accessible vector database platform in the world."
Global Infrastructure with Local Performance
Zilliz Cloud's multi-region, multi-cloud footprint allows organizations to optimize deployments based on performance, compliance, and cost considerations. The platform supports demanding generative AI use cases—such as semantic search, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and recommendation systems—while maintaining sub-10ms query latency at billion-scale vector datasets. Auto-scaling and usage-based pricing eliminate the need for overprovisioning, enabling teams to focus on application development rather than infrastructure management.
With the new Ireland region, European customers gain closer data placement, lower latency for regional users, and streamlined adherence to local data protection regulations without sacrificing the platform's core strengths in speed, scalability, and ease of use.
Now Available to All
The AWS eu-west-1 (Ireland) region is live and accessible to all Zilliz Cloud customers. Existing users can deploy clusters directly through the Zilliz Cloud console, while new customers can sign up for a free account to explore the platform. Migration support is available for teams transitioning from other vector databases or regions, ensuring minimal disruption.
Zilliz continues to expand its managed cloud offering to make production-grade vector search practical and efficient for developers and enterprises building intelligent applications at scale.
About Zilliz
Zilliz is the company behind Milvus, the world's most widely adopted open-source vector database. Zilliz Cloud brings that performance to production with a fully managed, cloud-native platform built for scalable, low-latency vector search and hybrid retrieval. It supports billion-scale workloads with sub-10ms latency, auto-scaling, and optimized indexes for GenAI use cases like semantic search and RAG. Zilliz is built to make AI not just possible—but practical. With a focus on performance and cost-efficiency, it helps engineering teams move from prototype to production without overprovisioning or complex infrastructure. Over 10,000 organizations worldwide rely on Zilliz to build intelligent applications at scale. Headquartered in Redwood Shores, California, Zilliz is backed by leading investors, including Aramco's Prosperity 7 Ventures, Temasek's Pavilion Capital, Hillhouse Capital, 5Y Capital, Yunqi Partners, Trustbridge Partners, and others.
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