Amazon FSx for OpenZFS Launches in Asia Pacific (Melbourne) Region

Amazon FSx for OpenZFS, a managed shared file system with ZFS features, became available in the AWS Melbourne Region to support high-performance workloads.

By Elena Parker · Editorial pseudonym · 2026-04-06 · 1 min read

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Retrospective edition: 2026-04-06. Source published: 2026-04-06. Added to this archive: 2026-11-03. This briefing was prepared later from the linked announcement; it was not published on this website on the historical edition date.

AWS expanded the regional availability of Amazon FSx for OpenZFS to include the Asia Pacific (Melbourne) Region. This service offers fully managed, scalable file systems powered by OpenZFS, supporting workloads requiring low latency and high throughput with features like snapshots, cloning, and compression.

FSx for OpenZFS provides sub-millisecond latency and multi-gigabyte per second throughput, suitable for diverse applications needing reliable and cost-effective shared storage. This expansion allows customers in the Melbourne region to leverage ZFS capabilities within AWS cloud infrastructure.

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Amazon FSx for OpenZFS is now available in the AWS Asia Pacific (Melbourne) Region ↗

Source published 2026-04-06. This report was prepared with AI assistance from the linked primary-source material. Claims and limitations should be checked against the original announcement or research.