FWIW, AWS openly publishes where their data centers are physically located.  Customers who wish to order direct connect circuits have to know where to have their carrier to drop the other end of the circuit.  Alternatively, some customers who want a hybrid cloud but would like the physical gear and AWS instances to be just a short fiber cable or two away and avoid a circuit altogether need to know where to buy a cage.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;docs.aws.amazon.com&#x2F;directconnect&#x2F;latest&#x2F;UserGuide&#x2F;Colocation.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;docs.aws.amazon.com&#x2F;directconnect&#x2F;latest&#x2F;UserGuide&#x2F;Co...</a>