{"id":186032,"date":"2025-03-13T22:58:19","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T12:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.telegeography.com\/a-significant-slowdown-in-cloud-region-deployment"},"modified":"2025-03-13T22:58:19","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T12:58:19","slug":"a-significant-slowdown-in-cloud-region-deployment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=186032","title":{"rendered":"A Significant Slowdown in Cloud Region Deployment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"hs-featured-image-wrapper\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.telegeography.com\/a-significant-slowdown-in-cloud-region-deployment\" title=\"\" class=\"hs-featured-image-link\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.telegeography.com\/hubfs\/2025\/Blog%20Assets\/AdobeStock_237085617-1.jpeg\" alt=\"A Significant Slowdown in Cloud Region Deployment\" class=\"hs-featured-image\" style=\"width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;\"> <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>In 2024, 13 new cloud regions were launched globally. 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