AWS Launches Second Infrastructure Region in India
Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company (NASDAQ: AMZN), today announced the launch of its second AWS infrastructure Region in India—the AWS Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) Region. Starting today, developers, startups, entrepreneurs, and enterprises, as well as government, education, and non-profit organizations will have greater choices for running their applications and serving end users from data centers located in India. Customers will have access to advanced AWS technologies to drive innovation including data analytics, security, machine learning, and artificial intelligence (AI). The new AWS Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) Region is estimated to support an average of more than 48,000 full-time jobs annually through a planned investment of more than $4.4 billion (approx. INR 36,300 crores) in India by 2030.
Please see the full press release attached.
Also, given below are the quotes from Puneet Chandok, President – Commercial Business, AWS India and South Asia, AISPL, and Rahul Sharma, President – Public Sector, AWS India and South Asia, AISPL, for your kind perusal.
Quote from Puneet Chandok, President – Commercial Business, AWS India and South Asia, AISPL:
“We are pleased to announce the launch of a second AWS Region in India, which will enable hundreds of thousands of customers and AWS Partners to leverage AWS technologies with more flexibility, reduced latency, and increased resilience. The new AWS Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) Region is part of our long-term commitment to India to invest in cloud infrastructure, provide training to upskill the nation with digital capabilities, create local jobs, and enable a more sustainable future. India has a rich history of innovation and we are pleased to put the power of AWS into the hands of more customers and AWS Partners, so they have the tools they need to build a better world, deliver citizen impact at scale, and re-invent technology experiences.”
Quote from Rahul Sharma, President – Public Sector, AWS India and South Asia, AISPL:
“AWS is committed to driving cloud adoption in the country to strengthen India’s position as a leader in the global digital economy. With a second AWS Region in India, our customers have greater choice and flexibility to build new features, store critical data within India, and scale their solutions. Our new AWS Region supports the government’s Digital India vision to drive innovation in e-governance, healthcare, agriculture, education, space-tech, utilities, and smart infrastructure, and enable the development and adoption of advanced technologies such as machine learning, high-performance computing, and quantum computing. The Indian government is already leading innovation and driving impact at scale, with transformational initiatives including Co-WIN, eSanjeevaniOPD, and DigiLocker, which run on AWS.”