The technological multinational Amazon announced This Wednesday that will invest 4,000 million dollars in Chile -For the next 15 years- To install a new data center which will offer its cloud services for all of Latin America.
“The expansion of Amazon Web service Infrastructure (AWS) in Chile It is a clear example of the country’s commitment to advanced technology, innovation And the work we have done to create an environment where technology companies can prosper, “he said The Minister of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation, Aisén Etcheverry, In a statement.
The Vice President of AWS Infrastructure Services, Prasad kalyanaraman, stressed that the new infrastructure “It will help meet the demand for rapid growth in cloud services” both from Chile and the entire region.
“With the new AWS region, Organizations will have the ability to build with advanced technologiessuch as artificial intelligence and automatic learning, to help accelerate growth, productivity and innovation, “added the manager.
Sixth Amazon investment in Chile
This is Amazon’s sixth investment in Chile Since, in 2019, he installed the first technologies to accelerate the delivery of data, videos and applications to users around the world with low latency and transfer in high speeds. The announced investment also contemplates the maintenance of the other data centers already operating in the country.
The company noted that the new data center will offer developers, startups, entrepreneurs and companies, as well as financial, retail, educational, governmental service organizations “greater options to execute their applications and provide services to users “ From Chile.
The multinational estimates that the new infrastructure will be operational in 2026.
