The American company reported that the initiative is scheduled to realize towards the end of 2026.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced on Wednesday May 7 that plans to make a Investment of more than US $ 4,000 million in Chile to launch a new region of cloud infrastructure in Latin America.
As reported by the American company in a statement, the initiative is scheduled to be completed Towards the end of 2026 y It will lift three new data centers in the country.
The project, according to the text ”will offer developers, startups, entrepreneurs and companies, as well as financial services, retail trade, education, government and non -profit organizations, greater options to execute their applications and serve end users from data centers located in Chile”.
In addition, the American company explained that Resources will be used for the “construction, connection, operation and maintenance of your data centers in the country.”
“AWS South America (Chile) will help meet the growing demand for cloud services in Latin America and Chile with a safe, reliable and efficient cloud infrastructure“, Said Prasad Kalyananaraman, vice president of AWS infrastructure services.
“With the new AWS region, organizations can develop with advanced AWS technologies, such as artificial intelligence and automatic learning, to boost growth, productivity and innovation. By investing in local talent, educational opportunities and training in digital skills, we are proud to contribute to the economic growth and digital transformation of Chile in the coming years,” he added.
For its part, the Minister of Science, Aisén Etcheverry He commented that “the expansion of AWS infrastructure in Chile is a clear example of the country’s commitment to advanced technology and innovation, and the work we have done to create an environment conducive to the development of technology companies, with the National Plan of Data Centers at the head.”
He added that “this investment demonstrates clear confidence in our country and a commitment to technological development and innovation throughout the region.”
It is worth mentioning that The three data centers that will rise in Chile will be added to 114 with what Amazon counts in the world.
Along with this, the company reported that “It has plans for 16 more availability zones And five more AWS regions in Chile, New Zealand, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Taiwan and the European Sovereign Cloud of AWS ”.
Finally, he said that “The AWS region in Chile will be designed to be sovereign, as has been AWS’s cloud since the first day. ”
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