Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com company, has announced the launch of its second Region in the Middle East, the AWS Middle East (UAE) region.
Starting now, developers, start-ups, entrepreneurs and enterprises, as well as government, education and non-profit organisations will have even greater choice for running their applications and serving end-users from data centres located in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), using advanced AWS technologies to drive innovation.
AWS estimates that its projected spending on the construction and operation of the new Region will support an average of nearly 6,000 full-time jobs annually at external vendors, with a planned US$5 billion (AED 20 billion) investment in the local economy through 2036. The AWS Middle East (UAE) Region will also add an estimated US$11 billion (AED 41 billion) over the next 15 years to the UAE’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
“AWS is committed to helping customers in the UAE deploy the most advanced cloud technologies and achieve the highest levels of security, availability and resiliency,” said Prasad Kalyanaraman, Vice President of Infrastructure Services at AWS.
“With the launch of the AWS Middle East (UAE) Region, we are making it possible for even more customers to harness the power of the cloud to drive innovation across the UAE, while also investing in the local economy through job creation, training for highly sought-after technology skills and education resources to further advance the UAE’s strategic priorities.”
