UAE - Mubasher: Amazon Web Services (AWS), a cloud service unit of Amazon.com, will launch a cloud infrastructure region with three data centres in the UAE during the first half (H1) of 2022.
The launch will become AWS’s second region in the Middle East with the existing one in Bahrain, enabling customers to foster advanced technologies from the world’s leading cloud, according to a press release on Wednesday.
The launch of AWS Region in the UAE is part of the Abu Dhabi Investment Office’s (ADIO) objective to attract investments that foster technology capabilities.
Meanwhile, AWS will be collaborating with ADIO across Abu Dhabi’s knowledge economy through education initiatives and training and startup enablement programmes.
Globally, AWS has 80 Availability Zones across 25 geographic regions, with plans to launch 18 more Availability Zones and six more AWS Regions in Australia, India, Indonesia, Spain, Switzerland, and the UAE.
The Director-General of ADIO, Tariq Bin Hendi, said: "With the upcoming launch of the new AWS Region in the UAE, smart is about to get smarter. ADIO is collaborating with AWS to bring market-leading cloud computing technology to the country, leveraging the full potential of the emirate’s smart infrastructure."
Meanwhile, the Head of the Middle East and North Africa at AWS, Vinod Krishnan, commented: "The new AWS Region will give organisations in the UAE local access to the most advanced cloud technology, empowering them with tools to build innovative solutions that accelerate digital transformation."
