Amazon to invest $5 billion in cloud infrastructure in Indonesia
US e-commerce giant Amazon has finally launched its cloud computing cluster in Indonesia as announced early last year and said it would invest roughly $5 billion in the country over the next 15 years to develop and operate the data centers.
Operated by Amazon’s cloud computing and software services division Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cluster will make up the company’s AWS Asia-Pacific (Jakarta) Region.
The investment will primarily comprise capital expenditures on the construction of data centers, operational expenses related to ongoing utilities and facility costs, as well as purchases of goods and services from regional businesses.
“Motor for economic development”
AWS infrastructure services vice president Prasad Kalyanaraman said the new facility would “help institutions, innovative start-ups and world-leading companies in Indonesia deliver cloud-powered applications to become a motor for economic development.”
The cloud would provide organisations of all types and sizes – from businesses to educational institutions to government agencies – “opportunities to transform their operations and reinvent experiences for their customers and end users,” which would “lower costs, increase agility and drive innovation,” he added.
GDP boost and job creation
The cloud services are expected to add an estimated $10.9 billion over the next 15 years to Indonesia’s gross domestic product (GDP) and create 24,700 direct and indirect jobs within the AWS supply chain in Indonesia, including construction, facility maintenance, engineering, telecommunications, as well as jobs within the broader Indonesian economy, AWS said.
With the launch of the AWS Asia Pacific (Jakarta) region, AWS now oversees 84 availability zones across 26 geographic regions globally, with announced plans to launch 24 more availability zones and eight more AWS regions in Australia, Canada, India, Israel, New Zealand, Spain, Switzerland and the United Arab Emirates. Jakarta joins Hong Kong, Beijing and Ningxia in China, Mumbai, Seoul, Singapore, Tokyo and Sydney as “regions” in Asia-Pacific.
US e-commerce giant Amazon has finally launched its cloud computing cluster in Indonesia as announced early last year and said it would invest roughly $5 billion in the country over the next 15 years to develop and operate the data centers. Operated by Amazon’s cloud computing and software services division Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cluster will make up the company’s AWS Asia-Pacific (Jakarta) Region. The investment will primarily comprise capital expenditures on the construction of data centers, operational expenses related to ongoing utilities and facility costs, as well as purchases of goods and services from regional businesses. “Motor for...
US e-commerce giant Amazon has finally launched its cloud computing cluster in Indonesia as announced early last year and said it would invest roughly $5 billion in the country over the next 15 years to develop and operate the data centers.
Operated by Amazon’s cloud computing and software services division Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cluster will make up the company’s AWS Asia-Pacific (Jakarta) Region.
The investment will primarily comprise capital expenditures on the construction of data centers, operational expenses related to ongoing utilities and facility costs, as well as purchases of goods and services from regional businesses.
“Motor for economic development”
AWS infrastructure services vice president Prasad Kalyanaraman said the new facility would “help institutions, innovative start-ups and world-leading companies in Indonesia deliver cloud-powered applications to become a motor for economic development.”
The cloud would provide organisations of all types and sizes – from businesses to educational institutions to government agencies – “opportunities to transform their operations and reinvent experiences for their customers and end users,” which would “lower costs, increase agility and drive innovation,” he added.
GDP boost and job creation
The cloud services are expected to add an estimated $10.9 billion over the next 15 years to Indonesia’s gross domestic product (GDP) and create 24,700 direct and indirect jobs within the AWS supply chain in Indonesia, including construction, facility maintenance, engineering, telecommunications, as well as jobs within the broader Indonesian economy, AWS said.
With the launch of the AWS Asia Pacific (Jakarta) region, AWS now oversees 84 availability zones across 26 geographic regions globally, with announced plans to launch 24 more availability zones and eight more AWS regions in Australia, Canada, India, Israel, New Zealand, Spain, Switzerland and the United Arab Emirates. Jakarta joins Hong Kong, Beijing and Ningxia in China, Mumbai, Seoul, Singapore, Tokyo and Sydney as “regions” in Asia-Pacific.
