Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud computing arm of Amazon has announced the launch of its new Asia Pacific (Taipei) region, expanding its global infrastructure to 37 regions and 117 Availability Zones worldwide.
The new AWS Region will provide local access to cloud services for businesses and organisations in Taiwan, offering customers the option to store data onshore and meet data residency requirements.
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The Taipei Region launches with three Availability Zones, designed to enhance reliability and minimise latency for applications operating in the country and across the wider Asia-Pacific region.
Amazon has committed to investing more than $5bn in Taiwan to support the construction, operation, and maintenance of its data centres. The move is part of the company’s broader long-term strategy to support digital transformation and cloud adoption in the region.
The Taipei Region adds to AWS’s existing infrastructure in Taiwan, which includes Amazon CloudFront edge locations, AWS Direct Connect sites, AWS Outposts, and Local Zones.
A number of major Taiwanese organisations are already using AWS services, including TSMC, Acer, Chunghwa Telecom, Trend Micro, and Cathay Financial Holdings.
AWS also partners with several local technology firms, such as eCloudvalley Digital Technology Group, CKmates, and NextLink Technology.
In parallel with its infrastructure expansion, AWS is investing in cloud skills development. The company has so far trained more than 200,000 people in Taiwan, as part of a broader effort that has reached over nine million individuals across Asia Pacific and Japan.
Training initiatives in Taiwan include AWS Academy, AWS Educate, and AWS Skill Builder.
AWS has also pledged to hire additional local staff to support the new region, further contributing to workforce development in the digital sector.
As part of Amazon’s wider sustainability efforts, AWS says it is working to improve the energy efficiency of its data centres.
According to a report by Accenture, AWS’s infrastructure can be up to 4.1 times more energy efficient than traditional on-premises data centres, with optimised workloads on AWS potentially cutting carbon emissions by up to 99%.
The company reaffirmed its commitment to reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2040, in line with The Climate Pledge, which it co-founded in 2019.
AWS plans to launch additional regions in Chile, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, and the European Union’s upcoming Sovereign Cloud.
Across these and other markets, AWS continues to focus on providing secure, high-availability infrastructure to support public and private sector innovation.
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