(Tiper Stock Exchange) – Amazon plans to invest approximately $7.2 billion by 2037 in Israel and has launched its Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centers in the country. Starting today, developers, startups, entrepreneurs and enterprises, as well as government, educational and non-profit organizations can therefore serve end users from data centers located in Israel, using AWS technologies.
“The launch of the AWS Region in Israel gives customers the ability to build the most advanced cloud-based applications and achieve the highest levels of security, availability, and resiliency,” he said. Prasad Kalyanaramanvice president of Infrastructure Services at AWS – Israel’s strategy to foster technological innovation, coupled with its abundance of talent, has created a thriving global hub for entrepreneurs, e-government and multinational enterprises.”
“The establishment of the region will allow us to migrate substantial government workloads to the cloud and we are confident it will help us accelerate digital transformation in the public sector, leverage technology to drive innovation in government, improve customer experience and promote the development of the technology ecosystem in Israel, he said Yali Rothenbergaccountant general of Israel.
With the launch of the AWS Israel (Tel Aviv) Region, AWS has 102 Availability Zones in 32 regionswith plans announced to roll out 12 more Availability Zones and four more AWS Regions in Canada, Malaysia, New Zealand, and Thailand.