Customers may execute workloads and store data securely in the UAE with even reduced latency thanks to the second AWS Middle East (UAE) Region.
Until a projected investment of more than $5 billion (AED 20 billion) in the UAE through 2036, it is predicted that the new AWS Region would provide an average of nearly 6,000 full-time employees per year.
Numerous Middle East and North African companies, such as Al Ghurair Investment, Alef Education, Dubai Islamic Bank, GEMS Education, the UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention, and YAP, are among the tens of thousands of clients using AWS to innovate.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched a new data center in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The company intends to invest $5 billion in the nation over the coming 15 years to foster economic development and speed up innovation.
In July 2019, AWS established its first cloud region for the Middle East in Bahrain. Local enterprises, charitable groups, and governments with data residency restrictions will be able to keep their data within their nation thanks to the new data center. Organizations may fully benefit from services like cloud computing, storage, databases, networking, machine learning, analytics, and the Internet of Things.
Three availability zones will be included in the new AWS region, assuring reduced latency for high-availability applications. The data center will benefit the UAE’s economy by giving the locals 6,000 full-time job opportunities. The jobs should assist the AWS supply chain’s engineering, construction, telecommunications, and maintenance sectors.
The opening of the AWS Middle East (UAE) Region, according to Prasad Kalyanaraman, VP of Infrastructure Services at AWS, “allows for even more customers to leverage 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.”
AWS has 87 availability zones worldwide
There are 87 availability zones for Amazon Web Services, spread over 27 different countries. With plans to open 21 additional availability zones and 7 AWS regions in Canada, Australia, Switzerland, India, Spain, Israel, and New Zealand, the firm has been quickly growing the footprint of its data centers.
Through the new AWS Middle East (UAE) Region, AWS intends to invest an estimated $5 billion in the UAE for the following 15 years. This investment will be made up of capital expenditures for building data centers, operational costs for ongoing utilities and facility costs, and purchases of goods and services from local vendors. Additionally, the investment is anticipated to sustain close to 6,000 jobs a year on average. This employment will be a part of the UAE’s wider economy and the AWS supply chain’s construction, facility maintenance, engineering, and telecommunications sectors. Additionally, it is anticipated that over the next 15 years, the installation and maintenance of AWS infrastructure in the UAE will increase the country’s GDP by an estimated $11 billion.
Microsoft, AWS’s main rival, also debuted a new data center area in Doha, Qatar. The new data center will create 36,000 new jobs and increase the Qatari economy by almost $18.7 billion. Customers can create apps that use AI, hybrid capabilities, data analytics, and digital security using the centre’s servers.
