Amazon Web Services (AWS) on Wednesday announced its plans to invest 7.8 billion euros ($8.4 billion ) in its European Sovereign Cloud in Germany through 2040, which reflects the company\u2019s long-term commitment to meeting Europe\u2019s digital sovereignty needs. The AWS European Sovereign Cloud intends to build its first AWS Region in Brandenburg, Germany, for all customers by the end of 2025.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis investment reinforces our commitment to offer customers the most advanced set of sovereignty controls, privacy safeguards, and security features available in the cloud,\u201d Max Peterson, VP of Sovereign Cloud at AWS, said in a statement. \u201cWe\u2019re investing heavily in new local talent and infrastructure, which will help provide the operational sovereignty our customers require,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
According to the company, AWS\u2019s planned investment is estimated to contribute Euro 17.2 billion (about $18.6 billion) to Germany\u2019s total Gross Domestic Product (GDP) through 2040 and support an average of 2,800 full-time equivalent jobs in local German businesses each year. \u201cThese positions \u2013 including construction, facility maintenance, engineering, telecommunications, and other jobs within the broader local economy \u2013 are part of the AWS data centre supply chain,\u201d the company said.<\/p>\n
As per Professor Jorg Steinbach, Brandenburg\u2019s Minister of Economic Affairs, Labour and Energy, state-of-the-art data centres for secure cloud computing are the basis for a strong digital economy. \u201cI am pleased AWS has chosen Brandenburg for a long-term investment in its cloud computing infrastructure for the AWS European Sovereign Cloud,\u201d he said. In addition, the company mentioned that the AWS European Sovereign Cloud will provide customers the capability to meet strict operational autonomy and data residency requirements within the European Union (EU).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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