INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Amazon Web Services plans to invest $4 billion to build its first cloud region in Chile by late 2026
AWS will establish three availability zones, marking its third Latin American region after Brazil and Mexico and its 37th worldwide.All
Partners such as Deloitte, Accenture and NTT will support customer onboarding and systems management.Amazon first entered Chile in 2019 with
a content delivery edge location and added Outposts in 2021, Direct Connect and a Local Zone in 2023
(Photo Internet reproduction)AWS Expands in Chile with Sustainable Data CenterAWS will employ water cooling only 4 percent of the year-the
addition, AWS reached 100 percent renewable-energy usage in 2023 and aims for net-zero carbon by 2040 under its Climate Pledge
Competitors also expand in Chile
Microsoft Azure plans to open its local region this year.Meanwhile, Google modified a $200 million data-center project after a court
partially revoked its permit due to environmental concerns
114 availability zones and has announced plans for five more regions and 16 additional zones
access to advanced cloud technologies.
