AWS Launches Second Infrastructure Region in Australia

Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company, announced the launch of its second AWS infrastructure Region in Australia—the AWS Asia Pacific (Melbourne) Region. AWS is planning to invest an estimated 4.5 billion USD in Australia by 2037 through the Melbourne region.

The launch of the AWS Asia Pacific (Melbourne) Region will enable local customers with data residency preferences to store data securely in Australia while providing customers with even lower latency to drive greater productivity, more efficient business operations, and enhanced real-time application performance. Customers will also have access to advanced AWS technologies to drive innovation including compute, storage, networking, business applications, developer tools, data analytics, security, machine learning, and artificial intelligence.

AWS also released an economic impact study estimating that the company’s projected spending on the construction and operation of the new region will support more than 2,500 full-time jobs at external businesses annually, with a planned 4.5 billion USD investment in Australia by 2037. The investment includes capital expenditures on the construction of data centers, operational expenses related to ongoing utilities and facility costs, and purchases of goods and services from regional businesses. These jobs, including construction, facility maintenance, engineering, telecommunications, and other jobs within the country’s broader economy, will be part of the AWS supply chain in Australia. The construction and operation of the AWS Asia Pacific (Melbourne) Region is also estimated to add approximately 10.6 billion USD to Australia’s GDP by 2037.