Hyderabad, Nov 6: Amazon Web Services (AWS) will set up its Asia Pacific Region with three Availability Zones (AZs) in Hyderabad with an investment of Rs 20,761 crore.
The AWS Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) Region is expected to start operations by mid of 2022, Telangana State ITE and C department announced here on Friday.
AZs consist of multiple data centers in separate distinct locations within a single region that are engineered to be operationally independent of one another with independent power, cooling, physical security and connections via a low-latency network.
AWS will establish data centers in three locations with an overall estimated capital investment of approx. $ 2.77 Bn (INR 20,761 Cr.).
The investment from AWS would position Telangana one of the preferred destinations for other companies that are looking to set up data centers in the future.
Establishment of data centers like AWS is expected to support Telangana’s digital economy and IT sector in a multi-fold way.
The new AWS Asia Pacific Region in Hyderabad will enable even more developers, startups, and enterprises as well as government, education, and non-profit organizations to run their applications and serve end-users from data centers located in India.
Establishment of data centers in a region will increase the operations of sectors such as e-commerce, public sector, banking, financial services and Insurance (BFSI), IT, and more.
Telangana is one of the most progressive states with policies targeted specifically towards advancing the growth of IT and IT-enabled services (ITES) companies in India, the department said.
Hyderabad is a city that recorded the highest growth rate in the IT sector over the years and is home to many innovative startups, enterprises, and a skilled workforce.
AWS chose Hyderabad because of the support provided by the Government of Telangana, robust policy framework, and it best met the rigorous requirements for an AWS Region.
On the occasion of this investment announcement, Telangana IT Minister K T Rama Rao has mentioned that ?”This investment from AWS is going to be the largest FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) that the state has attracted since the inception and will act as a strong anchor for attracting other technology investments.
This investment further strengthens the existing relationship that Telangana enjoys with Amazon, the largest online retailer in the United States, which has already hosted the largest office campus in Hyderabad. (UNI)
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