Amazon has made significant investments to support new and existing Amazon Web Services (AWS) customers in Chile.
The high-tech conglomerate announced Wednesday that it would spend more than $4 billion on the construction of its data center AWS infrastructure region by the end of 2026.
This investment will be directed to establishing three availability zones or groups of isolated data centers in the new AWS region. Amazon also said it plans to hire and nurture local talent to run and support the Chilean area.
“The AWS South America (Chile) region will serve the fast-growing demand for cloud services across Latin America and Chile,” said Prasad Kalyanaraman, vice president of infrastructure services at AWS. “In the new AWS region, organizations have the ability to use advanced AWS technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning to drive growth, productivity and innovation.”
AWS already has a large number of customers in Chile, including Latam Airlines, Agrosuper, and Andrés Bello National University.
This is not the first time Amazon has invested in Chile’s AWS infrastructure and services.
In 2021, Amazon launched an AWS front post base in Chile, helping to expand on-premises access to AWS in the country. In 2023, the company offered its customers the ability to take advantage of private connections between AWS and its data centers or offices. That same year, Amazon deployed AWS Local Zones to allow customers to connect to very low AWS offerings.
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Several Amazon Cloud competitors have a Chilean footprint. Google Cloud launched its first cloud region in Chile in 2021 after announcing its plans five years ago. Microsoft’s Azure announced its first data center region in Chile in 2020.