Subj : AWS unveils multi-billion dollar investment to expand Japan cloud
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Fri Jan 19 2024 10:30:05

AWS unveils multi-billion dollar investment to expand Japan cloud computing 
capabilities

Date:
Fri, 19 Jan 2024 10:25:02 +0000

Description:
One of Amazons biggest cloud investments will head for Japan as the company 
prepares for more AI.

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Amazon Web Services ( AWS ) has revealed a huge $15 billion (2.26 trillion 
yen) investment that it plans to make in Japan between now and 2027 in a move 
that will bolster the countrys cloud computing infrastructure, which plays a 
crucial rollout in the progression of artificial intelligence. 

The investment will primarily focus on expanding AWS facilities in Tokyo and 
Osaka in order to meet growing customer demand in the region. 

This is on top of the around $10 billion in todays currency (1.51 trillion 
yen) that AWS spent in the country between 2011 and 2022. AWS invests heavily 
in Japan 

Asahi Group, Marubeni, and Nomura Holdings are some of AWSs Japanese 
customers for whom it supplies generative AI services. 

However, Amazon isnt the only tech giant with an interest in the island 
nation. AI startup OpenAI, which has grown considerably since launching 
ChatGPT in November 2022, recently held a meeting with Prime Minister Fumio 
Kishida to discuss infrastructure. Kishida also met with Nvidia last year for 
similar purposes. 

The $15 billion investment is so considerable that it exceeds the mammoth 
$12.7 billion that AWS said it would invest in India between 2023 and 2030, 
highlighting the significance of Japan in the tech sector. 

More broadly, AWSs expansion continues to go from strength to strength. In 
December 2023, the company revealed it would invest an estimated $17.9 
billion in Canada through 2037, opening a second infrastructure region. 

The last few months of 2023 also saw a number of noteworthy companies partner 
with AWS for cloud services, including Chinese electric car company BYD and 
hotel giant Accor. 

However, the company isnt unscathed from antitrust regulator attention for 
its huge market share, which has come under scrutiny in recent months, 
together with Microsofts similar dominance. 

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xpand-japan-cloud-computing-capabilities


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