How the new AWS Infrastructure Region in Aragon helps organizations in their digital transformation

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Updated Thursday, November 17, 2022-09:28

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The

has revolutionized the way technology is consumed by enabling the

on a pay-as-you-go model that replaces your own physical servers and data centers.

Recent phenomena such as teleworking are largely due to its existence;

it also makes it easier to manage your digital presence or securely store sensitive information such as customer data.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world's most widely adopted cloud offering.

Over the past 15 years, AWS has been expanding its cloud services and already offers up to 200 services: storage, databases, networking, analytics, robotics, machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT) , mobile services, security, hybrid services, virtual and augmented reality... A wide catalog of solutions that has led AWS to become the

consolidated companies that want to face their digital processes successfully.

Miguel Álava, general director of AWS in Iberia, believes that the

"has

, since before, only a few companies could afford large investments in technological infrastructure. The pay-per-use model of the cloud makes it possible for companies of all sizes and in any industry can access the same advanced technology.

In addition,

.

Due to the

's pay-per-use model , any company can launch new projects at a very low cost and scale them based on customer demand.

In the same way, if that project does not work, it can be disconnected immediately with minimal expense, facilitating the launch and implementation of new ideas.

COMMITMENT TO THE SPANISH MARKET

Giving the best and most complete service to its customers is one of AWS's maxims.

To get even closer to the Spanish market, AWS has recently opened its new infrastructure Region in Spain.

These are data centers that have been built from scratch in Aragon and, as Miguel Álava, general director of AWS in Iberia, explains, "represents an investment of 2,500 million euros over 10 years in Spain."

In addition, AWS estimates that it will support 1,300 new jobs and an impact on the country's GDP of 1.8 billion.

Among the possibilities of this new infrastructure, he highlights that it will allow clients to

and "satisfy end users with even lower latency," adds Álava.

AWS has a global

network .

It spans 29 regions, each with several availability zones for a total of 93. It also has more than 410 points of presence across the globe.

AWS has already announced its intention to add an additional 18 Availability Zones and 6 AWS Regions in Australia, Canada, India, Israel, New Zealand, and Thailand.

Why is the creation of a region of its own infrastructure in a territory so important?

Because it allows customers to run workloads and store data in that zone with lower latency.

This is the case with the AWS Europe (Spain) Region, located in Aragon, and which has

.

"That's what we call each group of logical data centers. Availability Zones allow customers to run production databases and applications with a higher level of availability, fault tolerance, and scalability than a single data center would offer." unique", adds Álava.

In addition, the AWS Europe (Spain) Region provides customers developing GDPR-compliant applications with access to another secure AWS Region in the European Union (EU) that helps meet standards highest standards of security, compliance and data protection.

AWS is also certified by the High Level National Security Scheme (ENS), which means that its infrastructure meets the

and compliance for state agencies and public organizations in Spain.

ECONOMIC STIMULUS GENERATED BY THE AWS REGION

Movement generates movement.

the AWS call

.

For example, in the next five years, the DXC Technology Cloud Center of Excellence in Zaragoza estimates that it will increase its staff by 50%, which means adding 1,500 professionals whose objective will be to cover the strong demand for migration and development of applications in the

.

The technology consultancy Seidor is another example, as it has recently announced the launch of a specialized AWS competence center in Aragon.

The President of the Government of Aragon has celebrated the opening of the AWS data centers in Aragon.

"The arrival of AWS in Aragon has been enormously positive," he commented.

"AWS has seen the potential of Aragón from several points of view, such as its strategic location, its capacity to generate renewable energy and the availability of local talent."

In addition, the arrival of the AWS Europe (Spain) Region is already

"Aragón benefits from the innovation and employment that the investment generates from AWS generates around it. Thanks to the tractor effect of AWS, many technological companies have chosen, and will choose, Aragón as the ideal place to settle, grow and generate more employment", added Lambán.

Tens of thousands of customers in the Iberian Peninsula, as well as

, the Spanish stock index, trust AWS to accelerate the commercialization of products and services, reduce their costs and support their businesses through worldwide, such as BBVA, Meliá International Hotel, Repsol, Renfe, Cabify and Glovo.

COMMITMENT TO THE ENVIRONMENT

No organization with ambition for the future can ignore caring for the planet and the challenge of curbing climate change.

AWS knows this, and that's why it helps its customers with their sustainability challenges.

For example, running applications in the AWS

instead of operating in physical data centers

, reports 451 Research.

This same report states that AWS data centers are 5 times more efficient than the average European data center.

Amazon and AWS are

.

To contribute to this, they have announced 13 solar and 3 wind projects.

Two of them, in Zaragoza and Seville, are already in operation.

Once operational, they will generate more than 1.5GW of renewable energy, enough to power some 850,000 Spanish homes.

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