Amazon to build data centres in Bahrain

13 December 2017
Data centres will enable customers and partners to run workloads and store data with lower latency

Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud services arm of US-based technology firm Amazon, plans to build three new data centres in Bahrain.

The data centres will comprise AWS’ latest “availability zones” or clusters of isolated and independent locations that host customer data and other resources around a specific geographical area.

The data centres are expected to become operational in 2019.

The company said the new facility will give AWS customers and partners the ability to run their workloads and store their data in the Middle East with lower latency.

AWS earlier opened offices in Bahrain and Dubai.

The firm also plans to launch its Edge Network Location services in the UAE in the first quarter of 2018, which will enable its various cloud services in the Middle East region.

AWS counts Flydubai, MBC Broadcasting, ride-hailing service Careem and start-ups such as Fetchr, Payfort and Dubizzle among its clients in the region.

Its parent company, Amazon, acquired Dubai-headquartered Souq.com in March.

 

 

 

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