AWS Launches Infrastructure Region in Spain

Amazon Web Services announced the launch of its eighth infrastructure Region in Europe, the AWS Europe (Spain) Region. AWS estimates that its projected spending on the construction and operation of the new Region will support more than 1,300 full-time jobs, with a planned €2.5 billion investment in Spain over 10 years.

Amazon also estimates that the new Region will add €1.8 billion to the Spanish gross domestic product (GDP) over 10 years. As part of its commitment to the Region, AWS also announced a €150,000 InCommunities Fund in Aragón, where the Europe Spain Region is located, to help local groups, schools, and organizations initiate new community projects.

“The cloud enables organizations of all types and sizes to speed up innovation, improve business processes, and reinvent experiences for their customers and end users,“ said Prasad Kalyanaraman, vice president of Infrastructure Services at AWS. “We are delivering on our promise to build new world-class infrastructure locally to help customers in Spain achieve the highest levels of security, availability, and resilience. Our investment in the Europe Spain Region reflects AWS's long-term commitment to support the country's economic development, job creation, and business growth.“

With the launch of the Europe Spain Region, AWS has 93 Availability Zones across 29 geographic regions, with announced plans to launch 18 more Availability Zones across six Regions in Australia, Canada, India, Israel, New Zealand, and Thailand. Regions are composed of Availability Zones that place infrastructure in separate and distinct geographic locations. The Europe Spain Region consists of three Availability Zones and joins seven existing AWS European Regions in Dublin, Frankfurt, London, Milan, Paris, Stockholm, and Zurich.

The launch of the Europe Spain Region provides customers building applications that comply with GDPR access to another secure AWS Region in the EU that helps meet the highest levels of security, compliance, and data protection. AWS is also Esquema Nacional de Seguridad (ENS) High certified, meaning its infrastructure meets the highest levels of security and compliance for government agencies and public organizations in Spain.