Amazon Web Service’s data centre in SA to kick off its African investment
AWS, the biggest cloud-computing provider in the world, has big plans for SA because of its growth potential and innovation
Amazon Web Service’s (AWS) new data centre in Cape Town will stimulate further innovation and create new jobs, said Zubin Chagpar, head of Middle East and Africa Public Sector at AWS. AWS will launch its first data centre in Africa in Cape Town in the first half of 2020, giving its customers access to cloud-computing services including data storage and security. The company’s technologies will also speed up time-to-market for its clients who will be able to roll out their new services faster, it said. AWS said its customers in SA would also be able to store their data locally with the assurance that their content will not move without consent, while those looking to comply with the upcoming Protection of Personal Information Act will have access to secure infrastructure that meets the most rigorous international compliance standards. Speaking on the sidelines of the AWS re:Invent conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Chagpar said AWS was continuing its investment in SA because of th...
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