Amazon’s Cloud Unit to Create Data Centers, 1,000 Jobs in New Zealand

Amazon’s Cloud Unit to Create Data Centers, 1,000 Jobs in New Zealand
Attendees at Amazon.com Inc.'s annual cloud computing conference walk past the Amazon Web Services logo in Las Vegas, Nev., on Nov. 30, 2017. Salvador Rodriguez/Reuters
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Amazon.com Inc.’s cloud computing unit said on Wednesday it will launch data centers in New Zealand in 2024 and create about 1,000 jobs in the country over 15 years.

After releasing an economic impact study, Amazon Web Services (AWS) said it plans to invest NZ$7.5 billion ($5.25 billion) in its new infrastructure hub—AWS Asia Pacific (Auckland) Region.