Amazon’s $13 Billion Bet: Australia’s Data Center Boom Begins

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Amazon is investing a whopping $13 billion to develop its data center infrastructure in Australia between 2025 and 2029. The project, being pitched as the largest-ever tech investment in Australia by a foreign firm, will be directed towards increasing artificial intelligence capabilities, improving cloud computing, and supporting high-performance computing infrastructure.

Strategic Growth and AI Development

The project will increase Amazon Web Services' (AWS) data centers in Sydney and Melbourne.

Funding will increase server capacity and support generative AI workloads.

The initiative aligns with Australia's vision to be a world-leading AI nation.

Renewable Energy and Sustainability Commitments

Amazon will build three new solar farms in Victoria and Queensland.

The firm will purchase a combined capacity of over 170 megawatts across the farms.

Upon commissioning, Amazon's 11 renewable energy initiatives will generate over 1.4 million megawatt-hours annually.

Government and Industry Partnership

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese welcomed the investment as a turning point in digital cooperation.

Industry and Innovation Minister Tim Ayres emphasized Australia's front-runner position among the world's AI-driven technology advancements.

The expansion will drive skilled job creation and economic growth.

Amazon's expansion into Australia's digital infrastructure aggressively is a harbinger of a new era of AI-powered innovation, cementing the country's position in the global digital economy.

Sources: MSN, The Star, Cryptopolitan, EconoTimes.