AWS To Expand Data Centre Operations In Telangana

Amazon Inc has expressed keen interest in making significant investments to expand its data centre facilities and workforce in Hyderabad.

In a meeting with a team of Amazon's senior leadership led by Kerry Person, Vice President, AWS Data Centre Planning and Delivery, the Telangana delegation led by IT and Industries Minister D Sridhar Babu convinced the company to give a stronger thrust to its data centre operations in Telangana.

Amazon already has a strong presence in Telangana which includes its largest corporate building in the world in Hyderabad. Amazon also launched its dedicated air cargo network Amazon Air in Hyderabad in 2023.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has designated Hyderabad as a strategic region, and three big data centres are already operational. It shared plans for further expansion, including creating a new hyper scale data centre in Hyderabad that is critical for AI/ML-enabled services.

Minister Sridhar Babu, who led the discussions, said, "Our talks with Amazon were extremely positive and successful. We assured the corporation that we would provide them with the best incentives and complete support to make their goals in Hyderabad successful. We expect huge expansion of their presence in our State."

Speaking after the meeting, Person said, "I am excited by the opportunity to further expand our cloud infrastructure in Hyderabad, Telangana, as an integral component of AWS's strategy in India. We expect that the AWS region in Hyderabad will play an increasingly important role in supporting AWS's growth of cloud services in India, including artificial intelligence, in the near future. AWS is committed to contributing to Telangana's digital ambitions, empowering our customers and partners across the State and country to drive towards India's trillion-dollar digital economy goal."

With the expansion of AWS's business in Telangana, the State is set consolidate its position as a leading hub for cloud and data centre infrastructure in India.

AWS provides a range of cloud business services including computing, storage, databases, networking, machine learning and analytics, which will now also include AI.

Amazon, headquartered in Washington DC, USA, has a market capitalisation of nearly $2 trillion, and has an over 1.5 million workforce across the globe.