AWS pledges to spend $5B in Mexico, launches new Mexico server region

In an announcement Tuesday, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon’s cloud computing division, said it plans to invest $5 billion in Mexico over the next 15 years as a part of a “long-term commitment” in the region. A portion of that investment is a new server region in Mexico launching today, AWS Mexico, that will allow AWS customers to run applications and serve users from AWS data centers located in the country. AWS estimates that construction and ongoing operation of AWS Mexico will add roughly $10 billion t ...