Security News > 2021 > May > AWS plans to open infrastructure region in the UEA

The new AWS Middle East Region will consist of three Availability Zones and become AWS's second region in the Middle East with the existing AWS Region in Bahrain, giving customers more choice and flexibility to leverage advanced technologies from the world's leading cloud.

AWS customers welcomed the news of the AWS Region in UAE, including global customers who will be able to leverage the region to serve new audiences, such as Salesforce, the global customer relationship management leader.

"Our cloud approach has been one of the fundamental principles of our technology strategy since the beginning of last year. We have been using AWS Outposts for both development and test and production workloads," said Yuri Misnik, Chief Technology Officer, FAB. "This has accelerated our digital transformation in the cloud and on-premises with 50% improved time-to-market. We have also seen 60% increased developer and infrastructure team productivity by leveraging the same infrastructure, services, APIs, and tools across the cloud and on-premises. We welcome the upcoming AWS Region in the UAE, which will help us realize our cloud ambitions effectively and securely while being fully compliant with local regulation."

Richard Hurley, Clients and Industries Leader from Deloitte Middle East Consulting, said, "The UAE's digital transformation drive is clear and well in motion, both for private enterprise and public sector organizations. We expect that having an AWS Region in the UAE is going to significantly accelerate cloud migration and application modernization that will have meaningful economic impact. The new region will help Deloitte further meet the needs of our UAE customers across many industries-including digital banking platforms, smart factories, and converged health-seeking to digitally transform, requiring reliable and secure infrastructure with the ability to process data locally."

The new AWS Middle East Region Region will build upon AWS's existing investment in the country, which includes two AWS Direct Connect locations and two Amazon CloudFront edge locations launched in 2018.

To foster entrepreneurship and the growth of new businesses in the UAE, AWS will be further expanding the AWS Activate program to support the UAE's startups and SMBs. Through the AWS Training and Certification programs, AWS will also work with government entities to support the up-skilling and re-training of the workforce with the latest cloud computing training curriculum.

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