75亿美元！亚马逊在新西兰布局数据中心 - 7.5 billion dollars! Amazon deploys data center in New Zealand
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据外媒报道，近日，亚马逊宣布将在奥克兰投资约75亿美元建设其在新西兰的第一座数据中心，并预计于2024年投产。该数据中心是亚马逊在全球范围内的第25个AWS数据中心，相关负责人指出，该数据中心将是“世界级的计算基础设施”。同时，AWS方面承诺，“到2025年使用100%的可再生能源”。
新数据中心很可能建设在新开发的奥克兰西北部，此位置靠近国际光纤电缆，同时，新西兰最大的互联网中心和微软、Infratil的数据中心也坐落于此。
亚马逊相关负责人表示，75亿美元包括建设至少三个数据中心和储备硬件的费用，以及包括水电和工资在内的运营成本。
亚马逊在新西兰布局数据中心产业，将为新西兰创造至少1000个就业机会，并将极大程度上拉动新西兰GDP增长。
值得一提的是，近年来，一方面受疫情影响，带来了更多的线上办公及远程协同；另一方面，伴随着全球数字经济的发展，种种因素都促进了作为数字经济、数字技术底层支撑的数据中心产业的发展，新西兰也不例外。
仅从去年至今，就有如微软、DCI（澳大利亚服务供应商）、Datagrid、Infratil拥有的CDC等众多科技巨头在新西兰布局数据中心。要知道，此前新西兰主要数据中心服务还要依靠与其隔海相望的澳大利亚。
不过近年来，伴随着需求的增加，比澳大利亚更靠近南极的新西兰成为众多科技巨头青睐之地，相信这种趋势将为这个以农牧业为主的大洋洲岛国，注入更多经济增长动能。
According to foreign media reports, Amazon recently announced that it will invest approximately US$7.5 billion in Auckland to build its first data center in New Zealand, and it is expected to start production in 2024. The data center is Amazon’s 25th AWS data center worldwide. The relevant person in charge pointed out that the data center will be a “world-class computing infrastructure.” At the same time, AWS promised to “use 100% renewable energy by 2025.”
The new data center is likely to be built in the newly developed northwest of Auckland, which is close to international fiber optic cables. At the same time, New Zealand’s largest Internet center and the data centers of Microsoft and Infratil are also located here.
The relevant person in charge of Amazon said that the $7.5 billion includes the cost of building at least three data centers and storage hardware, as well as operating costs including water, electricity and wages.
Amazon’s deployment of the data center industry in New Zealand will create at least 1,000 jobs in New Zealand and will greatly drive New Zealand’s GDP growth.
It is worth mentioning that in recent years, on the one hand, the impact of the epidemic has brought more online office and remote collaboration; on the other hand, with the development of the global digital economy, various factors have promoted New Zealand is no exception to the development of the data center industry supported by the underlying technology.
Since last year alone, many technology giants such as Microsoft, DCI (Australian Service Provider), Datagrid, and CDC owned by Infratil have deployed data centers in New Zealand. You know, New Zealand’s main data center services had to rely on Australia across the sea.
However, in recent years, with the increase in demand, New Zealand, which is closer to the Antarctic than Australia, has become a favorite place for many technology giants. It is believed that this trend will inject more economic growth momentum into this Oceanian island country, which is dominated by agriculture and animal husbandry.
