Amazon Web Services (AWS) recently went public with its decision to invest INR 1,05,600 crores (US $12.7 billion) into cloud infrastructure in India by the next decade. This investment is likely to meet the growing customer demand for cloud services in India. This investment will sum up India’s total gross domestic product (GDP) to INR 1,94,700 crores (US $23.3 billion)by 2030. This investment in infrastructure will be instrumental in creating several employment opportunities with 1,31,700 full-time jobs in Indian businesses each year, in the field of construction, facility maintenance, engineering, and telecommunications, to name a few.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a known cloud computing platform provided by Amazon.com, Inc. With a strong global presence, AWS offers a comprehensive range of cloud services to individuals and businesses worldwide. In recent years, AWS has grown its infrastructure to various regions, including India, to cater to the growing demand for cloud services in the country.
Investing INR 1,05,600 into cloud infrastructure in India through AWS can have several significant advantages. India has an ever-growing demand for the data center sector which has encouraged various corporates to make large investments in this sector. AdaniConneX, a 50:50 joint venture between Adani Group and EdgeConneX, is investing 70 billion INR in technopark in Andhra Pradesh. Other corporate groups like Hiranadadani, and Reliance along with foreign investors like Caapitalland, Blackstone, and Princeton Digital group are enthusiastically investing in Indian DC.
According to recent market research, the Indian data sector industry is to witness sixfold growth in the coming six years. With 45 new data centers anticipated to open by 2025, the Indian data center market is presently worth USD 5.6 billion. The top three Indian cities that provide 75% of the data center stock are Mumbai, Bangalore, and Chennai.
