Seattle--( business wire )--amazon web services, inc. (aws), an amazon.com, inc. company (nasdaq: amzn), today announced the launch of its eighth infrastructure region in europe, the aws europe (spain) region. starting today, developers, startups, entrepreneurs, and enterprises, as well as government, education, and nonprofit organizations, will have even greater choice for running their applications and serving end users from data centers located in spain, using advanced aws technologies to drive innovation. aws estimates that its projected spending on the construction and operation of the new region will support more than 1,300 full-time jobs, with a planned $2.5 billion (approx. 2.5 billion euros) investment in spain over 10 years. aws also estimates that the new region will add $1.8 billion (approx. 1.8 billion euros) to the spanish gross domestic product (gdp) over 10 years. as part of its commitment to the region, aws also announced a $150,000 (approx. 150,000 euros) aws incommunities fund in aragÓn, where the aws europe (spain) region is located, to help local groups, schools, and organizations initiate new community projects. for more information about aws global infrastructure, visit aws.amazon.com/about-aws/global-infrastructure.
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