The AWS Mexico (Central) Region gives customers
more choice to run workloads and securely store data in Mexico
while serving end users with even lower latency
AWS plans to invest more than $5 billion and
support an average of more than 7,000 full-time equivalent jobs
annually in Mexico, adding more than $10 billion to Mexico’s
GDP
AWS is launching a $300,000 AWS InCommunities
Fund to support local community projects
Active customers in Mexico include BBVA, Becle,
Digital@FEMSA, Grupo Lala, Grupo Salinas, Hospital Angeles, Jüsto,
Konfio, Laureate Education, the National Autonomous University of
Mexico, SkyAlert, the states of Guanajuato, Jalisco and Michoacan,
Stori, and many others innovating on AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company (NASDAQ:
AMZN), today announced the launch of the AWS Mexico (Central)
Region. Starting today, developers, startups, entrepreneurs, and
enterprises, as well as government, education, and nonprofit
organizations, will have greater choice for running their
applications and serving end users from AWS data centers located in
Mexico. As part of its long-term commitment, AWS is planning to
invest more than $5 billion in Mexico over 15 years. AWS has also
launched a $300,000 AWS InCommunities Fund in Queretaro 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.
AWS estimates the construction and ongoing operation of the new
AWS Region will add approximately $10 billion to Mexico’s gross
domestic product (GDP) and support an average of more than 7,000
full-time equivalent jobs at external businesses annually. These
jobs, including construction, facility maintenance, engineering,
telecommunications, and others within the country’s broader
economy, will be part of the AWS supply chain in Mexico.
“This launch marks a significant step as we continue to expand
our infrastructure and deliver global innovation in machine
learning (ML), artificial intelligence (AI), and other advanced
technologies for our customers,” said Prasad Kalyanaraman, vice
president of Infrastructure Services at AWS. “With access to secure
and reliable infrastructure, along with a broad set of AWS
technologies, this new AWS Region will help businesses across
Mexico sit at the center of AI and ML innovation. We’re proud to
deepen our investment in Mexico to help support business
transformation, foster technology talent, build cloud skills, and
create opportunities for economic growth.”
“Today’s launch represents a significant milestone in Mexico’s
digital transformation journey. The AWS investment of more than $5
billion will both strengthen Mexico's technology infrastructure and
unlock new opportunities for innovation, economic growth, digital
inclusion, and job creation,” said Marcelo Ebrard, Mexican
secretary of Economy. “With the AWS Mexico (Central) Region,
Mexican businesses, entrepreneurs, governments, startups, and civil
society will have access to cutting-edge technologies, enabling
them to scale their operations, enhance their competitiveness, and
drive the development of innovative solutions. We welcome this
investment from AWS and look forward to ongoing collaboration that
helps foster a vibrant and sustainable digital ecosystem in
Mexico.”
With the AWS Mexico (Central) Region, AWS has 114 Availability
Zones across 36 geographic regions, with announced plans to launch
12 more Availability Zones and four more AWS Regions in New
Zealand, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, and the AWS European
Sovereign Cloud. AWS Regions are composed of Availability Zones
that place infrastructure in separate and distinct geographic
locations. The AWS Mexico (Central) Region consists of three
Availability Zones located far enough from each other to support
customers’ business continuity, but near enough to provide low
latency for high availability applications that use multiple
Availability Zones. Each Availability Zone has independent power,
cooling, and physical security and is connected through redundant,
ultra-low-latency networks. AWS customers focused on high
availability can design their applications to run in multiple
Availability Zones to achieve even greater fault tolerance.
The AWS Mexico (Central) Region will enable customers with data
residency preferences to store their content securely in Mexico,
enable customers to achieve even lower latency, and serve demand
for cloud services across Latin America. AWS offers the broadest
and deepest portfolio of services, including analytics, compute,
database, IoT, generative AI, machine learning, mobile services,
storage, and other cloud technologies. Customers from startups and
enterprises to public sector organizations and nonprofits will be
able to use advanced technologies from the world’s leading cloud
provider to drive innovation, reduce costs, and accelerate
transformation.
“The launch of the AWS Mexico (Central) Region will strengthen
our country’s digital infrastructure and open new opportunities for
innovation, entrepreneurship, and sustainable socioeconomic growth,
in line with our vision of a more connected, competitive Mexico,”
said Altagracia Gomez Sierra, coordinator of the President’s
Business Council. “The new Region will meet the highest energy
efficiency standards, support high-quality jobs, and bring a number
of community and workforce programs to help develop local tech
talent, in alignment with President Claudia Sheinbaum’s objectives
of digital inclusion and technological progress.”
“AWS’s unprecedented investment in data center infrastructure
places Queretaro and Mexico at the digital forefront of Latin
America, setting a new benchmark for technological innovation,”
said Mauricio Kuri, governor of the state of Queretaro. “Our
commitment is to ensure that investments of this magnitude generate
a positive impact on the state economy, directly benefiting all
Queretaro residents. With determination and strategic vision,
Queretaro is advancing towards a prosperous and technologically
advanced future.”
Customers and AWS Partners welcome the AWS Region in
Mexico
Organizations in Mexico are among the millions of active
customers using AWS in more than 190 countries around the world.
Enterprises in Mexico that choose AWS to innovate, drive cost
efficiencies, and accelerate time to market include BBVA, Becle,
Digital@FEMSA, Grupo Lala, Grupo Salinas, and Hospital Angeles.
Mexican public sector customers use AWS to help drive cost savings
and better serve local citizens, including Laureate Education, the
National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), and the
governments of the states of Guanajuato, Jalisco and Michoacan.
Mexican startups and small businesses, including Jüsto, Konfio,
SkyAlert, and Stori, are building their businesses on AWS to
rapidly scale nationally and around the world.
BBVA is a global financial group with a broad range of financial
services, supported by the largest distribution network in Mexico
in more than 25 countries worldwide. “BBVA Mexico is excited to
leverage AWS's local infrastructure to extend its technological
capabilities and enhance the security and reliability of the
financial services it offers to its clients,” said Rafael Rosales
Gomez, head of Engineering, BBVA Mexico. “The new AWS Region in
Mexico will serve as a catalyst for innovation and digital
transformation in our sector.”
Becle is an 11th generation family business that produces,
markets, and distributes its multi-category portfolio of more than
30 beverage brands to more than 85 countries. “As the world’s
largest tequila producer, we stand out in the beverage sector
through our constant innovation and continuous improvement,” said
Javier Almazán, global CIO at Grupo Becle. “We are excited to
leverage AWS infrastructure in Mexico to accelerate our innovation
and offer more secure and agile services to our customers, while
complying with data residency regulatory requirements. The new
Region will drive the adoption of cutting-edge processes and
business practices to help us stay ahead in the market.”
Digital@FEMSA drives economic and social value through
innovative solutions for financial inclusion, such as Spin by Oxxo
and Spin Premia, connecting consumers and businesses through
technology. “The launch of the AWS Region marks a milestone in the
technological development of our country’s financial sector,” said
Gonzalo Galicia, CTO at Digital@FEMSA. “With the new Region,
businesses like ours must seize the opportunity to drive further
development of our industry. We are prepared to take full advantage
of the benefits that AWS infrastructure will bring, through
continuous innovation, adaptation, and the constant search for new
ways to add value to our customers.”
Hospital Angeles is a leader in the private health sector in
Mexico and Latin America, with 27 hospitals and a medical staff of
more than 15,000 specialists supported by surgical robots and
automated laboratories. “Today’s launch marks an essential step
forward in the digitization of Mexico’s healthcare sector, helping
to ensure a state-of-the-art technology health service for patients
and professionals,” said Juan Pablo Reyes Gonzalez, clinical leader
at the National Center for Radiology and Imaging, Hospital Angeles
Health System. “The new AWS Region will not only support our
operations, but also allow us to provide a more agile and reliable
user experience by improving the speed and accuracy of critical
data.”
Jüsto is a delivery-only online supermarket that is empowering
small and medium producers by providing an online platform to sell
their products directly to consumers. “As Mexico's first 100%
digital supermarket, we are excited about the opportunity to
innovate on AWS infrastructure right here in Mexico,” said
Oleksandr Shcherbina, CTO at Jüsto. “The new Region will allow
Jüsto and many other Mexican companies to improve data storage
compliance and benefit from the convenience, ease, and security of
building on AWS.”
The AWS Partner Network (APN) includes tens of thousands of
independent software vendors (ISVs) and systems integrators (SIs)
around the world. AWS Partners build innovative solutions and
services on AWS, and the APN helps by providing business,
technical, marketing, and go-to-market support to customers. AWS
ISVs, technology partners, SIs, and consulting partners help
customers migrate to AWS, deploy mission-critical applications, and
provide a full range of monitoring, automation, and management
services for customers’ cloud environments. AWS Partners in Mexico
include Escala 24x7, Nyx Technologies, and XalDigital. For the full
list of AWS Partners, visit aws.amazon.com/partners.
Accenture is an AWS Partner with 30+ AWS-awarded competencies
and service delivery designations. “Accenture supports combining
technology with human ingenuity to transform peoples’ lives and
businesses,” said Jorge Castilla, CEO of Accenture in Mexico. “We
are excited to continue working with our clients to take full
advantage of the potential of AWS to drive digital transformation,
improve security, enhance operational efficiency, and develop
cutting-edge solutions with advanced technologies such as
artificial intelligence.”
Escala 24x7 is an AWS Managed Services Partner and an AWS
Consulting Partner and Reseller for Latin America, the U.S., and
Spain. “The new AWS Region in Mexico marks a milestone in the
country's digital transformation. For Escala 24x7 and its
customers, this means faster applications thanks to reduced
latency, ease in modernizing systems and migrating to the cloud,
simplified compliance with data protection laws by storing
information locally, and a robust infrastructure that ensures
business continuity,” said Yesenia Meneses, country manager at
Escala 24x7. “At Escala 24x7, we are prepared to guide our
customers on this exciting journey to the cloud, making the most of
AWS infrastructure in Mexico to drive their growth.”
Investing in Mexico
The new AWS Mexico (Central) Region is the latest in AWS’s
ongoing investments in Mexico to provide customers with advanced
and secure cloud technologies, along with skilling, training, and
community engagement programs. In 2020, AWS launched AWS Outposts
in Mexico to deliver AWS infrastructure and services to virtually
any on-premises or edge location for a truly consistent hybrid
experience. Since then, AWS has also launched seven Amazon
CloudFront edge locations in Mexico, accelerating the delivery of
data, videos, applications, and APIs to users worldwide with low
latency and high transfer speeds. In 2023, AWS deepened its
investment in Mexico with the launch of AWS Local Zones in
Queretaro. AWS Local Zones are a type of AWS infrastructure
deployment that places compute, storage, database, and other select
services closer to large population, industry, and IT centers,
enabling customers to deliver applications that require
single-digit millisecond latency to end users. AWS has also
established two AWS Direct Connect locations in Queretaro, allowing
customers to establish private connectivity between AWS and their
data center, office, or colocation environment.
Since 2017, AWS has trained more than 500,000 individuals in
Mexico in cloud skills and is on track to upskill an additional
200,000 individuals in cloud and generative AI foundations by the
end of 2026. AWS continues to invest in upskilling students, local
developers and technical professionals, nontechnical professionals,
and the next generation of IT leaders in Mexico through offerings
such as AWS re/Start, AWS Academy, AWS Educate, and AWS Skill
Builder. These programs help learners of all backgrounds and
experiences prepare for digital careers. From college courses to
full-time training programs to interactive, game-based learning
content, AWS Training and Certification and AWS Latin America
Massive Training teams provide individuals with training that best
suits their individual needs. AWS has partnered with multiple
organizations in Mexico to strengthen the impact of its training
initiatives and empower local talent to succeed in the evolving
digital economy.
In 2023, AWS launched the upskilling program “Propelling Mexican
Talent to the Cloud” – in partnership with the Mexican secretary of
Economy – to provide cloud skills training to 130,000 individuals,
a goal that was surpassed in 2024, with more than 138,000 people
trained. This initiative has helped democratize access to technical
knowledge and strengthened the competitiveness of students,
teachers, female founders, and entrepreneurs in the digital
economy.
Ongoing upskilling programs include partnerships with
universities such as Tecnológico de Monterrey, to impact more than
65,000 people from the university’s ecosystem, and Universidad
Panamericana, to train 30,000 members of its community. AWS and the
Confederation of Customs Brokers Associations of Mexico (CAAAREM)
are also running a training program that will impact 98% of customs
agencies in the country by mid-2025, an initiative that aims to
strengthen the Mexican customs sector in response to the commercial
dynamism generated by nearshoring.
Commitment to sustainability
Amazon is committed to becoming a more sustainable business and
reaching net-zero carbon across its operations by 2040, 10 years
ahead of the Paris Agreement, as part of The Climate Pledge. Amazon
co-founded The Climate Pledge and became its first signatory in
2019.
AWS is constantly working on ways to increase the energy
efficiency of its data centers—optimizing data center design,
investing in purpose-built chips, and innovating with new cooling
technologies. A report by Accenture, commissioned by AWS, estimates
AWS’s infrastructure is up to 4.1 times more efficient than
on-premises, and when workloads are optimized on AWS, the
associated carbon footprint can be reduced by up to 99%. The AWS
Mexico (Central) Region will be air-cooled and will not require the
ongoing use of cooling water in operations. With this new Region,
customers will also benefit from AWS’s sustainability efforts
across its infrastructure. For more information about AWS
sustainability efforts, visit
aws.amazon.com/about-aws/sustainability.
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enterprises, and leading government agencies—trust AWS to power
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