Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Amazon Web Services is the largest of the global cloud providers operating in Australia and a major driver of national data centre demand. It runs two AWS Regions, in Sydney and Melbourne, each built across multiple availability zones using a mix of owned and leased capacity. AWS has committed the largest data centre investment by a global technology company in Australia, tied to expansion of both regions and supporting renewable energy. This profile captures where AWS builds and leases capacity in Australia rather than any colocation offering.
At a glance
- HQ
- Sydney, AU
- Parent
- Amazon.com, Inc.
- Ownership
- public
- Listing
- NASDAQ:AMZN
- Founded
- 2006
Market presence
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What sets Amazon Web Services (AWS) apart
- Operates two AWS Regions in Australia: Asia Pacific (Sydney), ap-southeast-2, opened in 2012, and Asia Pacific (Melbourne), ap-southeast-4, opened in 2023 with three availability zones (indicative).
- Listed via parent Amazon on the Nasdaq (AMZN), the largest single source of Australian cloud demand.
- Each region spans multiple availability zones for fault isolation, combining owned facilities with capacity leased from local operators (indicative).
- Backing expansion with new solar farms in Victoria and Queensland to supply its Australian data centres (indicative).
Recent activity
- Announced plans to invest about A$20 billion in Australian data centre infrastructure between 2025 and 2029, the largest such commitment by a global technology company in the country (indicative).
- Reported more than A$9 billion invested in its Sydney region through 2022, with a further A$2.2 billion earmarked for the Melbourne region by 2027 (indicative).
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Amazon Web Services (AWS) development pipeline
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Amazon Web Services (AWS), frequently asked
Where are AWS data centres in Australia?
Indicatively, AWS operates Regions in Sydney and Melbourne, each spread across multiple availability zones using a mix of owned and leased capacity.
How large is AWS's investment in Australia?
Indicatively, AWS has committed about A$20 billion to Australian data centre infrastructure from 2025 to 2029, on top of more than A$9 billion invested earlier, the largest such commitment by a global technology firm.
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