US: AWS to invest $11 billion in Georgia for data center expansion

Investment aims to support cloud and AI technologies

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Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced plans to invest at least $11 billion to expand its data center infrastructure in the U.S. state of Georgia, aiming to support cloud computing and AI technologies.

Here are some key points:

• The investment is expected to create 550 jobs and follows a similar $11 billion investment in Indiana that pledged 1,000 jobs.

• Georgia has become a data center hotspot due to affordable electricity, robust fiber-optic infrastructure, and state tax incentives, attracting tech giants like Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Elon Musk's X.

• However, local residents have raised concerns about competing real estate needs and high power demands, prompting Atlanta's city council to restrict new data centers near transit and popular areas.

• The AI boom is driving much of the data center expansion, with AI projected to account for 19% of data center power demand by 2028.

• Capital spending on data center infrastructure could surpass $250 billion within five years, as companies like Microsoft invest heavily to meet AI's computing power needs.

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