Amazon is opening cloud regions in Southeast Asia to meet customer demand, CTO says


by CNBC

CNBC— From startups to government agencies, Amazon CTO Werner Vogels said customers "have been asking" for local data residency.

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CNBC—Microsoft to open new data center in Thailand as it doubles down on AI and Southeast Asia. The U.S. tech giant said it will also commit toward AI skills training for over 100,000 Thais and support local developers.

CNBC—Microsoft says cloud AI demand is exceeding supply even after 79% surge in capital spending. Microsoft has more demand than supply for running artificial intelligence models in the cloud.