Amazon to supercharge AI offerings with major Hyderabad Data Centre expansion

CALIFORNIA: Amazon has announced plans to significantly expand its data centre operations in Hyderabad, signalling a major investment in the region and a boost for its artificial intelligence (AI) ambitions.

The move comes after a meeting between Telangana's IT and Industries Minister D Sridhar Babu, and a senior Amazon delegation led by Kerry Person, Vice President of AWS Data Centre Planning and Delivery.

Amazon already maintains a significant presence in Telangana, housing its largest global corporate building and launching its dedicated air cargo network, Amazon Air, in Hyderabad in 2023. With three large data centres already operational, AWS has designated Hyderabad as a strategic region. The planned expansion includes a new hyperscale data centre crucial for delivering AI and machine learning (ML) powered services.

Minister Sridhar Babu expressed his satisfaction with the discussions, stating, "Our talks with Amazon were extremely positive and successful. We assured the corporation that we will provide them with the best incentives and complete support to make their goals in Hyderabad successful. We expect a huge expansion of their presence in our state."

Echoing the Minister's optimism, Kerry Person remarked, "I am excited by the opportunity to further expand our cloud infrastructure in Hyderabad, Telangana, as an integral component of AWS’s strategy in India. We expect the AWS Region in Hyderabad will play an increasingly important role in supporting AWS’s growth of cloud services in India, including Artificial Intelligence in the near future. AWS is committed to contributing to Telangana’s digital ambitions, empowering our customers and partners across the State and country to drive towards India’s trillion-dollar digital economy goal.”

This expansion is set to solidify Telangana's position as a leading hub for cloud and data centre infrastructure in India. Amazon, through its cloud computing platform AWS, provides a comprehensive suite of business services, including computing power, storage, databases, networking, machine learning, analytics, and more. The company, headquartered in Washington DC, USA, boasts a market capitalisation exceeding $1.89 trillion and employs over 1.5 million people worldwide.