- Amazon Web Services announces $11 billion investment plan in Georgia
- The funding will support AI data centers in Butts and Douglas counties.
- At least 550 highly skilled jobs will be created as a result, says Amazon
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced an estimated $11 billion in funding to expand its cloud computing and artificial intelligence infrastructure in Georgia.
The company’s plans come in response to increasing demand for computing power following a rise in artificial intelligence technologies, many of which are hosted on its servers.
Amazon says that while its GPUs are capable of running AI and ML models, they can also be modified to efficiently run more traditional workloads, so their uses won’t be limited to just intense work.
AWS invests $11 billion in Georgia
As part of the investment, Amazon hopes to support at least 550 new high-skilled jobs in the region. The company as a whole, including its e-commerce business and other divisions, already employs 34,000 full- and part-time workers in the state.
Details of AWS’s upcoming investments in Georgia have not been disclosed, but the company confirmed that Butts and Douglas counties will benefit from the cash injection, toward the center and north of the state.
Of the $1.2 trillion Amazon has invested in the United States since 2010, Georgia has received $18.5 billion in funding, or 1.54%.
“We are excited to deepen our partnership with the state of Georgia and contribute to the continued advancement of its thriving technology landscape,” said AWS Vice President of Economic Development Roger Wehner.
Douglas County Commission Chair Dr. Romona Jackson Jones added: “We are pleased to welcome AWS to bring the most secure, resilient and advanced cloud computing technology to the county, and with it hundreds of high-tech, high-paying jobs that will benefit. our community and our citizens in the long term.”
