AWS to Invest $11 Billion in Georgia to Expand AI Infrastructure

Amazon Web Services (AWS) plans to invest at least $11 billion in Georgia to expand infrastructure to support cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.

The investment is expected to create at least 550 new skilled jobs and strengthen the state’s position as technology hub, the company said on a Tuesday (Jan. 7) press release.

“Continued investment in AWS infrastructure across the United States demonstrates our unwavering commitment to powering our customers’ digital innovation through cloud and AI technologies,” Roger Wehnervice president of economic development at AWS, said in the release.

In Georgia in particular, Wehner said, “State and local leaders are cultivating an environment that enables companies like AWS to make bold, forward-looking investments.”

The investment will help expand the state’s data centers, per the release. It will also create hundreds of new, direct AWS jobs in roles such as data center engineers, network specialists, engineering operations managers and security specialists, as well as support thousands of construction jobs and the data center supply chain.

It was reported in November that the technology giants investments in cloud infrastructure Paying due to the need for AI. While the momentum for cloud businesses began to slow in early 2022 as companies completed their migration to the cloud, it has picked up recently because companies need the infrastructure for AI.

Microsoft announced Friday (Jan. 3) that it plans to invest $80 billion to build AI-focused data centers in fiscal 2025 – more than half of which will be deployed in the United States – saying it was created amid a “golden opportunity for American AI.”

“The big one data centers that makes all this possible is being built by construction firms, steel and other manufacturers, and innovative advances in electricity and liquid cooling, all rely on many skilled electricians and pipefitters, including members of organized labor union, “Microsoft Vice Chair and President. Brad Smith written on a friday blog post.

In September, the White House announced the formation of a new task force aimed at improving the development of data centers. The main focus of the task force is to coordinate policies that promote the growth of data centers while balancing economic, national security and environmental objectives.