AWS in Switzerland and Austria (Alps)

In previous blog posts (H1 2023 and Q3 2023), we provided updates on the launched services and features in the AWS Europe (Zurich) region. We now offer another update on the latest developments. In this post, we will discuss newly launched services and significant features, instance types in the region, SaaS offerings available on AWS […]

In this blog post, we present a summary of a recent Amazon Web Services (AWS) study and provide an overview of the key results for Switzerland. Unlocking Europe’s AI Potential in the Digital Decade, a study conducted independently by Strand Partners on behalf of AWS, has revealed that Swiss businesses experienced a remarkable 36% increase […]

Mit der Eröffnung eigener Rechenzentren an drei Standorten im Grossraum Zürich im November 2022 stieg auch der Bedarf an lokalen Fachkräften bei Amazon Web Services (AWS). Der Aufbau und Betrieb der AWS-Region Europa (Zürich) unterstützt laut einer Studie durchschnittlich über 2.500 Vollzeitarbeitsplätze pro Jahr bei externen Unternehmen. In diesem Zusammenhang plant AWS Investitionen in Höhe von 5,9 […]

Since the launch of the AWS Europe (Zurich) Region, we have not only been focussing on making additional services and features available, but also on offering specific capabilities designed for our local customers. Empowering critical infrastructure customers from finance, healthcare and government industries with SCION network access is another such accomplishment. SCION network infrastructure is […]

Switzerland has fully revised its Federal Act on Data Protection, which came into force on September 1, 2023, together with the new Data Protection Ordinance (nFADP). This blog provides a brief overview of the changes to Switzerland’s data protection regime and confirms that AWS customers can continue to use AWS services in compliance with the […]

In this blog, we present a summary of the AWS Cloud Day Zurich 2023. We provide an overview of the various activities of the event and summarize some presentations from the areas of generative artificial intelligence (generative AI), partner and customer sessions, builder sessions, and security.

Following the blog post from June where we provided an update on the first half of the year, we are now offering another update on the latest developments in the AWS Europe (Zurich) Region. In this post, we will discuss newly launched services and significant features, instance types in the region, SaaS offerings available on […]

Millions of people around the world use trains for commuting and long-distance travel and take reliable railway services for granted. To bring passengers safely to their destinations, trains need to undergo regular inspection and maintenance, which happens in rail depots. In this blog post, we’ll describe how Siemens Mobility helped one of Switzerland’s most iconic […]

The AWS Europe (Zurich) Region went live on November 9th 2022. The Region is located in the vicinity of Zurich and consists of three fully redundant Availability Zones (AZs). The AZs are physically separated by a meaningful distance from other AZs, although they all are within 100 kilometers of each other to enable synchronous data […]