AWS Global Infrastructure and Sustainability Blog

In June 2026, we announced the upcoming launch of Amazon Web Services (AWS) infrastructure in Greece. Today, we’re excited to announce the general availability of the AWS Local Zone in Athens, Greece, bringing AWS compute, storage, and networking capabilities closer to customers in Greece. With this launch, you can process and store data in-country while […]

Advancing Water Stewardship at AWS: New Water Withdrawals Data Now Available in the AWS Sustainability Console At Amazon, we know that water is a precious resource. In 2022, AWS announced the commitment to being water positive by 2030. That means we’ll return more water to communities and the environment than we use in our data […]

With the general availability of Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) G7e instances in AWS Local Zones in Los Angeles, featuring NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition GPUs and 5th generation Intel Xeon Scalable (Emerald Rapids) processors, you can now bring high-performance GPU compute closer to end users for AI workloads including inference and […]

We’re excited to announce the general availability of the AWS Local Zone in Istanbul, Türkiye. The new AWS Local Zone in Istanbul brings AWS compute, networking, and local storage capabilities to Türkiye, helping you securely store and process data in-country while reducing latency to end users. In 2019, AWS launched the first Local Zone in […]

For latency-sensitive trading workloads, proximity to the exchange matters. Even single-digit millisecond differences in round-trip time can meaningfully influence the trading experience. This means that trading firms evaluating cloud infrastructure need to think carefully about instance placement, network configuration, and physical distance to execution venues. Gemini, a NASDAQ-listed exchange, wanted to take advantage of the […]

AWS recently updated the Customer Carbon Footprint Tool to include Scope 3 emissions for fuel and energy related activities (FERA), buildings and equipment, and IT hardware. This post dives deep into the scientific methods and technology stack behind how we calculate embodied emissions for IT hardware. We take you behind the scenes into the framework […]

Traditionally, organizations have faced a complex, labor-intensive, and error-prone process of manually tracking their carbon footprint and generating climate-related reports. The process typically involves employees spending countless hours gathering data from disparate sources including utility bills, fuel consumption records, procurement documents, travel receipts, and facility operations logs. Large teams have to manually input this data […]

The custom-built Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) transponder from AWS delivers 73% more bandwidth than the previous version, while reducing power consumption by nearly 35% When you stream a movie, make an online purchase, or use a cloud-based application, your data travels across vast networks of fiber optic cables spanning cities, countries, and continents. Behind […]

AWS re:Invent 2025 returns to Las Vegas, Nevada on December 1, uniting AWS builders, customers, partners, and IT professionals from across the globe. This year’s event offers you exclusive access to compelling customer stories and insights from AWS leadership as they tackle today’s most critical challenges, including generative AI and sustainable computing practices. Discover cutting-edge […]

Don’t miss AWS Global Infrastructure & Sustainability at re:Invent 2024! AWS re:Invent 2024 kicks off on Dec. 2 in Las Vegas, N.V., bringing together AWS builders, customers, partners, and IT professionals from around the world. At re:Invent 2024 you’ll get a front row seat to hear real stories from customers and AWS leaders about navigating […]