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Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Ningxia Western Cloud Data Technology Co. Ltd (NWCD) Announce a Second AWS Region in China, Now Available to Customers
Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ:AMZN),
and Ningxia Western Cloud Data Technology Co. Ltd. (NWCD), a cloud
services provider in China, today announced a strategic technology
partnership and the launch of the AWS China (Ningxia) Region, operated
by NWCD. The AWS China (Ningxia) Region, operated by NWCD, joins the AWS
China (Beijing) Region, operated by Sinnet, as the second AWS China
Region and the seventh Region in Asia Pacific, along with AWS Regions in
Beijing, Mumbai, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney, and Tokyo. With this launch,
AWS now provides 46 Availability Zones across 17 technology
infrastructure regions globally, with announced plans for another 15
Availability Zones across five AWS Regions in Bahrain, France, Hong Kong
SAR, Sweden, and the US.
Already, thousands of active customers are using best-in-class cloud
services available from the AWS China (Beijing) Region, operated by
Sinnet. Starting today, Chinese developers, startups, and enterprises,
as well as government, education, and non-profit organizations, can
leverage AWS to run their applications and store their data in the new
AWS China (Ningxia) Region, operated by NWCD. Existing customers can
choose the AWS China (Beijing) Region, operated by Sinnet, and/or the
AWS China (Ningxia) Region, operated by NWCD, by selecting either AWS
China Region directly from the AWS Management Console, while new
customers can request an account at www.amazonaws.cn
to begin using either AWS China Region.
AWS has formed a strategic technology collaboration with NWCD, and NWCD
operates and provides services from the AWS China (Ningxia) Region, in
full compliance with Chinese regulations. Founded in 2015, NWCD is a
licensed datacenter and cloud services provider, based in Ningxia,
China. NWCD joins Sinnet, the operator of the AWS China (Beijing)
Region, as AWS's second operating partner in China. Through these
relationships, AWS provides its industry-leading technology, guidance,
and expertise to NWCD and Sinnet, while NWCD and Sinnet operate and
provide AWS Cloud services to local customers. While the cloud services
offered in both AWS China Regions are the same as those available in
other AWS Regions, the AWS China Regions are isolated from all other AWS
Regions and operated by AWS's Chinese partners separately from all other
AWS Regions. Customers using the AWS China Regions enter into customer
agreements with Sinnet in Beijing and NWCD in Ningxia, rather than with
AWS.
The AWS China (Ningxia) Region, operated by NWCD, offers two
Availability Zones at launch. AWS Regions are comprised of Availability
Zones, which refer to technology infrastructure in separate and distinct
geographic locations with enough distance to significantly reduce the
risk of a single event impacting availability, yet near enough for
business continuity applications that require rapid failover. Each
Availability Zone has independent power, cooling, and physical security,
and is connected to national backbone networks via local telecom
carriers' high-speed fiber optic networks. AWS customers focused on high
availability can architect their applications to run in multiple
Availability Zones or across both AWS China Regions to achieve even
higher fault-tolerance.
"Together with our partner NWCD, and with deep appreciation of the
support we've received from the Zhongwei municipal government and
Ningxia government, we're excited to announce the launch of the AWS
China (Ningxia) Region, operated by NWCD. The second AWS Region in China
is part of AWS's ongoing commitment to offer best-in-class cloud
technologies to Chinese customers," said Andy Jassy, CEO, AWS. "For
years, AWS and our partners have had an enthusiastic base of customers
in China, a country with one of the world's largest and most dynamic
cloud ecosystems. Our customers build their businesses on AWS because in
addition to being the world's largest cloud, it has more functionality
than any other cloud platform, an extensive partner community, and
unmatched maturity, security, and performance. We're taking this step
jointly with the Ningxia government and our operating partner, NWCD,
both of whom worked tirelessly with us to achieve this milestone.
Coupled with the AWS China (Beijing) Region, operated by Sinnet, the
second AWS China Region will serve as the foundation for new cloud
initiatives in China, especially in Western China, helping to transform
businesses, increase innovation, and enhance the regional economy."
"I have been promoting and incubating cloud computing and technology
startups for the last five years, and have worked with various Chinese
local governments to create a cloud computing incubation center called
Cloud Valley," said Edward Tian, founder of NWCD. "Today, we are honored
to announce operationally availability of the AWS China (Ningxia)
Region, operated by NWCD. We expect it to play a significant role in the
ongoing development of China's western region. It will be an important
part of Cloud Valley in China. As one of AWS's strategic partners when
it first entered China, we are delighted to witness this moment as an
important step in furthering our collaboration. The AWS China (Ningxia)
Region, operated by NWCD, ensures the delivery of AWS's leading cloud
services, along with flexible and effective local support. As an
important part of the cloud computing ecosystem, the combination of
cloud technology and Western China's rich resources will enhance the
local economy of the region, foster the development of the manufacturing
and industrial sector, and promote the prospeity and development of
China's cloud ecosystem."
He Jian, Secretary of Zhongwei Municipal Committee of the Communist
Party of China (CPC (News - Alert)), said, "By establishing the Western Cloud Valley in
Ningxia Autonomous Region, we see an opportunity to develop our cloud
industry and to align with the opportunities presented by the national
One Belt One Road Initiative. We have developed a close collaboration
with AWS based on mutual trust, and are delighted that our region is now
offering highly resilient, high performance data centers to enterprises
across the nation. We have already seen a rapid growth in the cloud
computing industry, and with the unique resources of Ningxia combined
with the mature expertise of AWS Cloud, we will set a great example for
economic transformation in the west of China."
The establishment of the AWS China (Ningxia) Region, operated by NWCD,
will also boost development of the industrial ecosystem of the Western
Cloud Valley in Zhongwei, as well as help educate and train local
students as future cloud computing talent for Western China. Jointly
conceived of and launched by Ningxia University, AWS, and the Zhongwei
City Government, the Ningxia University - Amazon Cloud Computing School
has about 600 students enrolled to date, with 140 students expected to
graduate in 2018.
Customers Welcome the AWS China (Ningxia) Region
Thousands of active customers in China already use AWS China (Beijing)
Region services, operated by Sinnet, and tens of thousands of Chinese
customers use other AWS Regions around the world, including Aucma, BGI,
BSH, Changyou.com, Cheetah Mobile, EF, Envision Energy, Hikvision,
Hisense (News - Alert), iQIYI, Kunlun.com, Lenovo, Lianjia.com, Liulishuo, MangoTV,
MaryKay, Meitu, Mengniu Dairy Group, Midea, musical.ly, OPPO, Oriental
Pearl Group, Samsung Electronics, Sengled, Suzhou Daily, Sixth Tone,
Sunshine Paper, TCL, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Top Score Fashion Shoes,
TP-LINK, TuSimple, Unipus, VIPKID, Xiaomi, Xiaoshouyi and many more.
TCL Corporation is a business conglomerate focused on smart product
manufacturing and Internet application services on a global scale. Chen
Jun, deputy general manager of HAWK, TCL Group, said, "By launching the
AWS China (Ningxia) Region, AWS continues to bring their world-class
cloud services to the Chinese market. Now TCL, and many others in the
manufacturing industry, will have access to an even more reliable cloud
platform that provides broader functionality in analysis, artificial
intelligence/machine learning, and Internet of Things (IoT) for our
strategic business transformation, in particular TCL's Product plus
Service and Intelligence plus Internet solutions."
Lenovo (News - Alert) is a global leader in providing innovative consumer, commercial,
and data center technology. Yu Chentao, Director and Distinguished
Researcher, Big Data Business Unit, Capital and Incubator Group, said,
"Lenovo industrial big data solutions not only support Lenovo's
production and operations worldwide, but also offer our manufacturing
customers a high-performance and one-stop business analysis and
optimization environment with industrial intelligence. As AWS's customer
and APN partner, both in China and globally, the addition of a second
AWS China Region in Ningxia, operated by NWCD, will provide Lenovo and
our customers with more services and expanded disaster recovery
solutions in China."
Samsung Electronics is a global technology leader transforming
televisions, smartphones, wearable devices, tablets, digital appliances,
and more, through their focus on constant innovation. Daijun Zhang, CEO
of Samsung Electronics China Research Center (Beijing), said, "We have
been anticipating the launch of the AWS China (Ningxia) Region for some
time. A second AWS Region in China will help Samsung to provide more
flexible and resilient applications while reducing our costs. This
significantly accelerates our ability to bring more innovations to our
customers in China."
Envision Energy is a top-tier global provider for smart energy
technologies and services, including sales of smart turbines, smart wind
farms, energy management software, and technological services. Colin Yu,
Vice President of Envision, said, "Envision has been working with AWS to
develop the largest Energy IoT Platform - EnOS™, to connect devices,
systems, and people in the energy world. A second AWS China Region will
help EnOS better serve its customers throughout the country with lower
costs, higher scalability, and faster performance."
Investing in China's Startup Community
Many of the most well-known and fastest-growing startups in China are
using AWS services to build and rapidly expand their businesses, both
within China and around the world. Companies such as 5miles, 90kmile,
Camera360, Fruit Day, FunPlus, Genetalks, Globalegrow, Huan.tv, Huivo,
IGG, Insta360, Inveno, Moji, NeuCloud, Patsnap, PingWest, R2Games,
RockVR, SoundBus, Webull, Xiaohongshu, XtalPi, Yeahmobi, and Zhugeio
have embraced AWS to power their businesses. The AWS
Activate program provides startups with the resources they need to
quickly get started and scale their businesses on AWS. In 2017, AWS
announced Joint Innovation Centers in Qingdao and Xi'an, providing
startups with the cloud computing resources and support, including free
office space, exposure to local and global venture capital firms, and
training.
AWS offers a full range of training
and certification programs to help Chinese professionals advance
their technical skills in the latest cloud technologies and best
practices. Additionally, the AWS
Educate program, which recently launched in China, promotes cloud
learning in the classroom and has been adopted by more than 1,500
institutions worldwide. A group of professors from Tsinghua University,
Peking University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, the Harbin Institute
of Technology, and Xian Jiaotong University are now registered in the
AWS Educate Program to develop pilot courses in subjects such as cloud
computing, IOT, Software Engineering, and computer science fundamentals.
The program helps provide an academic gateway for the next generation of
China's IT and cloud professionals.
AWS Partners Leading Cloud Future
AWS
Partner Network (APN) also welcomed the arrival of the new AWS China
(Ningxia) Region, operated by NWCD. The APN includes tens of thousands
of independent software vendors (ISVs) and systems integrators (SIs)
around the world, with APN Partner participation in China growing
significantly over the past 12 months. APN Partners build innovative
solutions and services on the AWS Cloud and the APN helps by providing
those partners with business, technical, marketing, and go-to-market
(GTM) support. APN SIs such as Accenture (News - Alert), Deloitte, Digital China Cloud,
Neusoft, Ultrapower, DCITS, HAND Enterprise Solutions, Sinoage, Lenovo,
Beyondsoft, Futong, and Teamsun are helping enterprise and public sector
customers migrate to AWS, deploy mission-critical applications on AWS,
and provide a full range of monitoring, automation, and management
services for customers' AWS environments. AWS ISVs including Kingdee,
Sinosoft, Asiainfo, Tingyun, Xiaoshouyi, GrowingIO, TalkingData,
Envision, K2DATA, Goldwind, and Ayla Networks can now serve their China
customers from both local AWS Regions.
About Ningxia Western Cloud Data Technology Co. Ltd. (NWCD)
Founded in 2015, the Ningxia Western Cloud Data Technology Co. Ltd.
(NWCD) is a licensed datacenter and cloud services provider, based in
Ningxia. NWCD provides outstanding value-added telecommunications
services to Chinese customers. Its businesses include Internet Data
Center (IDC (News - Alert)) services, Internet Access (ISP) services, and cloud
computing (IRC) services. Headquartered in Zhongwei, Ningxia, NWCD is
committed to leveraging cutting-edge technologies, high quality
resources, and services to help Ningxia Zhongwei city government build
and develop the Western Cloud Valley to serve the vast number of
China-based developers, start-ups, enterprises, government
organizations, and non-profits.
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