investments in data centers in Turkey continues to increase, which is a trend also Encouraged by the talks with tech giants Including Microsoft, Google, Facebook, and Amazon Web Services (AWS). It could be the momentum added Additional impetus through data center-oriented regulation work by the Department of Justice.
The matter was specially weighed on During the AWS re:Invent 2022 conference he attended more More than 50,000 AWS customers and partners over 300,000 virtual attendees from all over world.
One of most expected events of the year top pool business managers, software developers, IT executives and other technologists decision- Makers in Las vigas.
Speaking about data center investments, Cameron Brooks, General Manager Public Sector Europe at AWS, said it is in talks with Presidential Digital Transformation Office in Turkey.
“We are working closely with President of Digital Transformation Office, Mr. Ali Kouj and his associates team on needs of Turkey in In order to understand the opportunities of investment to be made in Turkey and back private sector as well government. We will continue to evaluate this issue, Brooks said.
Importance of skills
According to Brooks, people I like focus on data centers.
“in a fact, there is something about data centers that often gets obscured; that it skills. We believe the cloud skills maybe a more important factor for economic development. Because what will really make innovation possible he is ensure that people can use cloud instead building data center”.
That’s why, Brooks saysthey have skill programs which they started before in Turkey.
“specially for the public Sector, we have trained more out of 200 people in Cloud skills. We offer our education programs that we are call Education through universities. I think we do that through 48 universities in Turkey. we also Get trained program Called reset / start for people who You have other jobs or have worked in Other jobs however want To move into the IT sector. this is program also concentrate on women. in a factthe first alumni of the program in Turkey consists of 17 women,” It is to explain.
investments in Europe
Executive also He confirmed what he said was an important increase in Data center investments across Europe.
Customers are excited about the possibilities of innovation, submission more Advanced services for citizens and increased efficiency. For example, we have seen many clients in Education sector who had to move their learning processes online Quickly. This has been made possible Thanks for the size of the cloud. So it is proven there how Brooks noted that the cloud can be beneficial.
He said they are also customer saw who They had to turn their employees over to work-From-home system.
For example, employment office in Spain had to continue providing services to the unemployed through digital call centers. In doing so, everything office become workers people who work From home. They did this via using some of for us digital call Center technologiesHe don.
Then, in field of Health, Brooks said, all data related to the coronavirus pandemic, such as case rates in Different countrieswas combined in the cloud.
“World Health Organization also one of Our customers and using All data collected in Cloud, they were able to make an assessment of the situation of epidemic in Different countries. “
effects of Data nationalism
In addition, Brooks said they’ve seen many customers benefit of Opportunities provided by the cloud, such as France, which has moved the railways information Systems to the Cloud, Met Office of Switzerland, or clients using educational technology in Scandinavian countries.
brooks also situation on influences of Data nationalism.
“We are always working with Governments to make them understand what it is possible with the cloud. We are aware of of concerns of Governments about where the data is or how They can have a lot of control over data. We recently published a blog about data sovereignty to remind our customers of this complete controls over their data in AWS”.
At AWS, Brooks emphasized that data is completely under the control of customers. “Could you move Delete it, you know Where are they and in In addition, we offer you with the mechanisms of making it sure exactly who she has access for them.”
brooks also cite AWS’ new A service called the foreign key store, which is says allows Clients to control the encryption of data.
The data is completely under your control, but if it’s you also want To encrypt it, these keys are managed by you, so after all, everything is under your control again. “
Meanwhile, months later of Assessment, National Security Agency (NSA) of The United States decided award AWS awarded a $10 billion cloud computing contract despite Microsoft’s protest.
