AWS opens its first region in Mexico

2025-01-14 · Publisher : AWS · Domain : Cloud & DevOps

AWS announces general availability of the Mexico (Central) Region, its first in the country, with three Availability Zones. AWS plans to invest more than $5 billion there over 15 years.

### Background On 14 January 2025, AWS announces general availability of the AWS Mexico (Central) Region, identified by the code mx-central-1. It is AWS's first infrastructure Region in Mexico, with three Availability Zones. The expansion had been announced in February 2024 and adds to AWS's presence in Latin America. ### Key facts - Three Availability Zones, API code mx-central-1. - Announced investment of more than $5 billion over 15 years. - AWS estimates that the Region will support an average of more than 7,000 full-time-equivalent jobs per year and add more than $10 billion to Mexico's GDP (vendor estimates). - AWS already operated infrastructure in Mexico since 2020: seven Amazon CloudFront edge locations, AWS Outposts, Local Zones in Querétaro and AWS Direct Connect links. - A $300,000 community fund, the Amazon Queretaro Community Fund, accompanies the opening. - AWS highlights AI and machine learning capabilities with purpose-built processors, available from the new Region. - Organizations concerned by data residency, latency or high security requirements can now use infrastructure located in Mexico. ### Why it matters For Mexican organizations subject to data-residency or latency requirements, the Region offers a local option to host their workloads. For international groups, it allows applications to be deployed closer to users in North and Central America. The announced economic benefits are AWS projections. ### Takeaway Latin America gains a local AWS Region: Mexico joins the countries hosting AWS public cloud on their soil.

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