last year, it became known that Amazon’s subsidiary Amazon Web Services (AWS) had bought land in the town of Eskilstuna, Västerås and Katrineholm. The three now completed serverhallarna to offer cloud computing services for enterprises.

“this launch means that our customers can store data locally,” says Guido Bartels, Ceo of AWS.

of enterprises to make it possible for customers to for example be able to stream music, play games or make quick payments. The nordic region’s strong startup scene was an important reason behind the focus on data storage in Sweden.

“We knew that we wanted to be a part of the market,” said Eric Morales, general manager of the startup and venture capital at Amazon Web Services.

about 10 percent of Amazon’s total sales. Customers include Scania, Volvo and Telia, and finansteknikbolagen Izettle, Bambora and Tink.

the Company also announced that it’ll be a hackathon, where developers will gather to solve various social problems. The first collaboration will take place with the Keep Sweden tidy.

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