The exact size and shape of Amazon’s AWS global network of data centers has always been a closely guarded secret. A new report from Bloomberg and SourceMaterial sheds some light on AWS’s global reach.
Based on internal documents seen by Bloomberg, Amazon’s cloud operations include more than 900 data centers spread across 50 countries.
Amazon owns the majority of its data centers, but contracts with at least 180 different colocation entities, according to the report.
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