AWS announces new region in Canada

So many companies that legally required a server physically located in Canada are going to be running to AWS now, practically everyone touching health care, government, personal data, or even getting some level of government funding likely was obligated to keep things within Canadian borders.

Re: AWS announces new region in Canada

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Post by ironlady » Thu, Dec 08, 2016, 7:47 PM UTC

So many companies that legally required a server physically located in Canada are going to be running to AWS now, practically everyone touching health care, government, personal data, or even getting some level of government funding likely was obligated to keep things within Canadian borders.

Re: AWS announces new region in Canada

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Post by api » Thu, Dec 08, 2016, 7:49 PM UTC

exhilaration wrote: post #2

For the curious, the data center is in Montreal according to the press release: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20161208006034/en/Amaz...

OVH has a monster data center there too. The region has very cheap power due to a lot of hydroelectric available.

Re: AWS announces new region in Canada

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Post by davidjgraph » Thu, Dec 08, 2016, 7:51 PM UTC

ironlady wrote: post #4

So many companies that legally required a server physically located in Canada are going to be running to AWS now, practically everyone touching health care, government, personal data, or even getting some level of government funding likely was obligated to keep things within Canadian borders.

How can you be sure that data transmitting between the centre and user in Canada doesn't leave Canadian borders?

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Post by mynameisvlad » Thu, Dec 08, 2016, 7:51 PM UTC

ironlady wrote: post #4

So many companies that legally required a server physically located in Canada are going to be running to AWS now, practically everyone touching health care, government, personal data, or even getting some level of government funding likely was obligated to keep things within Canadian borders.

Azure has had two Canadian data centers for half a year now if I'm not mistaken, so it's not like companies didn't have options, not even counting small Canadian providers that I'm sure also have offerings for people who need them.

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Post by faeriol » Thu, Dec 08, 2016, 7:55 PM UTC

api wrote: post #6

exhilaration wrote: post #2

For the curious, the data center is in Montreal according to the press release: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20161208006034/en/Amaz...

OVH has a monster data center there too. The region has very cheap power due to a lot of hydroelectric available.

The region should have become the Datacenter capital of North-America...

Cold temperatures, Cheap (and renewable) power...

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Post by notheguyouthink » Thu, Dec 08, 2016, 7:57 PM UTC

faeriol wrote: post #9

api wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

OVH has a monster data center there too. The region has very cheap power due to a lot of hydroelectric available.

The region should have become the Datacenter capital of North-America... Cold temperatures, Cheap (and renewable) power...

> Should have

Is there a reason it didn't? (i'm not "in the know")