Amazon commits US$9 billion outlay in Singapore to expand cloud infrastructure
亚马逊承诺在新加坡投资90亿美元，以扩建云基础设施
Amazon.com Inc. plans to spend $9 billion expanding its cloud computing infrastructure in Singapore, the latest global tech company to boost investment in Southeast Asia.
亚马逊公司计划在新加坡投资90亿美元扩大其云计算基础设施，这是最新一家增加对东南亚投资的全球科技公司。
The outlay, to be done over the next four years, doubles Amazon Web Services’ investment in Singapore and helps it meet growing customer demand for cloud services and accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence, the company said Tuesday.
该公司周二表示，这笔支出将在接下来的四年内完成，使亚马逊网络服务在新加坡的投资翻倍，并有助于满足客户对云服务不断增长的需求，以及加速人工智能的采用。
AWS, which sells software and data storage for rent from massive server farms, has been expanding its footprint outside the US in recent years, with much of that investment targeting Asian markets. Companies from Microsoft Corp. to Apple Inc. are also growing in the Southeast Asian market of more than 650 million people, partly to diversify away from China and reduce geopolitical risks amid tensions between Beijing and Washington.
AWS（亚马逊网络服务）是一个庞大的服务器出租软件和数据存储的公司，近年来一直在扩大其在美国以外的业务版图，其中大部分投资都针对亚洲市场。另外微软和苹果等公司也在东南亚市场加大投资，这个市场拥有超过6.5亿人口，部分原因是为了多元化，减少对中国的依赖，并在中美关系紧张的背景下降低地缘政治风险。
