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Despite Brexit, Amazon Moves Forward with UK Data Center Opening
📅 - Amazon's plans to open a London data center early next year will continue despite the recent Brexit vote to leave the European Union. A spokesperson for Amazon confirmed that the data center will not be hindered by the vote.
Stephen Orban, head of Enterprise Strategy at AWS, said “Demand for all our services is growing across Europe. For us it's business as usual.” He also stated that Amazon remains “committed” to opening the center on schedule at a customer conference in Frankfurt on Thursday.
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