DATACENTER: investeringerne fra Google, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, Cisco og Digital Realty Company i Grækenland

Google - Data Centers

Gennem 2022 har Google styrket sit engagement i Grækenland for at fremskynde bæredygtig og inklusiv udvikling og digital transformation, hvilket yderligere intensiverer sin betydelige støtte til landet. Med strategiske initiativer og med fokus på mennesker åbnede teknologivirksomheden et nyt vigtigt kapitel i Grækenland med annonceringen af oprettelsen af den første Google Cloud-region. En særlig vigtig investering, som ifølge AlphaBeta Economics vil bidrage med i alt $2,2 milliarder til det nationale BNP i 2030, samtidig med at det understøtter skabelsen af mere end 19.400 job. Samtidig samarbejdede han med ministeriet for turisme og World Council for Sustainable Tourism for at fremme bæredygtig turisme, idet han ønskede at hjælpe turistvirksomheder med at skabe en strategi for bæredygtighed og effektivt kommunikere deres miljøhandlinger. Det udvidede også sit samarbejde med Deloitte for at skabe Centers of Excellence, i Thessaloniki og Patras, dedikeret til bæredygtighed og kunstig intelligens, mens Google.org finansierede INCO og Impact Hub Athen med i alt 1 million euro til at støtte sociale virksomheder fra underrepræsenterede samfund, som fokuserer på bæredygtige løsninger.

Microsoft - Data Centers

In 2022, Microsoft Hellas completed 30 years of uninterrupted operation in our country by further strengthening its activities, thereby opening up new prospects for digital development. In particular, the framework of its investment initiative "Gr for Growth", succeeded in including its plan for the creation of three data centers, in the status of Strategic Investments. In this phase, the licensing of the Project is progressing, with the 1st Strategic Environmental Impact Study which has been put up for public consultation. Microsoft's new infrastructures will accelerate the transition of the Greek public administration and the country's businesses to the cloud and will create new possibilities for sustainable digital development. At the same time, the company continues to invest in the country's people and talent, constantly empowering them with new digital knowledge. Aiming to offer 100.000 digital trainings and certifications by 2025, this year it made important partnerships with the aim of providing free training in modern digital skills for public administration officials, the unemployed seeking their reintegration into the labor market, professionals and new graduates. Finally, Microsoft continues, as it has pointed out, its effort to make Greek businesses even more competitive. In 2022, it entered into new strategic partnerships that facilitate the transition to the cloud of large enterprises, such as PPC and Piraeus Bank, and made available new customized solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises, which receive a subsidy from the Recovery Fund to acquire digital tools and applications.

Amazon Web Services - Data Centers

The investment announced by Amazon Web Services to create a Local Zone in Athens is also in full swing, with Greece being among the first 26 countries outside the US where Local Zones will be created, creating extremely fast responses (latency) to hundreds of millions of people worldwide. The project in Athens is expected to be completed within 2023. Local Zones are a type of AWS infrastructure that places computing power, data storage, databases, and other services closer to major urban, industrial, and technology centers. They allow AWS customers to develop applications that require very fast responses (latencies), below ten milliseconds, close to the end users. They thus ensure, as announced, a seamless experience for applications such as real-time gaming, multimedia and entertainment content creation, live video streaming, simulations, augmented and virtual reality applications, machine learning, etc. At the same time, since AWS manages and supports Local Zones itself, its customers do not bear the costs of building, operating, and maintaining corresponding infrastructure in different locations to support very fast applications. The new Local Zones will also enable companies in industries such as healthcare and financial services, as well as the wider public sector, to store and process data across borders. They can be used by customers who need to store their data locally and "run" specific applications in data centers on their premises, but at the same time wish to use AWS services and benefit from the very fast response times provided by Local Zones in such hybrid applications.

Cisco - Data Centers

I 2022 annoncerede Cisco i samarbejde med ONEX Neorion Shipyards og South Aegean Region oprettelsen af det andet internationale center, der skal etableres på græsk jord, denne gang i Kykladerne. Dette er International Center for Marine Technology and Innovation, som allerede har haft til huse i et areal på 600 kvm. i Neorio-værftets lokaler i Syros. Aegean Neorion Innovation Center vil levere en række værktøjsteknologier til rederier for at balancere deres økonomiske og miljømæssige bæredygtighed, mens eleverne i et specialdesignet træningsområde vil kunne deltage i kurser og give dem de nyeste teknologiske træningsværktøjer, så de opnår de nødvendige certificeringer, der vil hjælpe dem med at klare de stadigt skiftende arbejdskrav. Samtidig fortsætter Cisco gennem det globale udviklingsprogram for digitale færdigheder, Cisco Networking Academy, NetAcad, som er det længst kørende program med mere end 3 millioner kandidater, der har fundet arbejde, siden 2005 og frem til i dag, sin tilstedeværelse i Grækenland . allerede samarbejdet med University of Thessaly, University of Peloponnese, University of Piraeus i Department of Digital Systems og University of Macedonia. For et par dage siden annoncerede han også, at der tilbydes gratis kurser i digitale færdigheder i en række kommuner i det græske territorium. I denne retning har Cisco gennem Talent-broen hjulpet 33.000 studerende med at finde arbejde verden over, fra 2017 til i dag. 2022 markerede for Cisco, det første driftsår for International Center for Digital Transformation and Digital Skills i Thessaloniki. Dette center blev oprettet inden for rammerne af dets investeringsprogram Country Digital Acceleration, CDA, som er implementeret i 43 lande. Det er et tværfagligt innovationshub, der hidtil har været vært for mere end 15 projekter, hvor mere end 200 mennesker har arbejdet, og skabt et økosystem af mennesker og virksomheder, der vokser i byen. Dette økosystem har registreret over 1.200 timers træning, været vært for over 150 begivenheder og budt velkommen til over 5.000 besøgende. Derudover afspejler indgåelsen af 17 samarbejdsaftaler med en række agenturer også indtrængen i det institutionelle økosystem.

Digital ejendomsmæglerfirma - Data Centers

Digital Realty Company, one of the leading cloud and carrier-neutral data center, colocation and interconnection providers, announced last week that it is expanding its presence in Athens, through the Lamda Hellix it has acquired, with the development of two new data centers . The first facility, ATH3, is currently under construction and is scheduled to be operational by March 2023. Upon completion, it is expected to be the largest data center in the country, capable of supporting up to 6.8 MW of capacity within of the 8.600 sq m facilities. The second facility, ATH-4, is expected to add an additional 6.8 MW of power when operational, which is expected in 2024. As both ATH-3 and ATH have been announced -4 are to be connected to Lamda Hellix's existing ATH-1 and ATH-2 facilities, offering customers access to dense and rapidly growing connected data communities established at these sites. Through PlatformDIGITAL®, Digital Realty's global data center platform, clients will be able to connect with the businesses that matter most across Digital Realty's global footprint of more than 300 data centers in 50 metros, across 27 countries in six continents. Combined with Digital Realty's expanded presence in Crete, where a new data center is being developed in Heraklion, ATH-3 and ATH-4 are set to form part of Digital Realty's broader vision to strengthen its presence in the Mediterranean region, as and Greece's position as a key strategic gateway to Eastern Europe and North Africa.

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