Amazon pledges $1bn over five years to US data centre communities
AWS chief Matt Garman tied the Built Together programme to more than 100 local data centre moratoriums under consideration.
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Amazon will spend more than $1bn over the next five years in US communities that host its data centres. Matt Garman, chief executive of Amazon Web Services, announced the programme, called Built Together, in a post on Friday, along with new commitments on power, water and transparency.
The money will go to three areas: education and job training, energy and water, and projects chosen by each community. It comes on top of more than $1bn that Amazon says it has…
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