AWS launches new disaster recover programme across A/NZ 16 Dec 2020
Amazon Web Services has announced the launch of a new disaster recovery programme in Australia and New Zealand.
Iain Rouse, country director for Amazon Web Services, Public Sector in Australia and New Zealand, says because both Australia and New Zealand are prone to natural disasters - from devastating droughts and bushfires to volcanic eruptions and once-in-a-hundred-year floods - it was vital AWS worked alongside its customers and partners to help people respond to crises and to develop solutions that will help reduce the impact of disasters. We aim to help state and local governments, community organisations, and educational institutions better prepare for natural and man-made disasters by reducing the impact these might have on their critical IT systems, keeping data safely backed-up and secure, and readily accessible when needed, he says.
AWS launches Project Resilience offering US$5K in credits
AWS launches Project Resilience offering US$5K in credits
Customers can offset the cost of storing their data on the AWS cloud Credit: AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched Project Resilience in Australia, offering US$5000 in credits to eligible local government, education, and small community organisations to help prepare them in facing natural and man-made disasters.
AWS public sector A/NZ country director, Iain Rouse said the availability of Project Resilience in Australia will help customers offset the cost of storing their data on AWS.
In addition, even if equipment such as laptops and servers are damaged in a disaster, critical data will still be securely stored and accessible in the AWS cloud.