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Amazon Web Services In South Africa
Amazon Development Center
Address: Wembley Square 2, 134 Solan Rd, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa
Hours: Open 24 hours
Phone: +27 21 467 0101
Synthesis Software Technologies (Pty) Ltd
Located in: Exlusive Books
Address: 4th Floor, Unit 59a, 3 Melrose Blvd, Melrose, Johannesburg, 2076, South Africa
Hours: Closed ⋅ Opens 8AM Thu
Phone: +27 87 654 3300
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AWS is already helping South African public sector organizations pioneer solutions that can tackle some of the most pertinent challenges facing the country. Since 2004, organizations have used AWS to help build their ideas, improving everyday life for people and communities across the country, throughout the wider African continent, and the world.
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1. What is Amazon Web Services South Africa (Pty) Ltd. (AWS ZA)?
AWS is introducing Amazon Web Services South Africa (Pty) Ltd. (AWS ZA), a level 1 B-BBEE certified company and an affiliate of Amazon.com, Inc. based in South Africa. Starting November 1, 2020, AWS ZA has replaced Amazon Web Services, Inc.
(AWS, Inc.) as the AWS services provider for all accounts located in South Africa using the credit card payment method, and starting August 1, 2020 for all accounts located in South Africa using the invoicing payment method. AWS ZA also provides all AWS invoicing, billing and payment services for AWS service usage for these accounts. Please see FAQ #2 for more information about which AWS accounts are affected.
The AWS Customer Agreement has been updated to reflect AWS ZA replacing AWS, Inc.
2. Which of my AWS accounts are affected?
AWS accounts determined to be located in South Africa will be served by AWS ZA. AWS will determine each individual account’s account location based on the account’s Tax Settings and/or billing and contact addresses.
Please see FAQ #16 for more details regarding Organizations with linked accounts in multiple countries.
3. Why is AWS launching AWS ZA as a new service provider?
We regularly review our business structure to ensure that we are able to best serve our customers. We launched AWS ZA to allow customers based in South Africa to purchase AWS services from a local B-BBEE certified entity based in South Africa and to support the growing adoption of cloud computing across the region.
AWS ZA was launched for all accounts located in South Africa as of November 1, 2020.
5. What can I do to prepare for the launch of AWS ZA?
Please make sure that your account details are all up to date to ensure proper invoicing and to receive any notifications or updates regarding the launch. We recommend checking that the following are all up-to-date for each of your AWS accounts:
(1) Tax Settings
(2) Default Payment Method
(3) Alternate Contacts
Is AWS available in South Africa?
The AWS Africa (Cape Town) Region
Since 2004, organizations in South Africa have used AWS to help build their ideas, improving everyday life for people and communities across the country, throughout the wider African continent, and the world.
Does AWS have data centers in South Africa?
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud computing platform of Amazon.com Inc, said on Wednesday it has launched its data centre operations at three locations in Cape Town, South Africa, setting up its first “AWS Africa region”. The move steps up Amazon’s efforts to outsmart rivals.
Where is AWS South Africa?
Cape Town
In 2018 we launched infrastructure on the African continent introducing Amazon Cloud Front to South Africa, with two edge locations in Cape Town and Johannesburg, and recently in Nairobi, Kenya.
Is there an Amazon warehouse in South Africa?
Amazon has been around in South Africa since 2004 when its first development centre was opened in Cape Town.