Gerard Gibert, vice chaiman of the Madison County Economic Development Authority, did a presentation on the massive Amazon project in Madison before the Rotary Club of North Jackson. Gibert is a cloud computing entrepreneur and talk show host.
Gibert spoke at length about the details of the project. He believes it will have a huge effect on the entire state and especially the Madison County area.
The Madison County Economic Development Authority says this about the project:
- Amazon Web Services locating data center complexes in Madison County
- $10 Billion planned Corporate Investment
The Madison County Economic Development Authority says this about the project:
Madison County Economic Development Authority (MCEDA) is pleased to announce Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) is constructing multiple data center campuses in two Madison County industrial parks. With a planned capital investment of $10 billion, AWS is the largest economic development project in Mississippi’s history. Additionally, the company will create at least 1,000 new jobs in Madison County.
The new technology centered campuses will signal a new chapter in Madison County’s technological landscape.
MCEDA and Madison County have strategically prepared its sites over the past five-plus years for speed-to-market allowing the County to land this economic development project. The county is an ideal space for technological development and its forward-thinking approach as showcased by the County’s readiness for AWS.
AWS is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud. These data centers will enable customers of all sizes and across all industries, such as healthcare, manufacturing, automotive, financial services, public sector, telecom, and more, to transform their businesses. Millions of customers—including the fastest-growing startups, largest enterprises, and leading government agencies—are using AWS to lower costs, become more agile and innovate faster. The new data centers will contain computer servers, data storage drives, networking equipment, and other forms of technology infrastructure used to power cloud computing.
