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AWS rejects new sign-ups, Microsoft suspends new sales in Russia
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IANS | 09 Mar, 2022
Amazon's cloud-computing unit, Amazon Web Services announced that it is
no longer accepting new customers based in Russia or Belarus, following
Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Amazon said that AWS has
no data centres or infrastructure in Russia, and has no policy of not
conducting business with the Russian government.
"Unlike other
US technology providers, AWS has no data centres, infrastructure, or
offices in Russia, and we have a long-standing policy of not doing
business with the Russian government," Amazon wrote in a blog post.
"We
have also stopped allowing new sign-ups for AWS in Russia and Belarus.
Our biggest customers using AWS in Russia are companies who are
headquartered outside of the country and have some development teams
there."
Microsoft, which operates the rival Azure cloud computing
platform, recently said that it is suspending "all new sales of
Microsoft products and services in Russia".
"In addition, we are
coordinating closely and working in lockstep with the governments of the
US, the European Union and the UK, and we are stopping many aspects of
our business in Russia in compliance with governmental sanctions
decisions," Brad Smith, Microsoft President, noted. In addition, the big
four consulting firms -- Deloitte, KPMG, EY and PwC -- have announced
they were ceasing operations in Russia and Belarus over Moscow's
invasion of Ukraine.
A spokesperson for KPMG International said
that they have a responsibility, along with other global businesses, to
respond to the Russian government's ongoing military attack on Ukraine.
Earlier, fintech and digital payments giants like MasterCard, Visa and PayPal have announced plans to exit the region.
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