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Ciao Milano! – An AWS Region is coming to Italy!

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The website went online in less than one month and was able to support a 250 percent increase in traffic around the launch of the Aventador J. To meet such large traffic numbers, they need a technology infrastructure that is secure, reliable, and flexible. In 2013, we launched a dedicated program called AWS Activate.

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Expanding the Cloud – An AWS Region is coming to Hong Kong

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In 2013, AWS opened an office in Hong Kong. 9GAG is a Hong Kong-based company responsible for 9gag.com , one of the top traffic websites in the world. In 2008, AWS opened a point of presence (PoP) in Hong Kong to enable customers to serve content to their end users with low latency.

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Expanding the AWS Cloud – Introducing the AWS Europe (Stockholm) Region

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In 2013, AWS launched the AWS Activate program to provide Nordic startups access to guidance and one-on-one time with AWS experts. Vivino also uses Auto Scaling to deal with the large seasonal fluctuations in traffic. Today, we add to that presence with an infrastructure Region in Stockholm with three Availability Zones.

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