A local datacenter industry is not only good news for the companies who use them, but it can also have a great 'dividend effect' on society. When its local datacenter industry scaled up, one study showed it brought billions of euros worth of investment and created thousands of new jobs (both during construction and indirectly as a result of the investment). This level of cloud adoption creates ripple effects that go far beyond the organisations who use cloud, creating employment opportunities as well as growth for the economy. Meanwhile, the datacenter 'innovation effect' will enable local organisations to move faster with new tools to help reduce our carbon footprint. Being the Land of the Long White Cloud is fantastic – and being a country powered by cloud will be even better.

Source: New Zealand Herald April 07, 2021 01:41 UTC