Amazon and Microsoft have thrown around some big numbers about how their impending New Zealand-based datacentres will benefit the NZ economy. But is it really that simple?
Will Amazon and Microsoft's NZ public cloud regions be ready in 2024, as promised? Where do our local cloud companies fit in?
All of these questions and more are discussed on our episode today as we're joined by Don Christie, NZ IT industry veteran and the founder and managing director of Catalyst IT and Catalyst Cloud.
Plus, we talk about Ben's visit to Rocket Lab for the event celebrating the launch of NZ's first publically funded space project – MethaneSat.
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Reading list
- MethaneSAT backers defend $29 million spend - NZ Herald
- Peter Beck on MethaneSAT - launched by SpaceX, with control systems by Rocket Lab - NZ Herald
- Tech giant Amazon’s $7.5b NZ data centre plan quietly put on hold - Newsroom
- AWS Launches AWS Local Zones location in Auckland, New Zealand - AWS press release
- Australians unconvinced about AI safety: survey - Australian Financial Review
- NZ Research to join International Space Station - Inside Research
- Cryptopia customers to get their coin back - BusinessDesk