Company Name: Amazon Web Services Taiwan Limited
Company Website:
https://aws.amazon.com/tw/
Company Address: TWN, TPE, Taipei
Amazon Web Services Taiwan Limited is the Taiwan-based affiliate and commercial presence of Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud computing arm of Amazon.com, Inc. AWS was originally launched in 2006 and has since evolved into a global cloud infrastructure and platform provider; Amazon Web Services Taiwan Limited functions primarily to represent AWS’s commercial, support, partner, training and go-to-market activities within Taiwan. As the localized entity supporting AWS customers in Taiwan, the company focuses on helping organizations adopt and operate cloud-based infrastructure, platforms and application services offered under the broader AWS portfolio. The business’s public-facing role in Taiwan encompasses sales, technical account management, professional services facilitation, partner engagement, training and certification, and localized customer support and events.
Company overview and positioning
Amazon Web Services Taiwan Limited operates as a regional affiliate that connects Taiwanese enterprises, governmental organizations, startups, academic institutions and systems integrators to the global range of AWS cloud products and services. AWS’s global product catalog includes compute, storage, databases, networking, analytics, machine learning, security, developer tools, management and governance services; the Taiwan subsidiary’s remit is to enable and accelerate adoption of those services in local markets, ensuring customers have access to local-language resources, partner networks and commercially negotiated contracts where applicable. The entity supports both new cloud customers migrating workloads to AWS and existing customers designing cloud-native applications, data platforms and analytics solutions.
Core business activities
The primary activities of Amazon Web Services Taiwan Limited include: sales and account management for AWS cloud services in Taiwan; enabling and coordinating professional service engagements and Managed Service Provider relationships; supporting and certifying local AWS Partners through the AWS Partner Network (APN); delivering localized training, workshops and AWS Training and Certification services; organizing and participating in customer-facing events, conferences and industry meetups; and providing customer success support such as technical guidance, architectural best practices and access to AWS support programs. The subsidiary also works with local governments, education institutions and industry groups to promote cloud skills development, cloud-native migrations and public-sector cloud initiatives where appropriate.
Main products and services offered or supported
While the full suite of AWS products is developed and maintained by the global AWS organization, Amazon Web Services Taiwan Limited markets, sells and supports the following core categories of services to local customers:
- Compute: Virtual servers and serverless compute options (for example, Amazon EC2 and AWS Lambda) for running application workloads and backend services.
- Storage and Content Delivery: Object and block storage services (such as Amazon S3 and Amazon EBS), archival storage and content delivery via Amazon CloudFront.
- Databases and Analytics: Managed relational and NoSQL database services (for example Amazon RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB), data warehousing (Amazon Redshift) and analytics tooling for large-scale data processing.
- Networking and Edge Services: Virtual private cloud (VPC), load-balancing, Direct Connect for private connectivity and edge networking products.
- Security, Identity and Compliance: Identity and access management (IAM), encryption and key management, threat detection and logging services supporting customer security and compliance needs.
- Machine Learning and AI: Managed ML platforms and prebuilt AI services that enable model training, deployment and ML-driven application features.
- Developer and Management Tools: DevOps, CI/CD, monitoring, logging and infrastructure-as-code services to support application lifecycle management.
- Migration and Hybrid Cloud: Tools and programs to support migration of on-premises workloads to AWS and to operate hybrid cloud architectures.
- Marketplace and Partner Solutions: Access to third-party software and SaaS via the AWS Marketplace and professional services delivered by APN Partners.
In addition to the product categories above, the Taiwan entity facilitates access to AWS commercial programs such as enterprise support plans, professional services engagements, training and certification tracks, competency and specialization programs for partners, and localized reseller arrangements where relevant.
Customer segments and use cases
Customers served include large enterprises modernizing legacy applications, software and internet companies building cloud-native architectures, data-driven organizations implementing analytics and ML pipelines, SMEs seeking scalable pay-as-you-go infrastructure, startups accelerating time-to-market, and public-sector or educational organizations using cloud resources for research and public services. Typical use cases supported by AWS offerings include web and mobile application hosting, data lakes and analytics, disaster recovery and backup, IoT and edge computing deployments, machine learning workloads, and high-performance computing.
Ecosystem and localized services
Amazon Web Services Taiwan Limited also engages an ecosystem of local technology partners, system integrators, managed service providers and independent software vendors through the AWS Partner Network. The subsidiary promotes local training and certification programs to build cloud skills in the Taiwanese market and often coordinates workshops, bootcamps and technical evangelism events in local language to help teams adopt AWS best practices. While the underlying cloud infrastructure and new product releases are provided by the global AWS organization, the Taiwan affiliate’s role is to ensure customers in Taiwan receive localized commercial support, partner matchmaking and educational resources.
Regulatory, compliance and support aspects
AWS’s global product documentation emphasizes a wide range of compliance and security capabilities; Amazon Web Services Taiwan Limited provides localized guidance to help organizations understand how to leverage AWS security, data protection and governance features in compliance with local regulations and corporate policies. The company helps customers evaluate appropriate support levels and managed services arrangements to meet operational and regulatory needs.
