Maxis said it is gearing to push cloud services for businesses leveraging on the recently launched Amazon Web Services (AWS) infrastructure Region in the country.

Through Maxis Business unit of the telco it will now offer customers cloud capabilities with greater confidence, as local data residency will facilitate seamless and secure migration of their data and workloads to the cloud.

By prioritising data residency, businesses will have a peace of mind that their data is retained and managed within Malaysia, offering regulatory compliance and also enhanced security and reduced latency. This local infrastructure enables quicker and more reliable cloud operations, giving Malaysian businesses the ability to leverage advanced applications like artificial intelligence (AI), generative AI, and large-scale analytics.

Maxis is the only telco in Malaysia to be an AWS Advanced Tier Services Partner, and an AWS Direct Connect Partner, the operator is uniquely equipped with proven customer experience to help businesses migrate to the cloud.

Goh Seow Eng, Chief Executive Officer of Maxis said, "As Malaysia's leading integrated telco, Maxis is committed to driving cloud adoption across the private and public sectors to advance our nation's economy. The establishment of an AWS Region in the country will catalyse digital adoption with customers benefitting from greater scalability as well as security from local data sovereignty. Together with AWS, we look forward to helping more Malaysian businesses of all sizes leverage the power of cloud computing as their preferred digital business partner."