Heaptalk, Jakarta — Cloud computing has grown rapidly and become the new normal in this era of Industry Revolution 4.0. According to Frost and Sullivan research, in 2024, most companies (57%) saw that their workload or applications had been positive.
By 2026, IT decision-makers in Asia Pacific plan to migrate 40% more of their remaining data centers on-premise to the cloud. At the top, 95% or more of the companies have said that they need a cloud partner or provider, which is indeed designed for resiliency.
Seeing the magnitude of cloud industry potential specifically in Indonesia, AWS is investing more than US$5 billion in the country over 15 years. The investment is expected to support over 24,700 full-time equivalent jobs annually. In advance, the firm aims to add approximately US$10.9 billion to Indonesia’s GDP annually.
Anthony Amni, Country Manager at AWS Indonesia, revealed five priorities for the firm in 2025: driving Indonesia Region adoption, accelerating AI and data business value, scaling partner channels, deepening industry verticalization, and expanding AWS builder and developer communities.
“We believe in and invest in Indonesia. This is the cornerstone of our existence in Indonesia, that the AWS data center has been there since December 2021. We are very proud to see that the innovation that our customers have made in AWS in Indonesia touches almost all aspects of life,” Anthony said in the AWS Jakarta Office in South Jakarta (03/04).
Focusing on AI tools
Telkomsel, XL, Halodoc, and Semen Indonesia are some examples of companies in Indonesia that have utilized AWS cloud computing. Surprisingly, MSME in Yogyakarta, Apotek K24, has also used AWS services. Anthony voiced, “For us to see that the innovation being made, not only in large companies, but also in small companies outside Jakarta, is very proud.”
Along with the cloud computing industry, this country’s opportunity for generative AI is also tremendous. According to Statista, the generative AI market is projected to reach $315 million this year alone. By 2030, growing at 40% plus CAGR, it will reach $2 billion. “We are also very proud to see our customers across industry doing a lot of innovative generative AI on our platform,” Anthony added.
Paul Chen, Head of Solutions Architect at AWS ASEAN, stated that the company is concerned with innovations that matter for customers. “In essence, the innovation that will help drive and solve business challenges and also solve in this area where it’s about the tools that we provide to allow customers to adopt Gen AI applications and solutions securely, responsibly, effectively, and also cost effectively,” Paul said (03/04).
In more detail, Paul mentioned three key areas that the company will focus on, spanning AI tools, the infrastructure that supports these tools, and the data strategy that allows customers to bring their intellectual property and business-specific information into the Gen AI environment. “Where do you begin when we have customers who say they are ready, they want to launch, and we focus on the key areas where we help customers drive Gen AI adoption responsibly and securely,” he concluded.
