Ava Labs is joining Amazon's AWS Marketplace to accelerate institutional adoption of Avalanche.
Avalanche developer Ava Labs will provide encryption infrastructure through Amazon Web Services (AWS), with the aim of promoting "enterprise, institutional and government adoption of blockchain," Ava Labs announced Wednesday. Avalanche is a blockchain optimized to support NFTs, Web3 games and a unique technology called "Subnetting" which acts like a custom blockchain built on Avalanche but can have custom Rulesets, and even use your own tokens instead of Avalanche's native AVAX to pay for network gas.
As part of the deal with Amazon, Ava Labs will offer a "subnet deployment" service through AWS Marketplace, meaning any company or organization can have Ava Labs roll out a custom subnet for it on the AWS platform. "At AWS, we're committed to bringing the most cutting-edge technology to builders, whether they're in multimillion-dollar businesses, government offices, or dorms," said Howard Wright, vice president and global head of AWS. startup, AWS, in a statement. "The new capabilities that Avalanche brings allow us to do just that."
Wright added that as part of the deal with Avalanche, AWS will help expand Avalanche adoption "to new geographies and customer segments" and "support new tools for Avalanche's infrastructure and ecosystem." Avalanche nodes can now also run in AWS GovCloud for government-related data storage. This means government organizations that must comply with stricter data control regulations will still be able to adopt Avalanche technology in public sector projects.
“It has been a huge boon for both individual and enterprise developers to be able to spin up nodes and test networks on the fly with AWS in whatever legal jurisdiction makes the most sense for them,” said Emin Gün Sirer, Founder and CEO of Ava Labs, in a statement. “I’m proud that we’ve implemented a protocol that can accommodate millions of participants with near-instant finality.” “Our work with Amazon can accelerate the positive impact of Avalanche,” Sirer added.
Ava Labs also joined AWS Activate and the AWS Partner Network (APN), further strengthening the connection between Avalanche and AWS. AWS Activate supports tech startups, while APN aims to provide its members with things like "growth" tools and "funding resources," according to Amazon's website. According to the announcement, The two companies are also collaborating on events for entrepreneurs and developers through the Avalanche Summit, Avalanche Creates, and Hackathons to help builders build on the blockchain.
