- AWS collaborates with Avalanche to scale blockchain solutions for enterprises and governments.
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) will support Avalanche’s infrastructure and decentralized applications (dApps) ecosystem.
- Ava Labs is also a member of the AWS Partner Network (APN) and can deploy offerings on AWS with over 100,000 partners across over 150 countries.
Amazon Web Services has signed a collaboration with Ava Labs on a deal set to increase blockchain technology adoption among enterprises, institutions, and governments.
The news came in on Wednesday, January 11, after the two companies released an official blog post, saying that the partnership would ease the process for developers to execute and manage nodes on the Avalanche blockchain. Other benefits include giving the network more strength and flexibility for developers.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) will support Avalanche’s infrastructure and decentralized applications (dApps) ecosystem. The partnership will also entail Ava Labs joining AWS Activate, a program helping startups and budding entrepreneurs start on the platform.
Ava Labs and AWS Executives Comment
An excerpt from the blog post where Ava Labs founder and CEO Emin Gün Sirer wrote reads:
“It has been a huge boon for both individual and an enterprise developer to spin up nodes and test networks on the fly with AWS in whatever legal jurisdiction makes the most sense for them.”
Ava Labs president John Wu also told a news site, “For us, this means a lot of things. We have over 500 applications on the chain, and we would love to give them a better experience. And now we have a real partnership to direct to the Activate program. On top of that, our users are always looking for a better experience. The one-click node is an incredible way to do it.”
Ava Labs is also building out layer-1 blockchain Avalanche to help scale blockchain adoption across enterprises, institutions, and governments.
Speaking to a news site, VP and global head of startups at AWS Howard Wright said, “Looking forward, web3 and blockchain are inevitable. No one can call the time, date, or quarter that it will happen and will be mainstream, but we have seen growth cycles before. The velocity of this one seems like it’s accelerating, and we’re just excited to be a part of this.”
Ava Labs To Add Subnet Deployment
Ava Labs is also planning to integrate “subnet” deployment to the AWS Marketplace as a managed service. The deployment is a network within a network that would enable individuals and institutions alike to launch custom subnets quickly.
Subnets are a part of Avalanche’s scaling solution capable of diverting traffic away from the main blockchain while at the same time allowing projects to stake its native token, AVAX, and create their layer-1 or layer-2 blockchains.
On matters of Subnet deployment, Wu said, “This is the beginning of something much, much bigger,” adding that the Subnets will allow developers “to spin up their blockchain, an entire blockchain, in Amazon very quickly.
In Q4 of 2022, Ava Labs started developing five to six live Subnets. However, in the testnet phase, over 100 Subnets will be deployed in the next six to 12 months, according to a brief overview by Wu.
“We’re looking forward to sharing this partnership with the hundreds of Subnets that will be launched this year […], so I’m excited about what this can be, not just what it is.”
Wright underscored Wu’s sentiments saying, “When you multiply Activate times Avalanche times Subnet, you have something that’s a seminal moment. I think blockchain [technology] will become commonplace and used in our marketplace by developers.”
Recently, Ava Labs has also become a member of the AWS Partner Network (APN), which means they can deploy offerings on AWS with over 100,000 partners across more than 150 countries. In Wright’s words, “[APN] with Ava Labs and Avalanche is the jet fuel for blockchain and crypto that will democratize access for all corners of the world.”
Amazon Web Services Attract Blockchain Players
While the partnership with Avalanche marks Amazon’s first collaboration with a blockchain player, Ava Labs is not the first to use AWS to power its networks. Among those who are already using the service include Ethereum.
According to the AWS website, approximately 25% of all Ethereum workloads worldwide operate on AWS. Wright said that the technology is “natively agnostic” and supports all blockchain protocols, though this is AWS’s first foundational partnership with a blockchain.
At the time of writing, AVAX, Avalanche’s native token, is up 23.2% to $15.33 in the last 24 hours.
