Amazon Web Services users can now launch Avalanche Blockchain Nodes

Avalanche developer Ava Labs will offer crypto infrastructure through Amazon Web Services (AWS) with the aim of facilitating “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 it calls “Subnet,” which act as custom blockchains built on top of Avalanche, but can have custom rulesets and even use their own token instead of Avalanche’s native AVAX to pay network gas fees.

As part of the agreement with Amazon, Ava Labs will offer “Subnet deployment” as a service through the AWS Marketplace, meaning any business or organization can enlist Ava Labs to launch a custom subnet for them on the AWS platform.

“At AWS, we’re all about bringing the most cutting-edge technology to builders, whether they’re sitting in a multi-million-dollar enterprise, a government office or a dorm,” said Howard Wright, VP and Global Head of Startups, AWS, in a statement. “The new capabilities that Avalanche brings enable us to do just that.”

As part of the deal with Avalanche, Wright added, AWS will help expand Avalanche adoption “into new geographies and customer segments” and “support new tools for Avalanche’s infrastructure and ecosystem.”

Avalanche nodes can now also drive in AWS GovCloud for government-related data storage. This means that government organizations that must comply with stricter data control regulations will still be able to use Avalanche technology for public projects.

“It’s been a huge boon for both individual developers and enterprise developers to be able to spin up nodes and test networks on the fly with AWS in the legal jurisdiction that 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 joins AWS Activate and the AWS Partner Network (APN), further strengthening the ties between Avalanche and AWS. AWS Enable provides support for tech startups, while APN aims to provide members with things like “growth” tools and “funding resources,” according to Amazon’s website.

AWS will also participate in future Avalanche-related events such as the Avalanche Summit, Avalanche Creates and hackathons, according to the announcement.

AWS’s Avalanche offering comes just months after Google launched its own Cloud Node Engine for Ethereum developers and Microsoftits M12 fund led a 20 million dollars financing round in Web3 data storage startup Space and Time.