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Google Cloud Warsaw Region

completed stage: operational delivered
2.0 bn USD
estimate · data from 2021 ≈ 8.0 bn PLN (value-by-stage, est., nominal)

The Google Cloud computing region in Warsaw, launched on 14 April 2021 as the first region of a global public cloud provider in Central and Eastern Europe. It was created as a result of a strategic partnership between Google and Operator Chmury Krajowej (OChK), a company established by the Polish Development Fund (PFR) and PKO Bank Polski. The region launched with three availability zones and the full catalogue of Google Cloud services.

How it went

Assessment: settled. Signals only where documented.

Delivery delivered
Utilisation in use
Scope as announced
operational cloud region serving customers in Poland/CEE; no public capacity-vs-actual figure disclosed by Google
0 / 0 (2021-2025)

Timeline

  1. Announced Sep 2019
  2. Delivery 14 Apr 2021

Change history

  • 14 Apr 2021 stage: operational
  • Sep 2019 stage: announced

Significance

The first public cloud computing region of a global provider in Central and Eastern Europe, providing local data storage and processing with low latency for companies and public institutions in Poland and the region. At the time of its opening it was the 25th Google Cloud region in the world and the seventh in Europe, and at the same time Google's largest digital investment in Poland to date.

Sources 6 · 4 archived

Every fact on this card comes from the sources below. Next to each source — which fields it supports.

  1. The Google Cloud region in Warsaw, Poland is now open ↗ archived ✓
    Google Cloud 14 Apr 2021
    StatusStageAnnouncedDeliveryStage history
    Status „we're excited to announce that our new Google Cloud region in Warsaw is now open."
    Stage „Designed for high availability, the region opens with three availability zones to protect against service disruptions, and offers a portfolio of key products, including Compute Engine, App Engine, Google Kubernetes Engine, Cloud Bigtable, Cloud Spanner, and BigQuery."
    Announced „With our announcement of a strategic partnership with Poland's Domestic Cloud Provider, OChK, in September 2019, we further committed to bring the power of Google Cloud to support the rapid growth, entrepreneurial spirit and passion for innovation of Polish businesses."
    Delivery „To support customers in Poland and Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), we're excited to announce that our new Google Cloud region in Warsaw is now open."
    locations.0 „The Google Cloud region in Warsaw, Poland is now open"
  2. Najwieksza cyfrowa inwestycja Google w Polsce staje sie faktem. Warszawa czescia globalnej sieci Google Cloud ↗ archived ✓
    Kancelaria Prezesa Rady Ministrow (gov.pl) 14 Apr 2021
    Investor
    Investor „Projekt jest efektem strategicznego porozumienia Google z Chmura Krajowa, utworzona przez Polski Fundusz Rozwoju i PKO Bank Polski."
  3. Google Unveils $2bn Data Hub in Poland ↗ archived ✓
    Asharq Al-Awsat (Reuters) 14 Apr 2021
    Cost
    Cost „US tech giant Google on Wednesday launched a new cloud data hub in Warsaw -- its first in Central and Eastern Europe -- with an investment of nearly $2.0 billion (1.7 billion euros)."
  4. Mamy wzor na przyspieszenie: region Google Cloud Warszawa juz dostepny! ↗ archived ✓
    Operator Chmury Krajowej (OChK) 14 Apr 2021
    Investor
  5. Increasing Google's investment in Poland ↗
    Google (The Keyword blog) 7 Mar 2022
    OutcomeUtilisation
  6. Google announces AI partnership with Poland ↗
    Notes from Poland 13 Feb 2025
    OutcomeUtilisation
    Utilisation „Google has announced a new artificial intelligence (AI) partnership with Poland, signing a memorandum of understanding with the Polish government."