By John Letzing
Google Inc. (GOOG) says it has begun construction on a new data center near Santiago, Chile, in order to help the Internet search giant accommodate increasing demand for its services in Latin America.
Google, of Mountain View, Calif., says it plans to bring the data center online by the end of next year.
"We're building this data center to make sure that our users across Latin America and the world have the fastest and most reliable access possible to all of Google's services," the company said on a corporate website earlier this week.
Google estimates it will invest $150 million in the new data center, which will employ up to 20 people.
Data centers form a backbone for Google's services, by processing search queries and keeping its services including social networking, email and business applications consistently available around the world.
Google says it chose Chile for its Latin America data center due to its "combination of reliable infrastructure...skilled workforce and a commitment to transparent and business friendly regulations."
Other factors considered as Google eyed potential sites were cost and location, the company says.
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