Indeed, we collaborate with all three major public cloud providers. Notably, Microsoft and Google have established data centers in Taiwan. Amazon is also present here, offering computation services like EC2. Our requirements for these services stem not from data or source code localization, but from our need for resilience. Our experiences, such as the disruption to submarine cables connecting Matsu Islands and the main Taiwan Island earlier this year, have taught us the importance of domestic routing for our data. These cables were “accidentally” severed by fishing and cargo vessels flying the PRC flag, highlighting our vulnerability to such incidents. Therefore, we focus on ensuring that our computing and routing capabilities can withstand both natural and unnatural disasters, without depending on overseas routing that could be compromised in major earthquakes.

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