Big Data

Knight Frank’s Asia-Pacific Data Center report showed Wednesday that in the first half of this year, the region secured nearly 13 gigawatt (GW) of new project announcements, a 160 percent increase and more than double the 5GW announced in the same period last year.

Vantage Data Centers, a global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, announced Thursday that it has secured a $1.6 billion investment to scale its Asia-Pacific (APAC) platform.

Malaysia is on track to secure over $40 billion in artificial intelligence (AI) and data center investment by 2030, a new research from global talent solutions partner Robert Walters showed Wednesday.

Amazon announced Monday the launch of the AWS Asia Pacific (New Zealand) region with potential investment of NZ$7.5 billion ($4.4 billion).

IJM Construction Sdn Bhd, a wholly‑owned subsidiary of Malaysia-based IJM Corporation Berhad (IJM), has been awarded a MYR 1.4 billion ($330 million) contract for the construction of a large‑scale data center facility in Johor Bahru.

Indonesia's largest private hospital network Siloam Hospitals is accelerating digital transformation and artificial intelligence (AI)-driven innovation with Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud.

Vietnam's CMC Corporation has signed a memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Samsung C&T, South Korean enterprise in construction, trade, and technology, to build a hyperscale data center project in Ho Chi Minh City with total investment of $1 billion.

As demand for high-performance computing and low latency connectivity intensifies, Open DC, a Malaysia-based data center solutions firm, has unveiled Penang’s first full-scale, next generation data center (PE2).

Kenanga Research has foreseen compelling growth opportunities for Malaysian telcos, driven by the rapid expansion of digital infrastructure across ASEAN.

Malaysia-based data center firm AIMS Data Center Sdn Bhd (AIMS) has completed its Cyberjaya Block 3 in the country ahead of schedule.