Big Data

Emerging sub-markets in Malaysia’s data center industry will face risks, BMI Industry Research said in its recent note.

Hong Leong Investment Research said Wednesday that it sees widespread beneficiaries from Malaysia’s data center boom across sectors such as utilities, construction, renewable energy, sub-utilities, property, plantation and telco.

Malaysia-listed engineering services company AIZO Group Berhad (formerly known as Minetech Resources Berhad), has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with energy firm Netrunner Sdn. Bhd. to explore the development of a Tier 4 Data Centers Park in Sarawak, the East of Malaysia.

Kenanga Research is positive on the outlook for technology sector in Malaysia as it sees the data center and smartphone sectors entering more exciting growth stages.

Malaysia is poised to become the largest data center hub in the region with about 4GW of inventories projected to come on stream over the next four to five years, RHB Research said Wednesday.

Google has on Tuesday launched its first data center and cloud region in Malaysia. With construction underway in Elmina Business Park, Selangor, the $2 billion investment in its data center and cloud infrastructure will help meet growing demand for Google Cloud capabilities and AI innovations, and other digital products and services in Malaysia.

Malaysia-based information technology (IT) and eServices firm Dagang NeXchange Berhad (DNeX) and Google Cloud have on Monday announced a multi-year agreement to deliver next-generation sovereign cloud services in Malaysia.

Princeton Digital Group (PDG), Singapore-headquartered data center provider, has announced that it has acquired powered land for 500 MW capacity expansion in key markets across Asia.

Maybank Investment Bank said Tuesday that it expects data center demand in ASEAN to increase at 20 percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) and a potential data center total addressable market (TAM) of $11 billion per year till 2028.

NEXTDC Ltd, an Australian data-center operator, is eyeing a AUD 2.9 billion ($1.9 billion) syndicated loan from banks to expand its operations in Asia, including Malaysia, as demand for digital infrastructure surges, Bloomberg reported.