Big Data

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.

Sinar Mas, a conglomerate that oversees various business sectors in Indonesia, and LG CNS, a leader in digital transformation from South Korea, have launched their business collaboration, LG Sinar Mas, a joint venture that provides cutting-edge information technology (IT) solutions and services across Indonesia.

Malaysia-based technology firm Systech has partnered with Pinetop Technology Venture Sdn. Bhd. to develop and operate data centers.

Malaysia remains as the key data center growth market in ASEAN, with a steady stream of corporate announcements and new regulations, Macquarie said in recent note.

Hong Kong-based new economy real estate manager ESR Group Limited has on Thursday announced that it has successfully completed the core and shell of its flagship data center project, ESR Cosmosquare OS1 Data Center (OS1), in Nanko Kita, Osaka, Japan.

Google Cloud, in partnership with the Ministry of Communications and Informatics (Kemenkominfo), have on Thursday unveiled the Google Cloud Career Launchpad initiative in Indonesia.

Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company, has on Wednesday announced the launch of the AWS Asia Pacific (Malaysia) Region. As part of its long-term commitment, AWS is planning to invest an estimated $6.2 billion in Malaysia through 2038.

Tencent Cloud, the cloud business of the China-based technology company Tencent, has announced its strategic partnership with Global Resources Management Sdn. Bhd. (GRM), a Malaysian-owned company specialized in building digital infrastructure.