Big Data

The Asia-Pacific Data Center Association (APDCA) has projected that the sector could generate approximately $34 billion in total economic output and support 30,900 jobs by 2030 — up from $1.4 billion and 4,400 jobs in 2024.

Princeton Digital Group (PDG), a Singapore-based data center operator, has secured $1.3 billion investment from Stonepeak, a global alternative investment firm specializing in infrastructure and real assets.

Hong Leong Investment Bank Research has foreseen the data center (DC) growth narrative in Malaysia remains firmly in place in the second half, serving as a strong growth driver for renewable energy (RE) adoption and construction investments in the country.

The Management Board of the Saigon Hi-Tech Park (SHTP) has officially approved CMC Corporation's investment in the CMC Hyperscale Data Center project, with a total capital of over $250 million.

Data centers have overtaken industrial, manufacturing and distribution as the top-performing construction sector in Southeast Asia, reflecting the surging demand for digital infrastructure from hyperscalers and cloud service providers, alongside growing interest in sustainable, high-performance facilities, Turner & Townsend said Tuesday.

Google Cloud announced Thursday the appointment of Jennifer Ligones as Country Manager of the firm’s business in the Philippines.

BDx Data Centers (BDx), a carrier-neutral data center platform based in China, has launched Southeast Asia’s first hybrid quantum artificial intelligence (AI) testbed in collaboration with Anyon Technologies, a Singapore-based large-scale quantum computing systems firm.

Maybank Investment Bank said Malaysia's data center momentum may stall if the country and Thailand face chip curbs from the United States.

Goodman Group, an Australia-based digital infrastructure firm, has established the Goodman Hong Kong Data Center Partnership (GHKDC) – a new $2.7 billion data center dedicated investment vehicle.

While the new power tariffs may lead to short-term challenges for data center projects in Malaysia, the country's dominant position in emerging Southeast Asia is unlikely to be dramatically altered, as demand for cloud computing remains strong, BMI Country Risk and Industry Research said Thursday.