Khazna Data Centres to begin construction of Second Data Centre in Abu Dhabi
Khazna Data Centres, one of the largest wholesale data centre providers in the Middle East and North Africa, has started the construction of its second data centre in Masdar, Abu Dhabi and will be completed by Q3 2023. To be named Khazna Abu Dhabi 6 (AUH 6), the new 31.8 megawatts (MW) IT power capacity […]
CapitaLand launches Hyperscale Data Centre in Hyderabad
CapitaLand has announced the launch of its hyperscale data centre in Hyderabad. The site is located within the commercial hub of International Tech Park Hyderabad, Madhapur, and an established corridor for IT\ITES companies and data centres. “In line with our focus and commitment to be a strategic DC Service Provider in the Country and subsequent […]
Tencent Migrates Apps and Services to its Own Cloud
Chinese technology major Tencent has announced that it has successfully completed a migration of its applications and services onto its own cloud. The Register stated that the tech giant, which provides customers with apps and services such as WeChat, qq.com, and Tencent Video, first considered migrating its own apps onto its own cloud in 2018. […]
Singapore Data Centre Moratorium Lifted; What next?
Here is some food for thought: Singapore has a mature data centre market, is on-track to roll out 5G by 2025, and aspires to be a globally-renowned tech and connectivity hub. There are over 5,000 US companies (Microsoft, Facebook), not to mention companies from China and other countries based on the island. In 2018, the […]
Keppel DC REIT Acquires Two Data Centres in Guangdong for RMB 1380 Million
Keppel DC REIT announced that it has strengthened its portfolio through the acquisition of two fully-fitted data centre facilities in Jiangmen, Guangdong Province, for RMB 1380.6 million, which is approximately 297.1 million SGD. The two acquisitions were made after Keppel DC REIT entered into agreements with Guangdong Bluesea Data Development Co. Ltd. (Bluesea) and its […]
Strong Demand and Supply-Chain Woes Push Significant Growth in Data Centre Capital Expenditure: Dell’Oro Group
A new report released by Dell’Oro Group highlighted that data centre capital expenditure (Capex) grew at the fastest rate year-over-year in three years within the first quarter of 2022. Dell’Oro Group’s “Data Center Capex Quarterly Reports” highlight market outlook and track the top-ten Cloud service providers, as well as their major customer segments. The report […]