VITRO, data center arm of PLDT, unveils the Philippines’ first AI-ready hyperscale data center
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and PLDT Chairman Manuel V. Pangilinan yesterday led the inauguration of VITRO Sta. Rosa (VSR), the country’s first hyperscale data center built specifically for Artificial Intelligence (AI) workloads, according to VITRO Inc’s press release on its website. Located in Laguna’s fast-growing tech corridor, VSR is developed by VITRO Inc., a […]
Oracle in talks to establish Batam cloud region: Reports
Oracle is in talks with the Indonesian government to establish a cloud services center in the country’s Batam Island, Bloomberg News reported in March, citing people familiar with the matter, according to Reuters. Oracle did not immediately respond to W. Media’s request for comments. Nongsa Digital Park in Batam is favoured as a location considering […]
As Australian data centres demand more power, what might be the future role of batteries?
A recent article from Clayton Utz (accessible via the link below) considers the role that battery energy storage systems (BESS) will play and should play in powering data centres. The article reports that “in a significant development for the sector, Supernode data centre owner Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners announced the addition of one gigawatt hour of […]