Malaysia unveils cloud policy; to establish Data Commission
Malaysia has just unveiled the National Cloud Computing Policy (NCCP), a strategic blueprint that will guide cloud adoption in the country, says Malaysia’s Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo at the ASEAN AI Malaysia Summit 2025 (AAIMS25) recently. The policy sets out five core pillars namely, the mandating of cloud adoption in the public sector, encouragement […]
Liquid Cooling adoption picks up across Northeast Asian DC markets
The demand in Northeast Asia for high-performance computing (HPC), artificial intelligence (AI), and data-intensive applications continue to increase rapidly, putting an increasing pressure on traditional heat management methods. Against this backdrop, liquid cooling technologies are emerging as a viable and innovative new cooling system. In our previous feature on liquid cooling, we had taken a […]
Sime Darby Property seeks US$ 714 million loan to build data center
Sime Darby Property Bhd, a leading Malaysian property developer, is said to be in discussions with financial institutions for a RM3 billion (US$714mil) loan to finance the building of a data center to be leased to Google, according to Bloomberg News, citing people familiar with the matter. The loan tenure is five years with an […]
DayOne to invest EUR 1.2 billion in data center in Finland
DayOne, a Singapore-based data center developer and operator, yesterday announced a EUR 1.2 billion investment in a hyperscale data center campus in Lahti, Finland, the company said in a press release. The project will begin initially with a first building of 50 megawatts (MW) IT load reaching eventually a total potential capacity of 128 (MW) […]
Digital infrastructure industry playing a vital role in India’s economic development
Today, it is one of the largest economies in the world, but India began its digital transformation journey decades ago. This was also the time when the digital infrastructure industry began taking its first tentative steps in the country. Since then, the industry has grown, to keep pace with the country’s economic evolution. This Independence […]
Indonesia mulls “sovereign AI fund” in AI push
Indonesia has proposed a “sovereign AI fund” in its bid to become a regional AI hub, as stated in its first AI roadmap guide according to Reuters which has sighted the white paper. The fund will be managed by the country’s new sovereign wealth fund Danantara Indonesia which controls over US$900 billion in assets. The […]