Highlights from the Malaysia Cloud & Datacenter Convention 2025
The Malaysia Cloud & Datacenter Convention 2025 organised by w.media may be over but here are some of the highlights gathered from a select number of speakers. Tan Tze Meng, Digital Infrastructure Expert, Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) Tan Tze Meng is of the view that Malaysia has become one of the biggest artificial […]
Goodman targets 500MW data centre pipeline as WIP hits $17.5bn
Goodman Group is accelerating its global data centre buildout, forecasting development work in progress (WIP) to exceed AUD 17.5 billion by June 2026, underpinned by approximately 500 MW of active projects across key metropolitan markets. Data centres now represent 68% of Goodman’s AUD 12.4 billion current WIP, with activity spanning Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, Europe […]
AWS launches transatlantic subsea cable
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched a new subsea fiber optic cable system, Fastnet, to connect North America and Europe. This ambitious trans-atlantic project will link Maryland in the USA to County Cork in Ireland. Scheduled for operation in 2028, Fastnet intends to bolster global connectivity, improve resilience for cloud services, and support cloud computing […]
Microsoft launches its second cloud region in Malaysia
Microsoft unveiled yesterday Southeast Asia 3, its second cloud region in Malaysia, to be located in Johor Bahru, says Laurence Si, managing director of Microsoft Malaysia, as per reports. The new region which is part of the tech behemoth’s US$ 2.2 billion four-year investment plan in Malaysia announced in May 2024, will deliver Microsoft’s most […]