Converge ICT to Invest Heavily in Data Centers
Converge ICT Solutions Inc., a leading fiber broadband provider in the Philippines, is set to significantly increase its investments in data center infrastructure to meet the surging demand for digital storage and processing capabilities. In a recent interview, Dennis Anthony Uy, CEO and co-founder of Converge, announced the company’s plans to allocate between P6 billion […]
AMD Expands EPYC CPU Portfolio to Bring New Levels of Performance and Value for Small and Medium Businesses
AMD EPYC 4004 Series processors power an expanded range of entry level system designs from leading server providers SANTA CLARA, Calif. — May 21, 2024 — AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) today announced the availability of the AMD EPYC™ 4004 Series processors that complement the existing AMD EPYC server CPU portfolio with new cost-optimized offerings that deliver […]
CTG signs subsea capacity and connectivity agreement with ZOI to enhance customer experience
Hong Kong-based global telecommunication services provider China Telecom Global (CTG) has signed a strategic subsea capacity and connectivity agreement with Oman-based Zain Omantel International (ZOI). This partnership allows the parties to take their service offerings to a notch higher, delivering high-capacity, low-latency data connectivity across China, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Jordan, Iraq, Sudan, and […]
AdaniConneX sets sights on becoming one of the top three data centers by 2030
AdaniConneX, the joint venture arm of Adani Group and EdgeConneX, plans to become one of the top three global data center providers by 2030.The company also plans to set up data processing hubs in UAE, Singapore, Nepal, and Thailand. Data centers are crucial in the modern digital economy, serving as the backbone for cloud computing, […]
Korea forms AI Semiconductor and Cloud Team to Rival Nvidia
To strengthen the country’s position in the artificial intelligence boom, Korea laid out details of its so-called “K-Cloud Project” aimed at the development of locally manufactured high-speed AI chips. This comes amid high demand for the chips needed to train the latest generative AI systems such as ChatGPT that has prompted Nvidia shares to soar. […]
Maharashtra government to shell out Rs 95000cr to develop Mumbai and Navi Mumbai as DC hubs
Maharashtra, one of India’s most industrially advanced states, has set its sights on establishing Mumbai and Navi Mumbai as thriving data center hubs. With a significant investment of Rs 95,000 cr, the state aims to create a robust infrastructure that will attract global technology companies and position itself as a leader in the digital economy. […]
Oracle and Saudi Arabia’s Communication and Information Technology Commission (CITC) Launch New Cloud and Information Computing Initiatives
Oracle, a global leader in cloud computing and technology solutions, has partnered with Saudi Arabia’s Communication and Information Technology Commission (CITC) to introduce groundbreaking initiatives in the field of cloud and information computing. This collaboration represents a significant step towards enhancing Saudi Arabia’s digital infrastructure and fostering innovation across various sectors. As part of this […]
Introducing Rittal’s RiMatrix Micro Data Centre Solutions
As distributed computing expands to meet the data growth of digital transformation, so new infrastructure solutions are required to make this possible Digital transformation is reaching further into everyday life and across commerce, Government and industry. This growth is impacting the demands on the IT infrastructure required to process, store and distribute the data required […]
DCI DATA CENTERS ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF FIRST DATA CENTRE, AKL01 IN AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
19 April 2023: DCI Data Centres (DCI), a wholly owned portfolio company of Brookfield’s Global Data Centre Platform, has announced the completion of the first of two new generation cloud data centres in Auckland as it continues its expansion across New Zealand. AKL01 was completed on time and on budget and is part of a […]
CDC Melbourne May 4th: Expert Discussion Panel: Will the ‘Skills Shortage’ always be with us?
The growing demand for data and cloud computing has led to a boom in demand for data centers in Australia as in many other places across the world. Australian data centres also share with those elsewhere the challenge of a skills gap. This has been a challenge recognised pretty much since data centres grew in […]
e& partners with Mastercard for digital future in Asia market
e& has announced a strategic partnership with Mastercard that will see consumers and businesses in 16 markets across the Middle East, Asia and Africa benefit from a variety of new technologies and user-friendly experiences. The experiences include providing consumers with innovative alternatives to how they choose to pay for a variety of lifestyle activities. Consumers […]
Malaysia’s Trade Minister: Ministry to meet telcos over service quality
Malaysia’s Minister of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living, Datuk Seri Salahuddin Ayub, has announced a meeting with all the country’s telecommunications companies next week to discuss the quality of communications services at present.The aforementioned meeting resulted from the frequent complaints from users both in rural and urban areas on difficulties in obtaining Internet access […]
Small Modular Reactors as a Viable Option to Power Data Centers
Small modular reactors (SMRs) could proliferate in the coming years, eliminating the need for data centers to use the grid in favor of their very own green alternative, according to the Analysts at tech research firm Omdia. SMR power output, measured in megawatts as opposed to gigawatts, is significantly lower than that of standard nuclear […]
OQC, Cyxtera Bring Quantum Computing to Data Centers
Oxford Quantum Circuits is teaming up with Cyxtera to install quantum computers in data centers, enabling users to run quantum algorithms on their local datasets. During last month’s Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal, Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC) CEO Ilana Wisby talked about the company’s advances in quantum computing and why it believes that data centers are the […]
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AWS Launches 2nd Region in UAE
Amazon Web Services (AWS) today announced the launch of its second Region in the Middle East. With a planned $5 billion investment in the regional economy through 2036, AWS projects that its estimated spending on the development and operation of the new Region will support an average of roughly 6,000 full-time employments annually at external […]
$300M Expansion Plans for Africa Data Centers
Cassava Technologies has announced the $300 million strategic investment from the United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), which was used to expand Africa Data Centers’ (ADC) data centers in South Africa. According to ADC, DFC investments will be utilized to expand the company’s footprint of data centers into additional DFC-eligible African countries; Abidjan, Accra, […]
Bridge Data Centres Acquires WHA Mega Logistic Centers’ Data Center in Thailand
As a part of its ongoing efforts to expand in the Asia Pacific region, Singapore-headquartered Bridge Data Centres has acquired WHA Mega Logistic Centers’ data center in Samut Prakan, Thailand. Bridge Data Centres is a subsidiary of NASDAQ-listed Chindata Group, one of the largest data center companies in the region, providing hyperscale and wholesale data […]
Canberra Data Centres Signs a new 10-year deal with Australian Defence
Canberra Data Centres has announced that it has signed a new 10-year deal with the Defence last month. The $91.5 million Defence contract is double the value of its previous most lucrative contract with the big spending department, and was revealed through public tender documents. This development was reported by InnovationAus.com Contract Till 2032 Canberra […]
Pliops Bags $100M Investment as Data Center Experts Continue to Reconsider Storage Architectures
Pliops, a leading provider of data processors for cloud and enterprise data centers, today announced the completion of a $100 million Series D funding round, bringing total investment in the company to more than $200 million since its founding in 2017. This most recent investment, which is being led by Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT), will […]
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Digi.com & Axiata Group to Merge Operations
Digi.com and the Axiata Group have received a nod for the proposed merger of their telco operations, which would enable the combined entity to become Malaysia’s largest mobile service operator by revenue. In a joint statement, Axiata Group and Digi announced that they have received a notice of no-objection from the commisison to proceed with […]
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Intel to Acquire Israel-Based Granulate Cloud Solutions
Intel will acquire Granulate Cloud Solutions Ltd, an Israel-based developer of real-time continuous optimisation software, which will help cloud and data centre customers maximize compute workload performance and reduce infrastructure and cloud costs. Financial terms of the deal terms were not disclosed. Sandra Rivera, executive vice president and general manager, Datacentre and AI Group, Intel […]
NEXTDC reports Strong H1: Ups Guidance for 2H 2022
NEXTDC has reported a strong first half (H1) performance, has upped its guidance for the second half of the financial year, on the back of significant customer wins. Data centre services revenue increased $22.9 million (19%) to $144.5 million (1H21: $121.6 million). Underlying EBITDA increased $19.3 million (29%) to $85.0 million (1H21: $65.7 million). This […]
Digital Week South Asia Sri Lanka edition
Thurs, 29th April 2021, 10am – 1.10pm (GMT +5.30) Registration Closed The developments happening in Sri Lanka. Research and Markets forecast that Sri Lanka’s IT market will be back to growth in 2021. In 2020 Sri Lanka telecom opened up the National Data Center a purpose built tier 3 data center with a capacity of […]
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Taoping to Expand Hong Kong Data Centre as Demand Surges from Ethereum users
Blockchain and cloud services provider Taoping Inc. has begun an expansion project of Taoping G Cloud Hong Kong Data Center. The expansion is expected to be completed by the end of January 2022. High-capacity fiber connectivity and world-class infrastructure make Hong Kong a desirable data centre location for TAOP. Following the launch of the centre […]
Digital Week South Asia 2022
Registration opening soon April 2022, Digital Event Speak or Sponsor Show Digital Week Returns this April 2021 Cloud Computing, and Datacenter sphere is remarkable, and startlingly impressive for a nation with limited space. Its position as a mature datacenter hub both lends it industry credibility, but at the same time motivates regional counterparts to emerge […]
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Trending in South Asia: Edge Computing & Digitalisation 2020
Fri, 18th Dec 2020, 2pm – 3pm (GMT +5.30), Registration Closed Event Summary According to McKinsey & Company, India is the second-fastest digital adopter among 17 major digital economies, which include South Korea, Singapore, Australia, Japan, Indonesia and more. Companies that innovate and digitize rapidly will be better placed to take advantage of India’s large, connected […]
IT spending in India forecasted to reach $101.8 billion in 2022: Gartner
IT spending in India is forecast to total $101.8 billion in 2022, an increase of 7 per cent from 2021, according to the latest forecast by Gartner, Inc. “The digital transformation trajectory that began as a pandemic response is here to stay for the next few years. India has experienced one of the fastest recoveries […]
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Sustainability Snapshot 2022: The Future of Singapore’s Green Digital Infrastructure
Wed, 1st Dec 2021, 2:30pm – 3:40pm (GMT +8), Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre Singapore has set the gold standard for digital infrastructure in Southeast Asia. It has retained its position as the premiere datacenter hub in the region. The country also boasts the fastest internet and mobile connection speeds (Interpol), empowering exponential growth across […]
Managing your Multi-Tenant Datacenter in an Evolving Market
[Online] Fri, 22nd Oct 2021, 9:00am – 10:45am (GMT +8)Registration On-Invite Only Singapore has set the gold standard for digital infrastructure in Southeast Asia, and has retained its position as the premiere datacenter hub in the region even as neighboring markets Malaysia and Indonesia are quickly establishing themselves in their own right. Altogether, the industry […]
Insufficient Sustainability Initiatives, Workforce Shortage & Lack of Transparency Ails Data Centre industry: Uptime Report
Even as the data centre industry is witnessing strong growth, on-site power, lack of skilled workforce, inadequate sustainability measures and other complexities continue to be a cause of concern. In its eleventh annual Global Data centre Survey, Uptime Institute announced the release of its the largest and comprehensive findings in the digital critical infrastructure space. […]
Ericsson to support Malaysia’s digital transformation through 5G
Malaysia’s strides to move towards a Digital economy has got a significant boost. Technology provider Ericsson has signed a 10-year 5G partnership with Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB). The partnership involves driving the nationwide deployment of the next-generation wireless cellular technology in Malaysia, the company said in a statement. DNB is tasked with helping Malaysia to […]
Code Red: Cyber Attacks Increasingly Target Australian Government’s Critical Infrastructure
In June 2020, at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison said what many others refuse to acknowledge in public. He went on record saying that the Australian government and institutions are being targeted by ongoing sophisticated state-based cyber hacks. These cyber attacks were widespread, covering “all levels of government” as […]
Vietnam’s Cybersecurity firm VinCSS Detects Critial ‘Zero Day’ Vulnerabilities
Vietnam-based cybersecurity firm VinCSS has detected six critical vulnerabilities classified as ’Zero Day’. These vulnerabilities were found in Microsoft and Adobe, according to a report in Tuoi Tre News. Mr. Tran Van Khang, head of VinCSS’s malware analysis under Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup, was recently acknowledged by Adobe for finding three vulnerabilities in the Windows version […]
Digital Week South Asia- India 2021
Wed, 28th April 2021, 10am – 4.30pm (GMT +5.30)Registration ClosedSpeak or Sponsor Show The combined compounding rate of the digital market in India is higher than that of the Asia Pacific region. With this we can say that India is the future for Data Center & Cloud for Asia & for tech organizations who have […]
Digital Realty plans Data Centre expansion in Asia Pacific
Digital Realty is looking to expand its presence in the Asia Pacific region, as the company expects a blowout in demand for data centres. APAC Expansion In its Q2 2021 quarterly results, Digital Realty said that it plans to expand in Australia, India and South Korea. In the second quarter, Digital Realty purchased an 18.5-acre […]
Acoustic to launch a local Cloud-based Data Centre in Australia
Acoustic, formerly part of IBM, has announced the launch of a local cloud-based data centre in Australia. The company said it is committing “tens of millions of dollars” to drive growth in-country and expand its local team. However, it did not get into the specifics of the investment. Acoustic was spun off from IBM in […]
India’s RackBank Datacentres to use clean energy from ReNew Power
RackBank Datacentres has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with renewable energy company ReNew Power to power its data centres. As per the terms of the MOU, ReNew will supply power generated from renewable sources to RackBank’s hyper-scale data centre in the country. Further, ReNew will construct, own and operate a wind-solar hybrid power […]
India based AI edutainment startup raises $3 million in series A funding
SP Robotic Works, an India-based AI edutainment startup has raised $3 million in Series A round led by Mount Judi India Growth Fund. The funding round witnessed additional participation from BCCL and its existing investors Indian Angel Network and multiple renowned Angel Investors like Ajai Chowdhry (Founder, HCL), Raman Roy (Chairman and Managing Director – Quatrro), and […]
Huhtamaki India migrates on-premise data centre to Yotta in Mumbai
Huhtamaki India, one of India’s leading manufacturers of primary consumer flexible packaging and labelling materials, has migrated its captive, on-premise data centre to Yotta NM1 data center at Panvel, Navi Mumbai. Huhtamaki India is a part of Huhtamaki Oyj, a Finnish-based global food packaging major. The Huhtamaki team outsourced the data centre management to Yotta […]
ARTPARK launches innovation program to support AI & Robotics Innovation in India
Bangalore-based not-for-profit foundation, AI & Robotics Technology Park (ARTPARK) has launched an Innovation Program in India. ARTPARK Innovation Program or AIP, blends with ARTPARK’s mission to promote AI and Robotics based technology innovations and translations into new products and services. A $100 Mn venture fund focused on AI & Robotics will further help the startups […]
NSDC collaborates with India’s leading online learning platform to accelerate Skill India Mission
National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), India’s apex facilitator of skill development and vocational training for India’s youth, has partnered with WhiteHat Jr, a leading live one-on-one online learning platform, as its training partner to accelerate Skill India Mission. WhiteHat Jr, through this partnership, will contribute towards significantly increasing the talent pool of qualified coders to teach […]
Former Keppel Data Centre Senior Executive Mr Ong Kok-Chye joins Gaw Capital Partners
Gaw Capital Partners today announced the appointment of Mr. Kok-Chye Ong as Managing Director & Head of IDC (ex-China) at Gaw Capital Partners, with effect from July 13, 2021. Mr. Ong will be based in Singapore. Mr. Ong will spearhead internet data centre (IDC) platform investments for Gaw Capital Partners outside of the China region, […]
SUNeVision to set up Single-user Data Centre with a Hyperscale customer
iAdvantage Limited, a subsidiary of SUNeVision Holdings Limited has entered into an agreement with a major hyperscale customer, wherein it will set up a single-user data centre. This data centre will be equipped with a total IT power capacity of 10MW for the customer to facilitate the development of its business and enhance its operation […]
STPI signs six MoUs to promote entrepreneurship in India
Software Technology Parks of India (STPI), an organisation under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), has been working towards creating an ecosystem for startups in India and creating 28 Centres of Excellence in emerging technologies. STPI has signed six different MoUs with Bank of Baroda, Yes Bank, Mathworks, Yourstory, Freshworks and Pontaq (the […]
Mastercard invests in India based payment firm to digitise online stores in India
Mastercard announced that it has invested in Instamojo, an India-based payment firm for small businesses. This investment will help digitise online stores and will provide a hassle-free payment process. Instamojo started as a payments processor for small businesses today, it offers end-to-end solutions for businesses looking to set up an online shop or digitise its […]
Indian Government waives charges on use of electricity transmission through RE
India’s Ministry of Power issued an order for extension of the waiver of Inter-State Transmission system (ISTS) charges on the transmission of electricity generated from solar and wind sources for projects to be commissioned up to 30th June 2025. The order also promotes the development of solar, wind, Hydro Pumped Storage Plant (PSP) and Battery […]
Airtel and Tata Group collaborate for implementing 5G solutions in India
Airtel, India’s premier communications solutions provider, and Tata Group have entered into a collaboration for implementing 5G network solutions for India. Tata Group has developed an O-RAN-based Radio & NSA/SA Core and has integrated a totally indigenous telecom stack, leveraging the Group capabilities and that of its partners. This will be available for commercial development […]
Moro Hub partners with Trend Micro to accelerate digital transformation in UAE
Moro Hub (Data Hub Integrated Solutions LLC), a subsidiary of Digital DEWA, the digital arm of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), signed a Managed Service Provider (MSP) agreement with Trend Micro, a global leader in cybersecurity solutions. This will enable Moro Hub to provide cloud workload protection services to its customers and accelerate their […]
Government of India approves the Production Linked Incentive Scheme for IT Hardware
The Government of India has approved the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for IT Hardware. The scheme proposes production-linked incentives to boost domestic manufacturing and attract large investments in the value chain of IT Hardware. The Target Segments under the proposed Scheme include Laptops, Tablets, All-in-One PCs, and Servers. The Scheme is expected to extend […]
GOI launches AI platform for early COVID19 intervention
The Government of India launched a new AI-driven platform that will help in the early intervention of COVID-19 cases. This is done through rapid screening of COVID-19 with the help of Chest X-ray interpretation over Whatsapp for doctors who have the access to X-ray machines The solution called XraySetu can work with low-resolution images sent […]
Etisalat expands SmartHub with a new DC facility in Kalba
Etisalat announced the expansion of its SmartHub with the completion of its third location opening in Kalba with a state-of-art Tier 3 data centre facility addressing the growing demand and enhancing geographical diversity. The new data centre will offer a geo-redundant ecosystem for global players to expand their regional presence. The new facility is also […]
India-based AI startup plans to expand in markets abroad
Myelin Foundry, a deep tech AI startup plans to expand its video streaming products in the international markets. This development comes in the backdrop of Myelin raising a pre-series A round of $1million, led by Japanese VC firm, Beyond Next Venture. The company was founded in January 2019 by Dr. Gopichand Katragadda, Ganesh Suryanarayanan, and […]
Ramco Global Payroll to be available on Oracle cloud
Ramco Systems, a leading provider of enterprise software solutions and a member of the OraclePartnerNetwork (OPN) announced that their Global Payroll solutions will now be available on Oracle Cloud Marketplace. As a part of the collaboration Ramco will integrate its one payroll platform across more than 50 countries with Oracle Fusion Cloud Human Capital Management […]
Oracle announces integration with ServiceNow
Oracle announced that ServiceNow, a leading digital workflow company will now be able to support Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). Enterprise customers will now be able to access and manage the OCI resources via their existing ServiceNow service portal and the ServiceNow IT Operations Management (IOTM) Visibility application, which will give them a single dashboard to […]
India’s largest state announces Data Center policy
The Uttar Pradesh cabinet has given its nod for a data centre policy, as the state looks to attract more investments and comply with the data localisation push advocated by the Indian government. The policy is expected to bring in Rs 20,000 crore in investments, according to a government notification. Industry watchers opine that this […]