Vantage Data Centers’ newly appointed regional head reveals the company’s readiness to address the surging demand for data from sophisticated AI clients in Asia, particularly in emerging Southeast Asian markets.
The global trend anticipates data center operators to lease more capacity to facilitate generative AI, necessitating larger facilities with enhanced computing and workload capabilities.
Raymond Tong, President of Vantage’s Asia-Pacific business, discussed in an interview with Nikkei Asia how the company is proactively adapting its design and construction approach in Kuala Lumpur to accommodate the evolving requirements driven by the swift growth and adoption of generative AI.
Tong highlighted the accelerating pace in America and EMEA, emphasizing that data center operators are intensifying their efforts. He anticipates a similar trajectory in APAC, whether in the coming months or within the next year.
In May, Vantage Data Centers announced a second data center campus (KUL2) with an additional US$3 billion (RM13.32b) investment in Cyberjaya, Malaysia. The KUL2 hyperscale campus is located adjacent to Vantage’s existing campus in Cyberjaya.
In addition to the KUL2 campus, Vantage is also expanding its KUL1 campus with a fourth 16MW facility. Combined, both campuses will deliver a total of 287MW of IT capacity to meet the demands of hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises.
Malaysia is among the hubs for data centers in Southeast Asia due to its strategic location, political stability, and growing digital economy. Malaysia has a well-established telecommunications infrastructure with several undersea cables that provide high-speed internet connectivity to other countries in the region.
Looking ahead, Vantage is exploring more opportunities in Malaysia, with the southern state of Johor, just across the border with Singapore, among possible destinations.
