Thursday, October 3, 2024

"Google breaks ground on Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, data center"

Another one.*

From Data Center Dynamics, October 1:

First facility in the Elmina Business Park
Google has broken ground on its first data center in Malaysia.

The company this week held a ceremonial groundbreaking for its first data center and cloud region in Malaysia.

First announced in 2022, the $2 billion campus is located at the Elmina Business Park outside Kuala Lumpur.

Ruth Porat, president and chief investment officer of Alphabet and Google, said: "Today, Google reaffirms its support for advancing Malaysia’s digital future with the ground breaking of our data center and cloud region in Selangor. Google’s investments in infrastructure, digital skilling, and sustainability represent progress on our joint efforts with the Government of Malaysia to create high-value jobs and bring the benefits of AI to local communities and companies.”....

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October 2
"Oracle to Invest $6.5 Billion in AI and Cloud Infrastructure in Malaysia"
Malaysia is becoming something of a regional hotbed for data centers....