The Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) and Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) have awarded about 80MW of new capacity to four data centre operators through the pilot Data Centre-Call for Application (DC-CFA) exercise. This is part of Singapore’s effort to enable the growth of data centres to support the digital economy in a sustainable manner […]
Digital Realty has announced that its water-saving initiative for cooling towers at its SIN10 facility has won the inaugural ‘Green Innovations: Water Solutions’ award at the Singapore Environment Council’s 24th Singapore Environmental Achievement Awards (SEAA). The award recognises businesses, groups and individuals that have taken significant steps to drive innovation, reduce their environmental impact and enhance […]
Check Point Software Technologies, a leading provider of cybersecurity solutions globally, has announced that MidCoast Council in New South Wales has deployed Check Point Infinity – one of the leading cybersecurity architectures built to prevent sophisticated Fifth Generation attacks across networks, cloud deployments, endpoints, mobile and IoT devices. Check Point Infinity provides the council with a comprehensive security solution stack across its data centres, […]
STL, a leading optical and digital solutions company, has announced a partnership with a public sector entity. In this multi-year agreement, STL will design, build, commission and maintain two data centre facilities, with service deployment across multiple network sites across India. STL will also be responsible for three years of operations and management to ensure the reliable […]
Digital Realty, one of the largest global providers of cloud- and carrier-neutral data centre, colocation and interconnection solutions, has announced a new cooling tower initiative at its SIN10 data centre that aims to pioneer new levels of water conservation and efficiency in its data centres in Singapore. This initiative is the first of its kind to be implemented in Singapore’s data […]
As Malaysia continues to grow as a strategic regional hub for digital interconnection between businesses, Equinix plans to open its first data centre in Kuala Lumpur in Q1 2024, following its expansion announcement last year to enter Malaysia with a data centre in Johor. Spurred by strong cloud growth and e-commerce adoption, as well as […]
BDx Data Centres, a portfolio company of US-based private equity firm, I Squared Capital, is expanding its business growth strategy with the appointment of Manish Prakash as President and Chief Business Officer. Prakash brings 25 plus years of executive leadership in turnarounds, building sustainable organisations and Digital Transformation across leading global technology and telecom firms. […]
Data centre cooling experts at Vertiv, a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions, have issued updated guidance for managing the extreme heat. Summer in the northern hemisphere just started, but already devastating heatwaves have washed over much of the US, Mexico, Canada, Europe and Asia. Widespread wildfires in Canada have triggered air quality […]
A vast amount of the world’s largest and historical data collections sit idle and inaccessible on tape media because it was one of the cost-effective places organisations could store records since the 1970s. With advancements in digital technologies, Perth-founded and headquartered technology company, Tape Ark – which specialises in tape-to-cloud migration – is liberating these […]
Natalya Makarochkina, Senior Vice President of the Secure Power Division, Schneider Electric, discusses the remarkable progress of Digital Transformation in the Asia Pacific region, driven by widespread tech adoption and unprecedented speed and scale. She outlines the growing influence of media services such as TikTok and Instagram on consumer preferences and the rise of three […]
