Subj : Google Cloud unveils major infrastructure investment across South
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Date : Tue Oct 01 2024 12:00:05

Google Cloud unveils major infrastructure investment across Southeast Asia

Date:
Tue, 01 Oct 2024 10:52:11 +0000

Description:
Google is taking on the responsibility for its Thailand cloud region, but 
partnering with local IT firm DNeX to air-gap its services for an unspecified 
period.

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Google has announced $1 billion investment into the construction of a data 
center in Thailand to help meet growing cloud storage and AI tool load 
demands in Southeast Asia (SEA). 

The news, per Reuters , comes hot on the heels of Google Cloud announcing a 
multi-year deal to provide sovereign cloud services to Malaysia this week, as 
well as a $2 billion investment towards the construction of a data center as 
its first inroad into SEA back in May 2024 . 

The Thai data center will be based in Chonburi, while the cloud region (i.e. 
infrastructure dedicated to providing services to businesses and 
organizations) will be based in Bangkok. Southeast Asia and cloud expansion 

"Googles cloud and data center infrastructure in Bangkok and Chonburi will 
help meet growing demand for Google Cloud capabilities and AI innovations, 
and the companys popular digital services - such as Search, Maps, and Google 
Workspace," Google said in a statement, citing a study by Deloitte claiming 
14,000 jobs would be created by the investment over the next five years. 

Meanwhile, in Malaysia, Google Cloud is partnering with local technology firm 
DAgang NeXchange Berhad (DNeX) to address growing cloud demands while also 
operating within the countrys stringent data protection laws relating to 
residency and privacy. 

To this end, DNeX will run Google Distributed Cloud to provide air-gapped 
services - that dont have to connect to a Google cloud region - to Malaysian 
customers. 

Its unclear if this is just a temporary solution while Googles construction 
project gets underway, and in a joint statement, neither company gave a 
timeframe or valuation for the deal. 

Karan Bajwa, Google Cloud Asia Pacifics VP, did say, "Google Cloud and DNeX 
will empower organizations with the state-of-the-art distributed cloud 
infrastructure, developer tools, and AI services they need to drive digital 
transformation on their own terms." 

Both companies confirmed they were considering opening a facility for 
training up local talent in AI skills. 

Google isnt the only tech giant eyeing up SEA as a growth market for cloud, 
with Microsoft also announcing similar plans to open a Thailand-based data 
center in May 2024 , citing demand and availability concerns, alongside 
spurring economic growth. More from TechRadar Pro Google is spending billions 
on new data centers and subsea cables to connect them Google Cloud is 
expanding into a bunch of new regions, despite hefty losses Weve also listed 
the best cloud computing services right now



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/google-cloud-has-big-plans-for-infrastructure-in
-southeast-asia


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