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Read Alibaba Cloud Opens Fifth Data Center in Japan
Alibaba Cloud has launched its fifth data center in Japan, further expanding its infrastructure footprint in the country. The new facility comes just months after the company added a fourth availab...

Alibaba Cloud Opens Fifth Data Center in Japan

June 20, 2026 Alibaba Cloud

Alibaba Cloud has launched its fifth data center in Japan, further expanding its infrastructure footprint in the country. The new facility comes just months after the company added a fourth availability zone to its Japan region in March 2026. Alibaba Cloud first established its Tokyo region in...

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Read Alibaba Cloud Launches Second Data Center in Dubai
Alibaba Cloud Launches Second Data Center in Dubai

Alibaba Cloud Launches Second Data Center in Dubai

October 17, 2025 Alibaba Cloud

Alibaba Cloud has launched a second data center in Dubai, a part of the company's global expansion plans, for which Alibaba has committed to spending $53bn on cloud and AI infrastructure.Eric Wan, VP of Alibaba Cloud International and general manager of the Middle East, Turkey, and Middle Asia at...

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Read Bosch and Alibaba Sign Cloud and AI Agreement
Bosch and Alibaba Sign Cloud and AI Agreement

Bosch and Alibaba Sign Cloud and AI Agreement

September 05, 2025 Alibaba Cloud

Technology company Bosch has signed an expanded agreement with Alibaba Group for cloud computing and AI technologies. Both companies will work together on cloud-based enterprise operations, AI business innovations, and expanding Bosch's e-commerce business.“Our partnership opens up exciting...

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Read Alibaba Cloud Launches Third Data Center in Malaysia
Alibaba Cloud Launches Third Data Center in Malaysia

Alibaba Cloud Launches Third Data Center in Malaysia

July 05, 2025 Alibaba Cloud

Alibaba Cloud is continuing its global rollout of data centers, announcing the launch of a third site in Malaysia and also revealed that it will launch a second data center in the Philippines in October this year.In addition to the new data center locations, Alibaba Cloud has launched an AI...

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Read Alibaba Cloud Confirms Second Data Center in South Korea
Alibaba Cloud Confirms Second Data Center in South Korea

Alibaba Cloud Confirms Second Data Center in South Korea

June 19, 2025 Alibaba Cloud

Alibaba Cloud has confirmed that a second data center will launch in South Korea by the end of this month (June 2025), noting that the expansion of its infrastructure is due to growing demand in the country for its cloud computing and AI services from local businesses."In line with the rapid...

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Read GoTo Group Migrates Digital Payments Unit to Alibaba Cloud
GoTo Group Migrates Digital Payments Unit to Alibaba Cloud

GoTo Group Migrates Digital Payments Unit to Alibaba Cloud

June 12, 2025 Alibaba Cloud

Indonesia's GoTo Group has moved the infrastructure of GoTo Financial, the company's digital payments unit, to Alibaba Cloud's data centers in Jakarta in hopes that the migration will help streamline its operations, reduce costs, and improve service efficiency.Patrick Walujo, GoTo Group CEO,...

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Read GDS partners with Gaw Capital for Japan expansion
GDS partners with Gaw Capital for Japan expansion

GDS partners with Gaw Capital for Japan expansion

April 03, 2024 GDS Services Ltd

Chinese data center firm GDS and real estate private equity firm Gaw Capital this week announced they will jointly invest in the construction of a data center campus with a total IT capacity of 40MW in Fuchu City, Tokyo. Both companies plan to develop a carrier-neutral data center park on two...

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Read Indonesia's sovereign wealth fund collaborates with GDS for Batam data center facility
Indonesia's sovereign wealth fund collaborates with GDS for Batam data center facility

Indonesia's sovereign wealth fund collaborates with GDS for Batam data center facility

September 05, 2023 GDS Services Ltd

GDS has established a joint venture with the Indonesia Investment Authority (INA), the country's sovereign wealth fund. In order to test fuel cell power supply options for its upcoming data center in Singapore, the company is also collaborating with SK Ecoplant. This week, the Chinese data center...

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Read Launch of the GDS data center campus in Johor, Malaysia
Launch of the GDS data center campus in Johor, Malaysia

Launch of the GDS data center campus in Johor, Malaysia

August 11, 2023 GDS Services Ltd

A new data center campus for GDS has opened in Malaysia's Johor. This week, the company announced the grand inauguration of its data center campus at Nusajaya Tech Park (NTP). Phase 1 of the campus (consisting of Nusajaya 1, 2, and 3, or NTP1, 2, and 3) offers 242,200 square feet of net floor...

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Read Housing Bank inaugurates Tier III prefabricated modular data center in Jordan
Housing Bank inaugurates Tier III prefabricated modular data center in Jordan

Housing Bank inaugurates Tier III prefabricated modular data center in Jordan

July 11, 2023 Huawei Cloud

Housing Bank recently announced the launch of what it's calling the first-ever Prefabricated Modular Data Center in the banking sector in Jordan. According to the company, the data center is designed to enhance the bank's daily operations, boosting flexibility, efficiency, speed, and security. It...

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Read Huawei Broadens its Market in Vietnam With Data Center-Related Products
Huawei Broadens its Market in Vietnam With Data Center-Related Products

Huawei Broadens its Market in Vietnam With Data Center-Related Products

April 24, 2023 Huawei Cloud

Huawei is expanding its offerings to include data center products in Vietnam, where storage laws are driving demand for cloud computing services from Amazon Web Services and local unicorn VNG. Do Van Chung, Huawei Data Center Product Manager, told Nikkei Asia on the sidelines of a recent industry...

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Read Huawei reveals data center trend break down
Huawei reveals data center trend break down

Huawei reveals data center trend break down

April 03, 2023 Huawei Cloud

At the recent Top 10 Trends of Data Center Facilities conference, Huawei revealed its insights into emerging trends in the data center industry. With the theme of "Smart DC, Building the Green Future," the conference highlighted that to accommodate the exponential growth of data demand, which...

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Read Huawei Plans More Latin American Data Centers as Cloud Demand Rises
Huawei Plans More Latin American Data Centers as Cloud Demand Rises

Huawei Plans More Latin American Data Centers as Cloud Demand Rises

April 03, 2023 Huawei Cloud

With Colombia set to be the next destination, Chinese technology giant Huawei says it is dedicated to establishing additional cloud regions (core data center hubs) and availability zones (AZs, minor data center hubs) throughout Latin America. Fernando Liu, president of the Latin American cloud...

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Read GDS and TNB announce partnership
GDS and TNB announce partnership

GDS and TNB announce partnership

March 29, 2023 GDS Services Ltd

GDS has announced that it has signed a supplemental agreement with Malaysia-based utility firm Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) to power its data center campus in Malaysia. Through the Electricity Supply Agreement (ESA), the company's Nusajaya Tech Park Phase 1 Data Centers will start operations with...

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Read Huawei Introduces Simplified Network & Data Center Technologies for the Intelligent World
Huawei Introduces Simplified Network & Data Center Technologies for the Intelligent World

Huawei Introduces Simplified Network & Data Center Technologies for the Intelligent World

March 02, 2023 Huawei Cloud

Huawei's 5th Industry Digital Transformation Summit was successfully organized during the 2023 Mobile World Congress (MWC 2023). Huawei recently unveiled a new line of cutting-edge solutions for streamlined networks based on the demands and pain points of enterprise network control effectiveness,...

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Read GDS Looking To List on The Singaporean Stock Exchange
GDS Looking To List on The Singaporean Stock Exchange

GDS Looking To List on The Singaporean Stock Exchange

September 15, 2022 GDS Services Ltd

According to Bloomberg, Chinese data center company GDS is mulling over a secondary stock exchange listing in Singapore. The company is already listed on the US and Hong Kong stock exchanges. According to reports, the company has talked with advisers about a plan to list on the Singapore...

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Read Huawei to finalize data center location in Saudi Arabia
Huawei to finalize data center location in Saudi Arabia

Huawei to finalize data center location in Saudi Arabia

August 10, 2022 Huawei Cloud

Huawei is reportedly set to finalize its data center location in Saudi Arabia, the giant’s second in the Middle East, following the establishment of a first in Abu Dhabi. In a statement, Frank Dai, ​​President of Huawei Cloud M.E, said: “We are in the final stages of the Saudi decision — the...

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Read Huawei Partners With Malawi For Data Center Development
Huawei Partners With Malawi For Data Center Development

Huawei Partners With Malawi For Data Center Development

July 29, 2022 Huawei Cloud

The Malawian government has announced the launch of a national data center in Blantyre. The country partnered with Huawei for the development of the facility. Huawei was responsible for building the data center. The data center will also host all Malawian government systems. Specifications of the...

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Read Tencent To Develop New Data Center in Japan
Tencent To Develop New Data Center in Japan

Tencent To Develop New Data Center in Japan

June 22, 2022 Tencent Cloud

Tencent Holdings Is looking to develop its third data center in Japan. The Chinese cloud and eCommerce giant wants to take advantage of the increased demand for cloud services for live streaming and online games. The senior vice president for Tencent’s international cloud operations, Poshu Yeung,...

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Read Huawei To Launch Third Data Center in Chile
Huawei To Launch Third Data Center in Chile

Huawei To Launch Third Data Center in Chile

June 17, 2022 Huawei Cloud

Huawei has announced its plans to develop its third data center in Chile. The Chinese company revealed to the press that it would build a data center in Chile's Santiago Metropolitan Region. Huawei will be investing up to $100m in the project. The company launched its first data center in the...

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