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Read Navigating evolving data center security risks and requirements
Navigating evolving data center security risks and requirements

Navigating evolving data center security risks and requirements

May 03, 2023 ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC)

In recent years, data center security has come to the fore, with an increase in firmware attacks and security failures. Research shows that 83 percent of businesses have experienced firmware attacks in recent years, and in February, GDS and STT GDC hit the headlines when hackers compromised two...

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Read Floating data center park in Singapore to go ahead after gaining regulatory approval
Floating data center park in Singapore to go ahead after gaining regulatory approval

Floating data center park in Singapore to go ahead after gaining regulatory approval

April 18, 2023 Singapore

Keppel Data Centres has announced that its floating data center park in Singapore has received approval and will proceed. Located at the Loyang Offshore Supply Base operated by Toll Group, the facility was originally proposed back in 2019, which came after a significant investment in...

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Read Scientists at NTU Singapore invent data center cooling spray
Scientists at NTU Singapore invent data center cooling spray

Scientists at NTU Singapore invent data center cooling spray

April 11, 2023 Singapore

When it comes to data center cooling, everyone's on the hunt for the latest innovative, efficient tech; and at Singapore's Nanyang Technical University (NTU), its research team is working on the latest solution. The group proposes cooling servers by spraying chips with fluid; dielectric fluid, to...

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Read Web Werks-Iron Mountain JV announces launch of its first Bengaluru data center
Web Werks-Iron Mountain JV announces launch of its first Bengaluru data center

Web Werks-Iron Mountain JV announces launch of its first Bengaluru data center

March 26, 2023 Bengaluru (Bangalore)

Web Werks - Iron Mountain Data Centers (IMDC) Joint Venture has announced that it has launched its first data center on its campus in Bengaluru, India. Based in Whitefield, Bengaluru, the facility spans 80,000 square feet and is named the BLR-1. It is a Tier III-designed data center that can...

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Read Diode Ventures and ENDEC partner for data center development
Diode Ventures and ENDEC partner for data center development

Diode Ventures and ENDEC partner for data center development

March 07, 2023 Philippines

Diode Ventures and ENDEC have announced their partnership to build two data centers on the island of Luzon, the Philippines, in Tarlac province and New Clark City. Although details around the development are yet to be shared, Presidential Communications Office (PCO) secretary Cheloy Garafil said...

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Read Megawide and EDC commence project to build new data center
Megawide and EDC commence project to build new data center

Megawide and EDC commence project to build new data center

March 05, 2023 Manila

Megawide Construction is joining forces with Evolution Data Centres to acquire, develop, build, and operate center assets in the Philippines following the signing of a $300 million shareholder agreement between the two. Through this agreement, the company will develop a 69 MW colocation data...

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Read Hackers target data center passwords
Hackers target data center passwords

Hackers target data center passwords

February 27, 2023 ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC)

Last week hackers gained access to two Asia-based data center firms, Shanghai-based GDS Holdings and Singapore-based ST Telemedia Global Data Centres. This revelation, first published by Bloomberg, comes after endpoint security firm Resecurity found evidence they had been compromised. Cyber...

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Read Airtrunk data center development at Tokyo data center
Airtrunk data center development at Tokyo data center

Airtrunk data center development at Tokyo data center

February 22, 2023 Tokyo

AirTrunk has announced that it has broken ground on the second phase of its TOK2 data center located in Tokyo, Japan. This follows the groundbreaking of the first phase only three months ago. The company has outlined that the new phase is scalable to approximately 50MW of capacity and...

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Read STT GDC signs deal to procure renewable energy in India
STT GDC signs deal to procure renewable energy in India

STT GDC signs deal to procure renewable energy in India

February 08, 2023 ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC)

ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) has signed a deal with O2 Power to procure renewable energy in India. As per the agreement, the company will obtain renewable energy under a captive structure to power STT GDC India’s Bengaluru facility, which is located in the state of Karnataka. O2...

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Read Web Werks launches in Navi Mumbai, India
Web Werks launches in Navi Mumbai, India

Web Werks launches in Navi Mumbai, India

January 26, 2023 Mumbai

Web Werks has announced that it is launching a new data center in Mumbai, India. Named the Mumbai-2 data center, the facility will provide 10 MW of capacity and span 120,000 sq ft (11,150 sqm). According to the company, the facility, first announced back in March 2021, will launch on January 31st...

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Read New firm Digital Halo launches with plans for 70MW facility in Manila
New firm Digital Halo launches with plans for 70MW facility in Manila

New firm Digital Halo launches with plans for 70MW facility in Manila

January 13, 2023 Manila

Arch Capital has announced that it is launching a new platform to invest in digital infrastructure in the APAC region. Digital Halo (DH), will reportedly invest in, develop, and operate digital infrastructure assets, including data centers, fiber, and towers, as well as renewable power. Further...

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Read Philippines' Megawide plans first data center
Philippines' Megawide plans first data center

Philippines' Megawide plans first data center

January 13, 2023 Manila

Megawide Construction Corp, a construction company in the Philippines, has announced that it is planning a 30MW data center outside Manila, its first data center. Based to the south of Manila in Cavite, the facility will have a capacity of up to ​​30MW, with the first phase pegged to launch...

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Read Alibaba Opens New Data Center in Tokyo
Alibaba Opens New Data Center in Tokyo

Alibaba Opens New Data Center in Tokyo

December 23, 2022 Tokyo

Alibaba has established a data center in Tokyo, Japan. The company stated in December 2022 that its Alibaba Cloud/Aliyun division had opened a third data center in Japan to "meet the transformation expectations" of clients. Unique Song, General Manager of Japan for Alibaba Cloud Intelligence,...

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Read PAG’s Flow and Ayala Land begin work on Laguna data center
PAG’s Flow and Ayala Land begin work on Laguna data center

PAG’s Flow and Ayala Land begin work on Laguna data center

December 07, 2022 Manila

Ayala Land, Inc. and PAG's Flow Digital Infrastructure have announced that they have begun to work on a new data center outside Manila in Laguna, Philippines. The facility, M1, will reportedly offer up to 36MW. There will be an initial roll-out of 6MW, expected to be ready for service by the end...

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Read STT GDC Finishes Construction Work on STT Jakarta 1
STT GDC Finishes Construction Work on STT Jakarta 1

STT GDC Finishes Construction Work on STT Jakarta 1

December 07, 2022 ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC)

ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) has finished the construction work on its data center facility in Jakarta. This is the company's first facility in Indonesia. The company first announced plans for the STT Jakarta 1 facility in May 2021. The data center is located in Bekasi Regency and...

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Read DITO Opens New Data Center in Batangas, The Philippines
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DITO Opens New Data Center in Batangas, The Philippines

September 14, 2022 Philippines

Philippines telecommunication company DITO Telecommunity has opened a data center in Batangas City. DITO did not reveal the specifications for the data center, but it had a launch ceremony for the facility. From indications, the data center was developed in conjunction with Udenna- its parent...

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Read STT GDC opens third building at Singapore Defu campus as moratorium comes to a close
STT GDC opens third building at Singapore Defu campus as moratorium comes to a close

STT GDC opens third building at Singapore Defu campus as moratorium comes to a close

August 18, 2022 ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC)

ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) has announced that it has opened its third building at its Singapore Defu campus in the east of the city-state. The facility, first announced back in April 2021, is a seven-story building with an IT load capacity of 15MW and spanning 156,000 square feet...

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Read Singapore authorities to begin taking applications for new data centers
Singapore authorities to begin taking applications for new data centers

Singapore authorities to begin taking applications for new data centers

July 22, 2022 Singapore

Singapore has announced the end of its data center moratorium and is now accepting new applications for facilities, following Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and Economic Development Board's (EDB) pilot scheme launch. The moratorium was originally put in place back in 2019 due to...

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Read Raimon Land's MOU for sustainable data centers
Raimon Land's MOU for sustainable data centers

Raimon Land's MOU for sustainable data centers

July 05, 2022 Bangkok / Krung Thep

Riamon Land has announced that it will join forces with Nava Nakorn Public Company Limited, and RATCH Group Public Company Limited through an MoU to develop green data centers. According to Stephane Michel, Chief Operating Officer of Raimon Land, the MoU will enable the "pursuit of a deeper...

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Read Nautilus and DFFN Sign Agreement to Develop Data Center in the Philippines
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Nautilus and DFFN Sign Agreement to Develop Data Center in the Philippines

July 01, 2022 Philippines

Nautilus Data Technologies and Philippine-based IT firm DFNN Inc. are forming a partnership to develop a data center in the Philippines. The companies signed an MoU to partner up to develop the facility in the Freeport Area of Bataan. None of the companies shared the data center specifications or...

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