With the rise of cloud computing, traditional enterprise data centres are adapting and evolving. These changes are being driven by internal cost pressures and the shifting role of data centres, but also by external pressures such as data protection regulations. By 2025, the number of micro data centres will quadruple, due to technological advances, such as
As Southeast Asia’s digital economy accelerates, Malaysia is well-positioned to become a key hub in the region’s interconnected digital ecosystem. With datacenter (DC) capacity that not only meets local demand but has the potential to serve broader regional needs, Malaysia has established a foundation to support extensive data processing and hosting for neighbouring nations. To maximise the impact of
Open DC Sdn Bhd and Campana Group are partnering up to enhance regional connectivity and digital growth in Southeast Asia by extending Campana’s subsea cable at the Satun Cable Landing Station in Thailand via terrestrial cable to the D8-1 data centre, owned and managed by Open DC in Delapan, Special Border Economic Zone in Malaysia.
This commentary is provided by Mr Weng-Yew Wong, Founder and Managing Director of Extreme Broadband and Open DC, and a member of the Board of Management of DE-CIX Malaysia and Singapore. A leader in the internet solutions and data centre industries, Mr Wong holds key roles across these three entities, bringing a wealth of expertise to the digital and
In recent years, Johor has positioned itself as a new favorite for large-scale data centers, leveraging the spillover effects from Singapore, a regional hub for data storage and processing. The state, which is the third largest economy in Malaysia, has seen remarkable growth in the data center sector, nearly surpassing its own progress over the
Open DC Sdn Bhd is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Extreme Broadband Sdn Bhd principally engaged in providing a full range of premium services in our connectivity-rich data centres. We’re also home to JBIX/DE-CIX Internet Exchange (IX), a partnership synergy between Malaysia’s second IX and the world’s leading IX to accelerate the development of connectivity hubs in Malaysia.
