South-East Asia emerges as global data centre hot spot as AI usage rises; Malaysia and Singapore among leaders in market


Data centres are a long-term growth opportunity, driven by surging demand for data storage amid supply constraints. - PHOTO: PIXABAY

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): The world’s largest technology firms are flocking to South-East Asia to build data centres at a time when demand for infrastructure and computing power to enable artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly rising.

The new investments are expected to contribute to the region’s economies by creating skilled jobs in data centre construction, engineering and maintenance, while also developing specialised talent in AI, cyber security, and data science and management.

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