The Ultimate Guide to Data centers
A curated Asian edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Data centers (DC).
What to know about Data centers
Data centers serve as the backbone of our digital world, housing the critical infrastructure that powers the internet, cloud services, and enterprise IT operations. They are pivotal in managing the ever-expanding volume of data generated across industries and consumers globally.
This collection of stories highlights the dynamic growth and technological innovations shaping data centers today. From expansions into emerging markets like Indonesia and Malaysia to the creation of AI-ready and sustainable campuses, data centers are evolving to meet increasing demands for performance, scalability, and environmental responsibility.
Readers will find insights into advancements in cooling technologies, energy efficiency, and the incorporation of renewable energy sources aimed at reducing carbon footprints. Moreover, the integration of AI and edge computing within data center architectures demonstrates how the industry adapts to modern workloads and latency-sensitive applications.
Security remains a critical theme, as data centers bolster defenses against cyber threats while ensuring compliance with emerging regulations. Partnerships between global tech firms and local providers underscore the importance of connectivity, interconnection, and hybrid cloud strategies in today’s data ecosystem.
Exploring these stories offers a comprehensive view of how data centers underpin digital transformation, drive innovation, and face challenges in sustainability, infrastructure expansion, and operational excellence.
Asian Data centers News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Envision launches 800V DC power system for AI centre
The Ulanqab site is already running live AI workloads, as Envision says its 800V direct current design cuts cabling and copper use.
Gonka eyes AI chips to tackle compute concentration
The move could widen access to AI infrastructure, but Gonka says any chip design will need to prove it can beat current economics before manufacture.
OMS Group raises USD $1.03 billion for cable vessels
The oversubscribed package will fund four new cable-laying vessels and support OMS Group's expansion as demand for subsea connectivity rises.
Taiwan's AI chip role grows as HCLTech spotlights ecosystem
Taiwan's foundries and server makers are becoming more critical as AI hardware shifts from single chips to integrated systems.
Yokogawa wins S$4.2 million grant for Singapore grid pilot
The pilot will test whether industrial sites can help stabilise Singapore's grid as renewable power and electricity demand rise.
Amogy to pilot ammonia cracking technology in Singapore
The pilot could help Singapore assess whether ammonia can be turned into reliable industrial hydrogen for data centres and heavy industry.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Data centers
Infrastructure Flexibility Becomes A Competitive Advantage As Uncertainty Mounts
Check Point launches AI-scale security orchestrator 200
Flexxon invests in Tech4Biz for secure server build
Kingston holds global DRAM module lead with 62% share
Gartner forecasts AI strain on services, costs & jobs
Featured News
AI workloads & modern facilities driving Honeywell growth
Data centre operators are under pressure to supply their own electricity, opening the door for Honeywell to add on-site power and utilities.
Exclusive: Castrol puts data centre experts behind CORE
The shift towards AI-ready liquid cooling is prompting Castrol to target new-build data centres and costly retrofits across Asia Pacific.
Interview: Cloudera says AI agents reshape zero trust
Enterprises must update identity controls as software agents generate more requests and need tightly time-limited access to sensitive systems.
Southeast Asia emerges as important market for Legrand
Rising data centre demand is pushing Legrand to expand in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam as Singapore shifts towards retrofits.
VAST Data targets AI data sovereignty with DataEnclave
Enterprises and governments could run AI on sensitive data without exposing it, as the technology targets sovereignty rules across APAC.
ABB: Renewables usage puts NZ in data centre sweet spot
Renewables are leaving New Zealand well placed for data centres, but ABB says grid upgrades and smarter use of existing assets are needed.
Interview: Cloudera bets on hybrid AI growth in JAPAC
Banks and large enterprises in Asia-Pacific are rethinking cloud-first AI plans as costs, sovereignty and regulation favour hybrid deployments.
Future of AI is distributed infrastructure built on open source
Rising AI demand is exposing cloud bottlenecks, as firms eye in-house open source systems to cut costs and limit vendor lock-in.
Open source is powering the next generation of frontier AI
Rising inference demand and custom hardware needs are pushing AI infrastructure beyond standard cloud setups, boosting open source tools.
Exclusive: Cloudera builds Hadoop-free future platform
Existing customers get six years of support as Cloudera shifts new AI and analytics workloads to a Hadoop-free platform due in November.
Managing energy, water constraints critical to Australia's AI ambitions
Policy should focus on technology inside new data centres, as an expert says smarter regulation could curb power and water strain while supporting AI growth.
The Aussie AI Data Centre debate: profit, power & public trust
Australia's AI boom could add GBP £58 billion, but energy shortages, bubble fears and local backlash are clouding the data centre rush.
Expert Columns
Digital sovereignty in practice: three examples of balancing control with global reach
Supporting Efficient and Resilient Data Centre Growth Across Asia Pacific
Could AI enable successful socialism? Eliminating the fatal flaw
The Next Evolution of Data Centres Isn't Technology. It's People
Small but mighty - micro data centres are the foundation of security and disaster recovery
Building Infrastructure for an AI World in Motion
In the AI era, channel value is being redefined
Engineering for operations: going from security to insight
How businesses can avoid widespread harm from cloud outages
AI's data centre overhaul forcing a network rethink
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent Data centers News
VAST Data says 14 customers committed USD $10 billion
Four customers each committed more than USD $1 billion as demand for AI storage systems pushed VAST's aggregate customer pledges above USD $10 billion.
Fortinet brings AI security to Equinix distributed hub
Enterprises can now inspect AI prompts and responses across clouds and data centres through a validated Fortinet-Equinix architecture.
Rubrik launches hosted backup for on-premise NAS data
The hosted service shifts backup storage and maintenance off site, aimed at enterprises under pressure from rising hardware costs and ransomware risk.
NVIDIA launches Minerva to spot AI factory faults early
The software aims to cut downtime and boost output for operators of massive GPU clusters by turning event storms into likely root causes.
Rakon launches timing portfolio for AI data centres
Better timing is becoming a bottleneck in AI clusters, prompting Rakon to add clocks and oscillators for networking, synchronisation and compute layers.
DayOne backs NVIDIA's AI data centre design standard
The tie-up could help hyperscalers bring AI capacity online sooner by standardising how compute, power and cooling are deployed.
Schneider Electric launches modular AI data centre design
Rising demand for AI computing is pushing operators towards repeatable builds, and Schneider Electric says its new modular design can speed deployments.
Toshiba launches platform for quantum-safe networks
Organisations facing future encryption risks can now trial Toshiba's system, which is designed to scale quantum-safe protection across existing networks.
JLL warns of AI skills gap in Asia Pacific facilities
Nearly 70% of organisations have already suffered disruption from labour shortages or AI skills gaps, JLL says, as adoption accelerates.
LG Electronics lifts profit as vehicle systems surge
Vehicle systems and subscriptions helped offset softer TV demand, as operating profit for the first nine months climbed 55.9 per cent to KRW 4.03 trillion.
Melbourne cheaper than Sydney for data centre build
A global index shows Sydney and Melbourne still trail Asian hubs, though Melbourne’s indicative build cost is slightly lower at $10.58 per watt.
Vertiv opens Singapore experience centre for AI systems
Customers and partners can now inspect integrated power and cooling systems in Singapore as AI data centres demand denser, more efficient infrastructure.
Lumen & Microsoft expand AI network tie-up for Azure
Enterprises grappling with AI rollouts should get simpler access to Azure-linked networking as the pair widen support across hybrid and multi-cloud estates.
Raiffeisen slashes mainframe cyber recovery to two hours
Austrian bank IT services provider Raiffeisen Informatik said a total storage loss would now be recoverable in one to two hours, not seven days.
Global data centre market to hit USD $645bn by 2032
Rising cloud and AI demand is set to nearly double global data centre spending to USD $645 billion by 2032, the study says.
Vertiv opens Singapore centre for AI infrastructure
Operators facing surging AI demand can now test integrated cooling and power systems at a new Singapore facility for dense computing workloads.
Honeywell tests aerospace cooling module for AI data centres
The trial is aimed at helping data centre operators avoid overheating and GPU downtime as AI workloads strain liquid-cooling systems.
Vaisala urges system-level monitoring for AI data centres
Rising AI demand is forcing operators to rethink cooling, commissioning and maintenance as data centres add hundreds more measurement points.
Mistral releases open-weight ML4 for coding & cyber
The open model is aimed at regulated sectors needing on-premise control over code and cyber work, while benchmarking atop open rivals.
Nvidia launches RTX Spark laptops with local AI push
Premium Windows laptops with on-device AI now start at USD $2,399, as Nvidia extends its Blackwell RTX hardware into the consumer market.
