The Ultimate Guide to Hyperscale
A curated Asian edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Hyperscale.
What to know about Hyperscale
Hyperscale refers to the large-scale data center environments and cloud infrastructure that support massive volumes of data and computing demands for today’s digital services. These environments power public cloud providers, hyperscale data centers, and supporting technology ecosystems that drive everything from artificial intelligence to global online services.
Readers exploring Hyperscale will find insights into the rapid expansion of data center campuses, innovations in cooling and energy efficiency, groundbreaking networking and storage technologies, and collaborations among major cloud and data infrastructure companies. The evolution and expansion of hyperscale compute dockets present opportunities and challenges around cost optimization, sustainability, security, and operational scalability, all discussed in the associated stories.
By following developments tagged with Hyperscale, readers stay informed on technological advances, industry partnerships, and market movements shaping the backbone of cloud computing and enterprise IT infrastructure. This knowledge is essential for understanding how the digital world is supported at scale and what future trends will influence the delivery of cloud services and data center capabilities.
Asian Hyperscale News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Pinecone launches first serverless cloud region in Singapore
Customers in Southeast Asia can now keep AI data closer to home, as Pinecone adds local residency and lower latency in Singapore.
OceanBase opens Kuala Lumpur support centre for Asia
The Kuala Lumpur hub will give Southeast Asian customers round-the-clock technical support as OceanBase pushes to win more regulated finance clients.
AirTrunk to invest MYR12 billion in Johor data centres
The expansion will add more than 280MW in Johor, as surging cloud and AI demand pushes Malaysia deeper into Southeast Asia’s data centre race.
Modulus Labs cuts incident response time by 40% with Datadog
Payment failures now surface in seconds for Modulus Labs after it unified monitoring and security, cutting resolution time by more than 40 per cent.
DayOne launches Thailand AI career expo with 800 attendees
The Bangkok event linked DayOne’s data centre build-out to hiring and training, with more than 600 technology and AI roles on offer.
TM Global deploys Ciena kit on ASEAN digital corridor
Rising AI and cloud traffic is pushing telecoms to add capacity across the Singapore-Malaysia-Thailand corridor, where data centre demand is surging.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Hyperscale
Featured News
Affordable cloud backups for all with Exaba and Datacentre220
Many small businesses are skipping backups altogether as a local partnership says it can cut cloud storage costs by up to 90%.
Exclusive: Google Cloud accelerates shift to agentic data
Enterprises may soon design data systems for AI agents rather than staff, as Google Cloud adds real-time context, automation and cross-cloud access.
Affirmo: Could AI make a reality of IoT dreams?
AI could help unlock the long-promised value of IoT, as Singapore-based Affirmo pushes real-time tracking into manufacturing and logistics.
The hidden data costs threatening enterprise AI plans
Hidden cloud data, egress fees and GPU 'double bubble' bills are quietly turning many enterprise AI ambitions into costly, slow ordeals.
Beyond silicon: AMD evolves AI processor performance, makes play for investment trillions
AMD shifts its AI pitch from raw silicon to open software and cloud access as it targets developers and a share of looming trillions.
Expert Columns
The Death of the Firewall
Energy for AI, AI for energy: designing AI-ready data centres
Supporting service providers with their global ambitions
Why fibre connectivity must be a front-end consideration in data centre site selection
Why AI-powered security needs network telemetry across the hybrid cloud
Agent computers: The PC era, amplified
Biznet Gio scales cloud performance for AI era with AMD
Secure by default: Moving beyond secure by design
Bridging the sustainability gap: how data centers can balance growth with environmental responsibility
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Celebrating the value of diverse perspectives on International Women's Day
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the network
Affordable cloud backups for all with Exaba and Datacentre220
Exclusive: Google Cloud accelerates shift to agentic data
Affirmo: Could AI make a reality of IoT dreams?
The hidden data costs threatening enterprise AI plans
Beyond silicon: AMD evolves AI processor performance, makes play for investment trillions
Recent Hyperscale News
Rockwell Automation showcases AI & digitalisation in Jakarta
Nearly 400 industrial leaders gathered as manufacturers in Indonesia weighed AI, analytics and digital tools to tackle costs and complexity.
Greenlyzer, Royal Group sign green hydrogen pact in Cambodia
Pilot projects could bring hydrogen-powered electricity to data centres and remote sites in Cambodia and beyond as demand outpaces grid growth.
Brand as a revenue multiplier in enterprise sales
Trusted vendors are more likely to be shortlisted, secure approval and command better pricing in complex enterprise deals.
Primacom deploys laser link for Jakarta 10 Gbps backbone
The 10 Gbps link went live in under a day, giving Primacom a fast alternative where fibre trenching and radio systems fell short.
Microsoft pledges USD $1 billion for Thailand AI hub
The spending aims to add skilled jobs and local AI access as Thailand races to become South East Asia’s digital hub.
Microsoft pledges USD $5.5 billion for Singapore AI
The five-year spend will fund cloud and AI infrastructure, while 200,000 Singapore students get free access to Microsoft 365 Premium with Copilot.
DayOne to invest GBP £28 billion in Malaysia by 2026
The expansion will make Malaysia DayOne's biggest global base, adding thousands of jobs as demand for cloud and AI capacity rises.
HPE updates Complete Care with AI tools for hybrid IT
The revamp aims to ease hybrid IT headaches for Singapore and Southeast Asian firms as AI projects strain ageing systems and fragmented support.
GITEX AI Asia returns to Singapore amid investment surge
GITEX AI Asia returns to Singapore, drawing 550+ tech firms and 250 investors managing over USD $350 billion amid an AI investment boom.
CapitaLand Ascendas REIT buys S$1.4bn assets, enters Japan
CapitaLand Ascendas REIT to buy Singapore and Osaka assets for SGD $1.4 billion, boosting logistics, business space and data centres.
FPT deploys Plume cloud Wi‑Fi to boost homes in Vietnam
Vietnam's FPT is deploying Plume's cloud-managed Wi‑Fi to boost in‑home coverage, performance and security across its broadband base.
Hitachi expands iQ stack for on-prem agentic AI with NVIDIA
Hitachi Vantara widens its iQ stack with new NVIDIA-powered options and tools to run agentic AI securely on-premises at production scale.
AMD deepens South Korea AI push with NAVER, Upstage
AMD inks AI infrastructure deals with NAVER Cloud and Upstage in South Korea, boosting its role in the country's sovereign AI push.
Indosat & Nvidia build AI Grid to power Sahabat-AI
Indosat partners with Nvidia to build a nationwide AI Grid and Sahabat-AI platform, bringing locally trained language models to Indonesia.
Indosat & Safaricom forge AI & fintech partnership
Indosat and Safaricom have struck an AI and fintech alliance to boost smarter networks, fraud controls and mobile money in emerging markets.
Malaysia chases AI hub status but workplace use lags
Malaysia pitches itself as a regional AI hub, but new research shows workplace adoption lags far behind the technology's potential.
Hitachi Vantara debuts AI-ready storage in Singapore
Hitachi Vantara launches new AI-ready block and object storage in Singapore to unify data platforms as enterprises scale production AI.
AirTrunk lands record JP¥191.6bn green loan for TOK1
AirTrunk secures a record JP¥191.6bn green loan to refinance and expand its TOK1 hyperscale data centre campus in east Tokyo.
Cambodia steps up AI push to narrow regional tech gap
Cambodia steps up its AI push under a draft strategy to drive growth and narrow regional digital gaps by 2030.
Beyond the booth: How tech companies can win at industry events
Amid Asia's crowded tech fairs, companies win by weaving events into long-term storytelling, not relying on flashy booths alone.
Job Moves
Ken Marron named Chief Technology Officer at FLOW in Tokyo
Vertiv appoints Wei Shen as President of Greater China
Equinix appoints Haris Izmee as Indonesia Managing Director
Thailand Data Centre Council appoints first Chairman
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Google Cloud appoints Patrick Wee as Country Manager for Malaysia
Google Cloud taps former Microsoft exec as Singapore & Malaysia lead
