TECH - Google Pledges $2B For Data Centre And Cloud Services In Malaysia | Benzinga
Google by Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG), has declared a $2 billion investment plan to establish its inaugural data center and Google Cloud region in Malaysia.
What Happened: This initiative is the latest in a series of expansions by tech giants into Southeast Asia, home to a young, tech-savvy population of 670 million, Reuters reported on Thursday. The Malaysian government has embraced the investment, which it believes will propel the country’s digital aspirations.
The data and cloud centers will be positioned in the Elmina Business Park, in central Selangor state, owned by Sime Darby Property. The data center will facilitate services ...