The rapid growth has been fuelled by the world’s growing reliance on cloud-based technology and artificial intelligence-related activities.
Sedenak Tech Park, a data centre complex, under construction in Johor , April 22, 2024. in Southeast Asia, with cheap energy and an abundance of water and land drawing operators to set up shop there.
The boom was driven by a surge in e-commerce and AI-related activities, said Princeton Digital Group’s managing director and chief technology officer Asher Ling. As data centres are relatively new in Johor, companies have found it tough securing a pipeline of experienced engineers. Initially, some engineers were brought in from Singapore to support the local staff.So far, Johor has received more than 50 applications from large cloud service providers, or hyperscalers.
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