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# Google breaks ground on Malaysia data centre
- URL: https://www.techstories.co/google-breaks-ground-on-malaysia-data-centre/
- Published: 2024-10-01T01:18:00.000Z
- Updated: 2024-10-05T01:20:49.000Z
- Description: Third Google Cloud region in Southeast Asia
- Author: Paul Mah
- Tags: Data Centres, Technology

Google today broke ground on its US$2 billion data centre and cloud region in Malaysia.

The Prime Minister of Malaysia was a guest of honour at the ceremonial groundbreaking.

**Google in Malaysia**

Here's the details:

- Google's 1st data centre and cloud region in Malaysia.
- Located at Elmina Business Park in Selangor.
- Will offer sovereign cloud solutions.

Google first mentioned that it will establish a cloud region in Malaysia in 2022; and said in May that it will cost US$2 billion.

Notably, it will partner with Malaysian firm Dagang NeXchange Berhad (DNeX) to offer sovereign cloud solutions - using Google Distributed Cloud (GDC) - for regulated industries such as public services, healthcare, and energy.

**Rapid growth in Southeast Asia**

Google is rapidly growing its data centre and cloud footprint across Southeast Asia, after years of investing solely in its Singapore data centres.

Yesterday, it also announced a US$1 billion investment to build cloud and data centre infrastructure in Thailand in Bangkok and Chonburi.

There are just two operational Google Cloud regions in Southeast Asia currently: Singapore and a Google Cloud region in Jakarta, which opened in 2020.

**Google in Singapore**

Google's investment in Singapore remains the largest by far, with four Google-built data centres.

2013 - 1st data centre\*.  
2017 - 2nd data centre; S'pore region launched\*.  
2021 - 3rd data centre (Invested US$850 million).  
2024 - 4th data centre (Invested US$5 billion).

\*Google's 1st and 2nd data centres are adjacent to each other.

As of 2024, Google Cloud says it has invested US$5 billion in technical infrastructure in Singapore to date.

- The sharp increase in investment between 2021 and 2024 hints at a massive expansion within its existing three data centres, despite the timeframe overlapping with Singapore's data centre moratorium.
- Google is highly supportive of Singapore's effort to clamp down on scams, including partnering with the CSA of Singapore to block risky sideloaded apps - the first country globally to get the feature.

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