Oracle Plans to Build Data Center in Malaysia

Technology giant Oracle announced on the 2nd that it plans to invest over 6.5 billion US dollars to build cloud service data centers in Malaysia. As a result, the company has joined the ranks of American giants competing to build artificial intelligence infrastructure in Southeast Asia.

The company stated in a statement that the cloud region will help organizations in Malaysia modernize their applications, migrate their workloads to the cloud, and innovate through data, analytics, and artificial intelligence.

Garrett Ilger, Executive Vice President for Japan and Asia Pacific at Oracle, said, “Malaysia provides a unique growth opportunity for organizations looking to accelerate their expansion using the latest digital technologies.”

The statement also quoted Malaysia’s Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry, Zafril Abdul Aziz, as welcoming the investment, stating that it will help companies with innovative and cutting-edge artificial intelligence and cloud technologies enhance their global competitiveness.

He also said, “Oracle has decided to establish a public cloud area in Malaysia. This highlights Malaysia’s readiness in infrastructure and its increasing position as the preferred destination for digital investment in Southeast Asia.”

Oracle Corporation is the latest company seeking to invest in the country.

Google’s parent company Alphabet announced in May that it will invest $2 billion to establish the company’s first data center in Malaysia.

With the increasing demand for artificial intelligence, Amazon and Microsoft have also announced billions of dollars in investments in the region.