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Press Release08 February 2024Siemens AGKuala Lumpur
Siemens NextGen Data Center (NGDC) Conference 2024
NGDC 24 covered key topics that addressed existing challenges and anticipated future growth for data centers:
• Cloud & Data Center Market Trends
• Next-Generation Data Center Facilities
• Voice of the Data Center Market
• Scalable, Sustainable, and Resilient Solutions
The program included two panel discussions with key data center market influencers who shared their insights about the flourishing data center industry in Malaysia. The first panel featured Patrick Chan, VP Asia of Uptime Institute; Tan Tze Meng, Head of Digital Infrastructure at Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation; and Rajvinder Singh, Head of Technology at Amazon Web Services Malaysia. They delved into the rapid growth of data centers in Malaysia, which are placing increased demands on electricity and water resources. In response, the government aims to implement sustainability policies by 2026 to strike a balance between growth and sustainability.
In another panel, Billy Lee Kok Chi, Chairman of Atlas CSF Sdn Bhd; Ir. Yau Chau Fong, Managing Director of Duriane Professionals Sdn Bhd; and John Leing, Technical Director at Huawei Malaysia Data Center Facility, shared insights on energy consumption and overall operational efficiency, emphasizing it as one of the three pillars of data center innovation.
In addition to the panels, there were also guest speakers who spoke about facilities and financing for data centers. They include:
• Dato' Stewart Labrooy, Executive Chairman, AREA Group, who shared about the strategically positioned Delapan Special Border Economic Zone (SBEZ) in the Northern Territory and its green sustainability initiatives aimed at reducing the carbon footprint of the new data center park.
• Mark Ee, Head of Equity Finance, Asia Australia, Siemens Financial Services, who shared insights into Siemens' equity and debt interests in the data center market.
Billy Lee Kok Chi, Chairman of Atlas CSF Sdn Bhd, commented “This is my first time attending a data center industry showcase, and I’m quite impressed with the products and solutions by Siemens, particularly the digital twin, as it aligns with what the industry needs to streamline all the designs in terms of simulation and process.”
“To accelerate the development of data centers, it is imperative to establish an ecosystem of partners for collaborative discussions and the exchange of use cases,” stated Tindaro Danze, President & CEO of Siemens Malaysia. “Through this conference, we want to highlight solutions aligned with data center demands, including cybersecurity, sustainability, digitalization and automation. We are setting the tone for building resilient and sustainable data centers in Malaysia.”
Siemens Malaysia Sdn Bhd (SMSB) is a leading technology company with comprehensive products and solutions, and emerging technologies for various markets in the Malaysian economy, under its Digital Industries and Smart Infrastructure businesses. It focuses on the areas of intelligent infrastructure for buildings, grids and distributed energy systems, more resource-efficient factories, resilient supply chains, as well as automation and digitalization in the process and manufacturing industries. The company creates technology with purpose, adding real value for customers. By combining the real and the digital worlds, Siemens empowers its customers to transform their industries and markets, helping them to transform the everyday for Malaysians.