Alphabet Inc.’s Google said on Monday it would invest $1 billion in Thailand to build a data center and cloud region to meet growing cloud demand and support artificial intelligence adoption in Southeast Asia.
The investment would create an average of 14,000 jobs annually until 2029, Google said, citing a study of the project by Deloitte.
In May, Microsoft said it would launch its first regional data center in Thailand as part of its efforts to boost cloud services.
“Google’s cloud and data center infrastructure in Bangkok and Chonburi will help meet growing demand for Google Cloud capabilities and AI innovations, and the company’s popular digital services — such as Search, Maps and Google Workspace,” the company said.
Its data center would be located in an industrial estate in Chonburi, while the Google cloud region, which consists of hardware and software dedicated to providing services to private and public sector entities, would be in the capital, Bangkok.
Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said Google’s investment was “perfectly aligned” with the country’s Cloud First Policy.
Google To Invest $1B Into Thai Data Center, Cloud Infrastructure Sector
October 1st, 2024
October 1st, 2024
Via Nikkei Asia, a report on Google’s plan to invest in Thailand’s data center and cloud sector:
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