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Artistic rendering of Google Data Centre and Google Cloud Region

Google marked a new milestone today in its goal to accelerate digital transformation in Malaysia with the commitment of a USD $2 billion investment in the country, including the development of its first Google Data Centre and Google Cloud Region to meet the growing demand for cloud services locally and around the world, and Al literacy programs for Malaysian students and educators.

The site of the soon-to-rise Google Data Centre and Google Cloud Region will be in Sime Darby Property’s Elmina Business Park, in Greater Kuala Lumpur.

Google Data Centre

The Google Data Centre will power Google’s popular digital services, such as Search, Maps, and Workspace, that billions of people and organisations worldwide, including those in Malaysia, use every day. It will also play an essential role in enabling Google to deliver the benefits of Artificial Intelligence (Al) to users and customers across the country. When operational, Malaysia will join the 11 countries where Google has built and now operates data centres serving users around the world.

Google Cloud Region

The Google Cloud Region will deliver high-performance and low-latency services to large enterprises, startups, and public sector organisations. Google Cloud customers will benefit from key controls that allow them to maintain the highest security, data residency, and compliance standards, including specific data storage requirements.

The cloud region will be complemented by Google Cloud’s existing Dedicated Cloud Interconnect locations in Cyberjaya and Kuala Lumpur, which provide direct connections between an organization’s on-premises network and Google Cloud’s global network. The Malaysia cloud region will join 40 regions and 121 zones currently in operation around the world.

Ruth Porat, President and Chief Investment Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Alphabet and Google, said: “The Google Data Centre and Google Cloud Region are our largest planned investment so far in Malaysia—a place Google has been proud to call home for 13 years. This investment builds on our partnership with the Government of Malaysia to advance its ‘Cloud First Policy,’ including best-in-class cybersecurity standards. With today’s announcement, Malaysia and Google are partnering to advance our shared work to create a supportive ecosystem for innovation and unlock the potential of digital transformation.”

YB Senator Tengku Datuk Seri Utama Zafrul Aziz, Minister of Investment, Trade, and Industry, added: “Google’s USD $2 billion investment in Malaysia will significantly advance the digital ambitions outlined in our New Industrial Master Plan 2030 (NIMP 2030). The Google Data Centre and Google Cloud region in Greater Kuala Lumpur, in particular, will empower our manufacturing and service-based industries to leverage AI and other advanced technologies to move up the global value chain.”

Site of the planned Google Data Centre and Google Clouid Region in Malaysia.

He added: We also value Google’s plan to help us develop a robust talent ecosystem by facilitating the growth of our people’s digital skills, businesses, and careers. As this attracts further investments, it will spur innovation and drive growth for organisations of all sizes. We are confident that Google’s partnership and continued investment will accelerate our nation’s digital transformation, contributing to the MADANI vision toward a more prosperous, technologically-advanced Malaysia.”

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