Malaysia’s readiness to be a DC hub in Asia Pacific With panellists consisting of Ir Megat Jalaluddin, President & CEO, Tenaga Nasional Bhd; Anuar Fariz Fadzil, CEO, Malaysia Digital Economy Corp; Praba Thiagarajah, Group Executive Chairperson, Basis Bay Group and Charles Santiago, Chairperson, National Water Commission (SPAN), the discussion, moderated by Hazril Haniff, Vice-President & Head of Grid Software, Siemens Malaysia touched on various aspects of Malaysia’s lure as a data centre hub including the need to address gaps in policy clarity and another issue that has surfaced with urgency since last year - the role of reclaimed water in the data centre surge.
Winning and sustaining business in the digital industry The second panel of the conference comprised of, Adilah Junid, Director of Legal And Government Affairs, Microsoft Malaysia; Cheam Tat Inn, Managing Director, Equinix Malaysia; Darryll Sinnappa, Country Head, ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC); and Reiner Cham, Sales Manager, Smart Infrastructure - Electrical & Automation (EA), Siemens Malaysia with Karamjit Singh, CEO, Digital News Asia as moderator.
According to Adilah Junid, Malaysia's data centre growth is supported by policies covering land and water management, as well as data security regulations that establish the country as a trusted hub.
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