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Knight Frank and DC Byte expand data center research to include Asia Pacific region
The Data Center Report is a comprehensive data center market report and now covers 10 selected markets representing a combination of established cities such as Singapore , Hong Kong , Mumbai , Sydney , Seoul and Tokyo as well as investigating new data center destinations such as Hanoi , Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur .
The DC Byte team is also actively conducting research into Shanghai with the aim of providing the best available view of the region .
According to the report , the development pipeline in the APAC markets stands at nearly 5,900MW with Shanghai and Tokyo recorded as the first Asian data center markets to become gigawatt markets , with a supply pipeline exceeding 1,000MW IT power . Shanghai has 1,058MW capacity while Tokyo follows closely with 1,008MW .
Knight Frank , the global property adviser , and DC Byte , a leading resource for intelligence in the data center sector , have announced that The Data Center Report has been expanded to include the Asia Pacific ( APAC ) region .
Interestingly , the Mumbai market capacity has been reported to now exceed many European markets , including Paris , while attention has also turned to potential in new high growth markets such as Hanoi and Bangkok .
Across all the regions included in the report , total live capacity stands at 3,042MW , with a further 2,838MW either under construction or in committed phased development .
Rahi signs APAC distribution agreement with EkkoSense
The partnership will see EkkoSense ’ s unique EkkoSoft Critical M & E optimization and capacity management platform added to Rahi ’ s extensive global data center modernization portfolio . Rahi offers data center and IT services to support critical space , power , cooling and infrastructure optimization .
EkkoSoft Critical , with its proven ability to unlock average data center cooling energy savings of 30 % and ROI in under a year , will enable Rahi to unlock further performance optimization benefits for its customers .
Rahi , a global IT solutions provider with a carefully selected suite of solutions for smart data centers , has announced a major distribution partnership with UK-based EkkoSense .
Under the agreement , Rahi will offer EkkoSense ’ s innovative software-driven data center optimization solutions to clients across the APAC region .
Bruce Moore , APAC Managing Director for Rahi , said : “ At team Rahi , we are committed to helping our clients optimize their data center performance and we only add solutions to our modernization portfolio when they clearly demonstrate value and operational savings for our customers . EkkoSense ’ s EkkoSoft Critical solution opens up entirely new areas of software-driven optimization performance .
“ With proven international deployments already delivering quantifiable benefits we embrace the software as a pivotal addition and a powerful differentiator to our selected suite of data center solutions . We look forward to delivering customer happiness with EkkoSense across the APAC market .”
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