Content and Technology companies contributed around ~% share to the total revenue of the Malaysian data centre market in 2017 . These companies procure a mixed share of services comprising of colocation , managed hosting and cloud services . A large percentage of these companies use data centre services to host websites . A significant percentage of clients from the content and technology industry procure disaster recovery services , however it is less than the clients from the BFSI industry
Which are the major regions having Clusters of Data Centres in Malaysia ?
Cyberjaya in Selangor has the largest number of data centres in Malaysia . The Shah Alam area in the Selangor region has also witnessed construction of data centres in the past few years . In 2017 , the data centres present in the Selangor region constitute around ~% of the total data centre floor space in the country . Cyberjaya has been named as the Multimedia Super Corridor ( MSC ) by the government under the plan to promote it as a robust ecosystem for data centres in the country .
The MDeC ’ s initiative to introduce the Inter Data Centre Network in 2015 by deploying an ultrabroadband backbone network interconnecting data centers in the state , has further highlighted the area as an attractive option for setting up a data centre in Malaysia
The data centres present in Kuala Lumpur collectively constituted around 15.3 % of the total data centre space present in the country , in 2017 . Kuala Lumpur is the national capital of the country and is the only global city in Malaysia with a bustling economy . The city has the second highest share of data centre space in the country owing to the demand from a large number of global and domestic companies .
Other major regions that have data centre companies are Penang and Sabah . These areas contribute a total of 2.1 % to the total data centre floor space present in the country .
Major companies present in Penang region are VADS , AIMS and Exabytes . Major companies present in Sabah region are AIMS and Sabah Net Sdn . Bhd . With the development of the overall digital economy in Malaysia , these regions are also likely to witness rise in demand of data centres .
Future Growth of Malaysia Data CEntre Market
The Malaysian data centre market is likely to witness double digit year on year growth for the next five years . The market is expected to grow with a CAGR of ~% during 2018-2022 . The overall revenues of the market is expected to grow from USD ~ million in 2018 to USD ~ million in 2022 . Investments by the MDeC , focused approach by the government to develop the ICT infrastructure , development of new region for the IT industry and entry of new data centre