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