Data Center Providers Malaysia | Cloud Companies Malaysia | Ken Research
by Ashish Kumar Market ResearcherData centres are usually run by big corporations and government
agencies to store and process their own data. However, in recent years
corporations and government agencies have started outsourcing DC services from
companies having expertise in building, operations and management of data
centre. Smaller businesses are also seeking services from these data centre
companies for their data storage and operational requirements. Companies are
investing huge sums of money to safeguard their data and maintain continuous
operations as success of companies nowadays depend smooth running of their
software operations.
With a vision of enlisting Malaysia into the list of
developed countries in the world, the Malaysian government has launched the
Economic Transformation Program (ETP). Under this program, development of data
centre hubs across the country is one of the key
Entry Point Projects (EPPs) under the Business Services NKEAs
(National Key Economic Areas) of the Economic Transformation Program (ETP).
Owing to the Government’s relentless efforts the country is evolving as an
attractive destination for global corporations to outsource their data storage
business. The revenue of the overall market has grown from USD ~ million in
2012 to USD ~ million in 2017, with a CAGR of ~% during 2012-2017.
Although, there is stiff competition from markets like
Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan, the market in Malaysia is growing on the back
of low overhead cost. Unlike countries like Singapore and Japan, the land
available in Malaysia for development of data centre is abundant. Government
has specifically dedicated hubs across the country and provides companies with
special incentives/subsidies and rebates to establish companies in these hubs.
Which is More
Preferred- Colocation or Managed Hosting?
Colocation refers to pure space rental, including private
vaults, floor space, cage, or racks in different sizes. It includes basic
infrastructure support such as power, cooling, basic network connectivity and
physical security measures. Customers need to purchase their own servers and
deploy their own in-house IT resources to manage the servers.
The Malaysia data centre market is largely dominated by the demand for collocation services.
In 2017, of the total revenue generated by the data centre market, ~% of the
share was contributed by colocation services which amounted to USD ~ million.
Colocation services are usually procured by companies that
require large DC space for a longer duration of time. In Malaysia the major
industries that use colocation services are banking & finance, government
agencies and oil and gas sector.
Managed hosting services are usually procured by industries
that do not wish to spend much on the handling of data, companies that do not
have excessive data and only require small or medium space or companies that do
not have expertise in handling and managing data. In Malaysia, these industries
mainly comprise of IT & ITES (IT enabled services) companies, manufacturing
companies, healthcare, retail, automotive, education, media and other
industries.
Which are the Major
Industries Procuring Data Centre Services in Malaysia?
In Malaysia the largest consumer for data centre services are
banking, finance and insurance industry. In 2017, ~% of the total revenue
generated by the data centre market in Malaysia was contributed by the Banking,
Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI) industry.
These banking and finance companies majorly procure
colocation services. The data stored by the companies from the BFSI industry is
highly confidential and companies often implement extra security measures
(apart from the security measures provided by the DC operator) for protection
of the data.
To implement the business continuity plan, all the BFSI
companies procure data centre services for both production and disaster
recovery.
International BFSI companies contribute a larger share to the
overall revenue of the Malaysian data centre market in comparison to the
domestic BFSI companies.
The Federal Government of Malaysia has been the second
largest customers of data centre services in the country. In 2017, ~% of the
total revenue generated by the data centre market in Malaysia was contributed
by the services procured by the Federal Government.
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 ultra-broadband 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 companies in the market will fuel the growth of the industry in the
future. Investments made by the Malaysian Digital Economy Corporation (MDeC) to
establish datapark in Iskandar, Johor will further act as a catalyst for the
market. Availability of reasonably priced land in Johor region which has close
proximity to Singapore and the grant of special Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC)
status by the government are likely to attract more Data Centre (DC) companies
into the country.
Companies Cited in
the Report
List of
Companies Companies
Covered in the Report
CSF
VADS
NTT MSC
AIMS
Skali
Strateq
My Telehaus
HeiTech Padu Players in Malaysia Data Centre
Market
Basis Bay
HDC
Hitachi Sunway
Exitra
PLT Pro Data Centre
Extreme Broadband
Aktifnet
Experian
CRF
N2N
RedTone
Safehouse
Teliti
Key Topics Covered in
the Report:
Comprehensive analysis of Malaysia Data Centre Market and its
segments
Listed major players and their positioning in the market
Identified major industry developments in last few years and assessed
the future growth of the industry
Value chain analysis
of Malaysia Data Centre Market
Hosting Services Market
Malaysia Data Centre Market
Growth Data Center Investment Malaysia
Malaysia cloud computing market
Cloud Companies Malaysia
Malaysia Data Centre Revenue
Colocation Services in Malaysia
Data Center Providers Malaysia
Data center companies in Malaysia
Managed Hosting Services in Malaysia
Basis Bay Data Centre Malaysia Revenue
CSF Group Malaysia Revenue Data Centre
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