Our Executive Vice President, Jeffrey Tay, talks with Andy Davis on the Inside Data Centre Podcast covering a range of topics including:

• An overview of MNL1 facility in the Philippines and why the decision to develop in the region.
• Importance of ESG for Space^DC and how sustainability and ESG targets are achieved.
• Space^DC‘s China announcement.
• Space^DC‘s decision to enter China market and its long term growth strategy.
• Finally, news of announcements in more regions in the near future .

• Centrin Wuhan Data Center, planned 225MW, first phase 70MW facility located in Wuhan City.
• Centrin Kunshan Data Center, 192MW facility located in Kunshan City.
• Centrin Data is a leading  professional data center operation service provider and financial customer data center provider.
• Space^DC is a data center provider building a platform of assets throughout Asia.

8 February 2022 – China, Singapore — Space^DC, a Singapore based visionary data center provider, is partnering with Centrin Data, a nationwide Tier IV design data centers and network provider in China. The partnership sees both companies working together to sell Centrin Data’s data centers and services in China including their Wuhan and Kunshan data centers which have a strong financial customer base.

China remains a highly investable market for many financial services industries, having seen their biggest growth in China in 2021, as stated in the Goldman Sachs report, Global Marco Research.

With a total area of 165,744m², Centrin Data Kunshan facility provides its own 220KV substation and won the 2020 National Green Data Center and Carbon Neutral Innovator Award. With an average annual design of PUE ≤1.3, their hyperscale design delivers a capacity of up to 32,000 racks. The facility’s extensive range of certifications includes Uptime Tier IV and Uptime M&O.

Covering a total area of 206,532.41m² and capacity of up to 40,000 racks, Centrin Data Wuhan data center campus has an annual average of PUE <1.4 and is the only facility in Hubei province to be awarded Uptime Tier IV certification. A two stage development with a projected total capacity of 225MW with the first phase comprising of 70MW.

“Our data centers are strategically located and specifically designed with high security and rich network connections with a particular focus for the financial services customers.” commented Yang Yu, CEO for Centrin Data. “Space^DC and Centrin Data will have a long and prosperous partnership as our companies share a common vision for our customers globally.”

“With China opening the borders to foreign financial institutions, our customers are asking for an experienced data center operator in key cities like Wuhan and Kunshan,” commented Jeffrey Tay, EVP of Strategic Partnerships for Space^DC. “A reputation for resilient facility with high security protocols for the financial services sector, Centrin Data more than delivers what our customers are looking for.”

“This is a natural progression for our data center platform as we provide robust and resilient spaces for our customers to grow. China and these cities in particular, we continue to see an increase in demand. Centrin Data was a natural and proven choice,” commented Carolyn Harrington, Chief Operating Officer for Space^DC.

Notes to editors:

• Centrin Wuhan Data Center is a super large data center park in central China, covering a total area of 206,532.41㎡, with a construction area of about 500,000m² across 3x 5-story and 4x 6-story independent buildings. The total planned construction of 40,000 racks, installed capacity of 480,000 servers, and annual average PUE < 1.4. Uptime Institute Tier-IV,GB50174-2017-A, Hubei province and Wuhan major construction projects identified.
• Centrin Kunshan Data Center is a super large data center park in East China, covering an area of 165,744㎡, with a total planned construction area of about 300,000m² across 1x 5-story and 4x 6-story independent buildings. The campus has built its own 220kV substation with 600MW power capacity and 192MW IT power with an annual average PUE≤1.3.
• For further details and our facility data sheet, click here.

Date: 7 February 2022, Monday
Time: 8.15AM
Media: MoneyFM
Presenters: The Breakfast Huddle with Elliot Danker, Bharati Jagdish and Ryan Huang
Interviewee: Darren Hawkins, CEO of Space^DC

According to real estate consultancy Cushman & Wakefield’s 2022 Global Data Centre Market Comparison report, Singapore scored highly on key criteria such as market size, fibre connectivity and availability of cloud services. But while we are ranked second, Singapore has paused new data centre development since 2019. Darren Hawkins, CEO, SpaceDC shares why companies are building data centres in other markets despite Singapore’s high-speed internet connectivity, and the pros and cons behind Singapore’s decision to lift its moratorium on new data centre projects.

• 72MW facility located in Cainta, Greater Manila
• 100% green power supply, PUE design of 1.3

3 February 2022 – Manila, Singapore — Space^DC, a Singapore-based visionary data center provider, is working with JLL, a global real estate services firm, building a secure, resilient, network rich, data center called MNL1, which will be situated in Cainta, part of Greater Manila. The green data center will be fully powered with renewable energy – wind, geothermal – and is slated to open in 2022.

At 43,000m², MNL1 will be the largest hyperscale data center campus in the Philippines, and will deliver 72MW of critical power. With an outstanding PUE of 1.3, MNL1 will also lead in terms of energy efficiency and design, to minimize carbon footprint.

Space^DC CEO, Darren Hawkins said, “The Philippines ranks second in terms of data center growth in Southeast Asia. With only 47MW of available capacity in the country it is a dramatically underserved market. We are excited to be a first mover in a new market where we see our customers are investing heavily in.”

“Space^DC is in the right place at the right time to take advantage of the strong customer interest we are seeing in the Philippines. MNL1’s design is setting new standards in terms of technology, quality and operational excellence in the Philippines.” commented Ralph Davidson, Executive Director, Data Center Services for JLL, the appointed project construction manager.

Notes to editors:

• At 43,000m² across 3x four-story data hall buildings, MNL1 is the largest hyperscale data center campus in the Philippines. The state of the art facilities feature Space^DC’s unique design, which comfortably accommodates racks of up to 15kW across 48 x 1,500kW data halls before additional cooling support is required.
• MNL1 has its own leading internet exchange and diverse connectivity: local/international fiber presence, vendor neutral access, multiple MMRs and SDN. Benefits include switch/ramps to cloud providers such as AWS, Alibaba, and Azure; direct cloud access and connectivity to over 400 data centers.
• Space^DC’s data centers feature eight layers of advanced physical security including remote monitoring, 24/7 CCTV, multiple biometrics certifications and digital touchpoints, alongside fire protection and grounding.
• For further details and our facility data sheet, click here.

“We are all in the right place at the right time. Over the next 5 years as an industry we will go through an incredible change as we work together as a group to service our customer’s needs. Sustainability and how we innovate our design, build as well as the operations of our facilities will be challenging and rewarding.”

Read the full article here: https://w.media/award-winners-what-are-the-challenges-in-operating-data-centers-today/

Space^DC is honored and elated that we have been recognized by our peers for our JAK2, 1.45MW Tier III facility in Jakarta for the Energy Efficiency Innovation Award. JAK2 utilizes Vertiv advanced thermal wall technology to reduce the plant space required for cooling, resulting in greater energy efficiency overall.

With a PUE of 1.3, JAK2’s energy efficiency transfers cost savings to our customers who benefit from a reduced total cost of ownership.

This award is a culmination of the hard work and expertise put in by SpaceDC, our consultants and suppliers.

It’s an exciting time for us as we focus on increasing the overall efficiency of our facilities and lowering our carbon footprint through innovation. Thank you to everyone involved.

Our Executive Vice President, Jeffrey Tay, talks with Andy Davis on the Inside Data Centre Podcast covering a range of topics including:

• Jeffrey’s career starting as an IBM engineer learning skills from the ground up, through to data center sales and strategy at Space^DC today.
• The evolution of the data center industry from the early days of hosting servers on premises, to the cloud data explosion lead by the US and quickly followed by the Chinese market.
• Space^DC‘s positioning as the first green data center in Indonesia, our plans for expansion in the emerging APAC markets, and our holistic customer centric culture.
• ESG (environmental, social, and corporate governance) key concept and trends, and its impact on data center development.
• Space^DC‘s approach to ESG and some of the initiatives being implemented.
• Finally, some words of wisdom for those looking to work in the data center sector.