(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Data center provider Equinix (www.equinix.com) announced on Thursday it has opened a new global IT development center in Singapore.
The news follows Equinix’s virtual tour in March of its International Business Exchange data centers at the data center conference Data Center World.
Equinix currently operates 42 International Business Exchange data centers across 18 markets in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.
The new center will help support this growth by providing dedicated global application development support, database management and technical support services to all Equinix business units around the world.
“As an industry leader dedicated to ensuring the vitality of the information-driven world, Equinix’s investment in this center represents our commitment to further strengthening our global IT capabilities that support the mission-critical data center and interconnection infrastructure Equinix provides for the world’s leading businesses,” says Brian Lillie, chief information officer of Equinix.
Rear-Admiral Ronnie Tay, chief executive of the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore, said the global IT development center will “add to the vibrancy of [Singapore's] infocomm eco-system, increasing business opportunities and knowledge exchange between global and local enterprises.”
Equinix is currently hiring staff for the global IT development center locally, which will double the company’s IT staff in Asia-Pacific.
The company is also in phase 1 of a $45 million SG2 International Business Exchange data center expansion in Singapore, which is expected to open in Q3 2009. It recently completed expansion of its original SG1 center in Singapore.
Equinix also recently opened a new SY2 center in Sydney, and it is building a fourth phase expansion of the existing HK1 center in Hong Kong, which the company expects to open for customers in Q4 2009.
The Singapore area has been busy with data center build activity. Most recently, IT services and data center provider Fujitsu Asia opened its Tier III+ Fujitsu East Data Center in Singapore.
And earlier this year, Tata Communications announced its $430 million strategic investment plan in the Asia Pacific region, which includes a new $180 million Singapore data center, the completion of the main segment of its TGN-Intra Asia Cable System, and developing the Tata Communications Exchange.
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