PUBLISHED : 3 Oct 2024 at 09:00
Thailand has the potential to become a digital economic hub in Southeast Asia, driven by the growth of domestic data centres and cloud service businesses, including a recent investment from Google, says the Board of Investment (BoI).
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PUBLISHED : 3 Oct 2024 at 09:00
Thailand has the potential to become a digital economic hub in Southeast Asia, driven by the growth of domestic data centres and cloud service businesses, including a recent investment from Google, says the Board of Investment (BoI).
Google’s plan to develop a data centre and cloud region here under a US$1-billion investment reflects Thailand’s readiness for regional hub status in terms of digital infrastructure and market, said Narit Therdsteerasukdi, secretary-general of the BoI.
A data centre is a network of computers that stores, processes and distributes data, while a cloud region is an area where a cloud service provider operates a number of data centres simultaneously to improve performance.
Mr…