GOOGLE CLOUD BOOSTS JAKARTA AI DATA CENTRE CAPACITY
Research from Public First reveals that over the next five years, Google Cloud’ s Jakarta cloud region is expected to contribute Rp 1,400 trillion( US $ 88 billion) in economic value to Indonesia. oogle Cloud is expanding the computing
G capacity of its Jakarta cloud region to meet customer demand. This will empower more organisations in Indonesia with access to cloud-based enterprise AI capabilities to drive new competitive advantages, uplift workforce productivity and enhance public services. In 2020, Google Cloud became the first global hyperscaler to launch a cloud region in Indonesia.
In terms of wider innovation and productivity impact, over the past five years, the Jakarta cloud region has contributed Rp 900 trillion( US $ 55 billion) in economic value to Indonesia and supported an average of nearly 92,000 jobs per year. Over the next five years, it is expected to contribute a further Rp 1,400 trillion( US $ 88 billion) in economic value to Indonesia and support an average of nearly 240,000 jobs per year.
“ Google Cloud’ s Jakarta cloud region powers many essential services for Indonesian organisations, from Bio Farma’ s research and development of vaccines, to the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education’ s delivery of teaching and learning experiences, to digital banking, e-commerce, food deliveries, remote work and more,” said Fanly Tanto, Country Director, Indonesia, Google Cloud.
The Jakarta cloud region consists of interconnected, largecapacity data centres located in-country.
The data centres house the physical infrastructure that delivers Google Cloud’ s high-performance services to ensure organisations’ systems and applications are available, secure and accessible. By migrating their systems and applications
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