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IBM opens $38mn APAC cloud data centre

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SINGAPORE: Server major IBM announced a new $38 million IBM Asia Pacific cloud computing data centre in Singapore.

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The new facility will integrate IBM's cloud delivery network with centres in Germany, Canada and the United States; and 13 global cloud labs, of which seven are based in Asia Pacific — China, India, Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Vietnam and Singapore.

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Scheduled to launch in April, the centre will support IBM's cloud services and technology portfolio via the company's cloud delivery infrastructure.

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"IBM's investment in our Asia Pacific cloud computing data centre in Singapore reflects the increase in demand for cloud solutions and services by our clients in the region. The centre will provide the highest security standards and capabilities to minimize capital expenditure and reduce operational costs," said  Paul Moung, vice president, Cloud Computing, IBM Growth Markets.

The first offering to be available at the new cloud data centre will be from IBM's infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) cloud portfolio.

Moreover, a catalogue of software from IBM Software Group and third party companies will be available in a variety of payment models.

"IBM's decision to invest in Singapore for the Asia Pacific Cloud Computing Data Centre is aligned to the country's iN2015 Masterplan, answering the call from the government to entrench our nation's position as a Global-Asia Hub for the delivery of cloud computing services in the region and beyond." said Teresa Lim, Managing Director, IBM Singapore. "The Centre will help to establish a vibrant cloud computing ecosystem here as well as contribute to attracting high-value economic clusters in Singapore, as called out in Budget 2011."

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