Data center firm activates second S'pore facility

ZDNet Asia covers the opening of the Equinix SG2 data center:

>>Data center firm activates second S'pore facility

By Melvin G. Calimag , ZDNet Asia
Thursday, July 30, 2009 11:56 AM

SINGAPORE--Emboldened by the cloud computing trend and strong growth in the first half of recession-mired 2009, U.S.-based data center operator Equinix formally opened its new data center in Singapore on Wednesday.

Located in the western side of the island, the data center was built in a record seven months, the company said.

Steve Smith, president and CEO of Equinix, said in an interview the older SG1 has become the country's most network-dense data center and has, in fact, run out of space in spite of the financial crisis.

"SG2 will address demand for data center services here in Singapore," said Goh, speaking at the launch of the new facility. He added that Equinix's global IT development center was also unveiled here in April 2009.

In addition to providing co-location space, the new site is also expected to enhance Equinix's peering business, as the SG2 center will be located near one of the key submarine cable landing stations in Singapore.