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GTN eyes opportunities from rising demand for data storage
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Digital storage: Data center provider PT Graha Teknologi Nusantara (GTN) CEO Richard Kartawijaya (right) and GTN vice president Tjetjep Dharmawan (left) inspect a storage rack at the company's data center in Cikarang, West Java, on Wednesday. GTN expects to see more companies and government institutions use its services, as the country's demand for data storage continues to increase. (JP/Radhitya Diva Putra)
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ata center provider PT Graha Teknologi Nusantara (GTN) expects to tap into opportunities from the increasing demand for data storage with the recent operation of a data center in Cikarang, West Java.
GTN CEO Richard Kartawijaya said since the data center commenced operations in August, four companies had occupied 30 data server racks at the facility, located some 50 kilometers east of Jakarta. He said the company was now eyeing opportunities to serve more institutions, including private companies and government bodies, in the data storage management business.
“Four companies from Indonesia and Japan have so far occupied 30 racks in the facility. They come from the banking, retail and e-commerce industries. We expect that by year-end, 50 more racks will be occupied,” Richard told reporters during a press visit to the company’s 1.5-hectare data center facility on Wednesday.
With a total joint investment of Rp 400 billion (US$29.9 million) from Indonesian IT firm Multipolar Technology and Japanese firms Mitsui Knowledge Industry Co. and Mitsui & Co., GTN’s data center has become one of Indonesia’s largest data hubs, with a total capacity of 2,000 server racks at present.
GTN vice president Tjetjep Dharmawan added that a number of state-owned companies had expressed their interest in storing data at the facility.
“The companies said they would use our data center if they won project tenders by the end of November,” he said. (adt/hwa)
