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Google Cloud to open first data center in Indonesia in coming months
Google first announced the plan to open Google Cloud in Indonesia two years ago at its Cloud Summit in Jakarta in 2018.
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Visitors attend 2019 Google Cloud Next in San Francisco, the United States. (JP/Arsi Agnitasari)
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ech giant Google is looking to open its first data center in Indonesia this year to enable the company to take the advantage of the growing demand for cloud computing services in the country, one of company’s senior executives has said.
Google Cloud Indonesia country director Megawaty Khie said in Jakarta on Wednesday that, with the establishment of the data center, the company would be able to provide a reliable cloud infrastructure for its local customers.
“This year, in the next couple of months, we will launch a regional Google Cloud in Jakarta,” Megawaty said during a press briefing.
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She said that Google first announced the plan to open Google Cloud in Indonesia two years ago at its Cloud Summit in Jakarta in 2018. The tech giant made another announcement in April 2019 during the Google Cloud NEXT conference in San Francisco, the United States, saying it was going to launch its cloud services in Indonesia in the first half of 2020.
“As of now, in terms of preparation, we already have the infrastructure and the people. We are simply waiting to 'open our shop',” she told reporters on Wednesday.
Several companies in Indonesia utilize Google Cloud services for their businesses, including major players in the retail industry such as homegrown e-marketplace Blibli.com and convenience store chain Alfamart, which recently expanded its services online through its Alfacart online marketplace.
