Four CSPs to build, manage hyper-scale data centres, cloud services

By Adib Povera, Ayisy Yusof - February 19, 2021 @ 10:34am

KUALA LUMPUR: The government has given conditional approvals to four Cloud Service Providers (CSP) to build and manage hyper-scale data centres and cloud services.

Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the four CSP companies are - Microsoft, Google, Amazon and Telekom Malaysia, which will invest between RM12 billion and RM15 billion over the next five years.

"This hyper-scale data centres as well as hybrid cloud services will be created to increase data storage space, thus reducing operating costs and improving analytical efficiency," said Muhyiddin in his speech at the virtual launching ceremony of the MyDigital — the Malaysia Digital Economy Blueprint.

The government, he said, has also proposed the appointment of three local ICT companies as Manage Service Providers (MSP) to work with the CSPs to manage their services to agencies in the public sector.

He said the three companies are Enfrasys Solution Sdn. Bhd, Prestariang Systems Sdn. Bhd and Cloud Connect Sdn. Bhd.

"This is in line with our intentions to strengthen the capabilities of local companies," he said.

As part of the measures to empower cloud computing services in the public sector, he said the government, through its Cloud First strategy, has targeted the migration of 80 per cent of public data to hybrid cloud systems by the end of 2022.

"In addition, for more effective and smooth data collection and management, this strategy also helps to reduce government costs in information technology management in the long run.

"All these Cloud services will allow Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things and other applications to be utilised to enhance and strengthen government services," he said.