Data centres are no longer just information warehouses; they are high-density hubs, or ‘airports for internet traffic’, and the demand for power is exploding from 6 kilowatts a rack to over 150.

Wong Weng Yew, a 20-year industry veteran and the founder of Open DC, joins us to share his journey. He explains his pivot from a traditional ISP to building a RM70 million (projected) data centre business, his unique focus on telco-neutral hubs, and how his new facilities are being built to handle the intense power demands of AI workloads.

We discuss:

• His 20-year journey from an ISP to a data centre operator.

• Open DC's unique role as an ‘airport for internet traffic’.

• How AI is demanding a massive increase in "rack density" (power per rack).

• Why enterprises are now outsourcing their high-power AI infrastructure.

• The growth strategy that put them on track for RM70M in revenue by 2026.

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Produced by: Carol Wong

Presented by: Roshan Kanesan

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