Well-known Digital Marketing Agency, restartbox.com highlighted, SoftLayer data center was opened in Hong Kong. The SoftLayer data center is IBM’s part of $1.2 billion investment in this island with the purpose to expand its cloud services throughout the globe. IBM plans to build 15 data centers in Hong Kong with SoftLayer data center its first project.
In Asia with its first presence in Singapore, SoftLayer opened Singapore data center in 2011 with further network expansion to Tokyo and Hong Kong. Now Hong Kong is a popular destination for cloud computing companies looking to serve Asian customers due to its connectivity and location within China.
Lance Crosby, CEO of SoftLayer said: “Our expansion into Hong Kong gives us a stronger Asian market presence as well as added proximity and access to our growing customer base in the region.”
He added: “This new data center gives the fast-growing, entrepreneurial businesses that Hong Kong is known for a local facility to tap into SoftLayer’s complete portfolio of cloud services.”
IBM begins its first SoftLayer Data Center’s investment in Hong Kong
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