An illuminated Google logo is seen inside an office building in Zurich, Switzerland.
Google announced Monday it’s investing 36 billion Thai baht ($1 billion) into Thailand for the creation of a new data center and expansion of the country’s cloud infrastructure.
The move marks a ramp-up of Google’s expansion in Asia, putting artificial intelligence at the heart of its international push at a time when it’s facing intense competition from companies like Microsoft and OpenAI.
The investment would see the company create its first data center in Thailand, Google said in a post on its Thailand blog Monday.
Data centers are the backbone of today’s modern digital economy, fueling the rise of cloud computing technology which enables access to storage, compute, and analytics services via the internet.
Google said that its debut Thai data center will be located in Chonburi, an eastern province of Thailand.
The facility will
Google to invest $1 billion in Thailand data center and AI push
