AIMS KL2 Opens as Data Centre Firm Offers New Central Business District Site with 100% Infrastructure Uptime Guarantee
Launch of New Facility Meant to Address the Increasing Demand for Carrier-Neutral Ecosystem Data Centres
AIMS Group (AIMS), a leading data centre services provider in Southeast Asia, has launched Bangunan AIMS (AIMS KL2), a 7.5MW IT load ecosystem data centre, adjacent to Menara AIMS (AIMS KL1), in the heart of Kuala Lumpur.
AIMS Data Centre (AIMS) is Malaysia and Southeast Asia’s leading carrier-neutral data centre and managed services provider. As the anchor site for the MyIX (Malaysian Internet Exchange), it handles traffic for over 88 peers and networks with international connectivity for customers from various industries. AIMS is headquartered in Kuala Lumpur with data centre presence in Kuala Lumpur and Cyberjaya in Malaysia, as well as Singapore, Bangkok and Vietnam.
The opening of AIMS KL2 is consistent with AIMS’ rapid expansion plan catering to the increasing demand for carrier-neutral ecosystem data centres in the central business district. To further elevate customer experience, AIMS is proud to have taken the lead in becoming the first data centre in the region to provide 100% infrastructure uptime guarantee to its customers.
AIMS KL2 Is AI-Ready
Bangunan AIMS boasts Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities to cater to the increased computing requirements of AI workloads. Another high-power density data centre that can achieve 20kW or more per rack, AIMS KL2’s resilient and innovative design gives it the ability to service not just enterprise and OTT customers but the growing demand for AI computing as well.
Bangunan AIMS (AIMS KL2) and Menara AIMS (AIMS KL1), together, form a robust, redundant and resilient interconnection ecosystem, which facilitates end-to-end network and connectivity interconnection catering to the needs of its customers. Otherwise known as the AIMS Campus Cross Connect, it offers a dedicated, highly diverse, and redundant interconnection between the two buildings and ensures always-on, low-latency connections with maximum security and guaranteed uptime.
Chiew Kok Hin, Chief Executive Officer at AIMS, said, “Our aspiration of becoming the region’s leading ecosystem data centre is on the right path. Based on current discussions with our customers, we expect Bangunan AIMS to be fully taken up by year end. We are also proud to share that Bangunan AIMS, alongside the rest of the Group’s data centre assets, will form part of our larger commitment to ESG. In addition to the various innovations that we have implemented to ensure energy efficiency in our facilities, we were also successful bidders in the inaugural auction of renewable energy certificates (RECs) by the Bursa Carbon Exchange (BCX).”
AIMS is one of 15 successful bidders from various industries purchasing contracts, amounting to a total of 268,800 Hydropower Renewable Energy Certificates for the vintage year 2024 (HRECv24), which were generated by Sarawak Energy Berhad from its Murum Hydropower Plant.
“AIMS will continue to look at other viable renewable energy projects as part of its long-term plan to being a sustainable data centre service provider. We are committed to ensuring we play our part in reducing energy consumption and carbon emission in the data centre industry,” concluded Chiew.
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