Google will establish its first data center in Japan this year
Feb 20, 2023| Google will establish its first data center in Japan this year
In terms of investment promotion, Google will continue to invest in all artificial intelligence (AI) positioned on the basis of business, and will continue to devote itself to the development of its main business - Internet search service and video sharing service "YouTube", and will also give priority to investment These services are provided to the basic software (OS) "Android" and cloud services required by users.
In terms of regions, Asia is the focus of investment. Pichai made it clear that "most of the growth in the next 10 years will come from the Asian market."
In August, Google announced that it would set up new cloud regions in Malaysia, Thailand and New Zealand. As far as Japan is concerned, Google has previously set up cloud regions in Tokyo and Osaka to provide storage and infrastructure services for local companies. The construction of the data center, in addition to improving the convenience of Internet services used by consumers, Pichai also said that "we hope to provide support for the digital transformation of Japanese companies through our company's cloud computing business."