Oracle has announced plans to invest more than USD 6.5 billion to open a new public cloud region in Malaysia, aiming to boost the country's digital economy and drive innovation in artificial intelligence (AI). The upcoming facility will offer over 150 infrastructure and Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions, enabling local organisations to modernise applications and migrate critical workloads to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).
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Enhancing AI Capabilities with OCI
The new cloud region is expected to provide access to AI services, including OCI Generative AI Agents with retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) capabilities and the OCI Supercluster, which features up to 131,072 Nvidia Blackwell GPUs for high-performance computing. This initiative aligns with the projected 27.2 percent CAGR growth of Malaysia's public cloud services market from 2022 to 2027, the official release said.
"Malaysia offers unique growth opportunities for organisations looking to accelerate their expansion with the latest digital technologies," said Garrett Ilg, executive vice president and general manager, Japan and Asia Pacific, Oracle. "Our multi-billion dollar investment affirms our commitment to Malaysia as a regional gateway for cloud infrastructure as well as a comprehensive suite of SaaS applications deployed within Malaysia."
Empowering Small and Medium Enterprises
Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry YB Senator Tengku Datuk Seri Utama Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz welcomed Oracle's investment, highlighting its potential to empower small and medium-sized enterprises and contribute to Malaysia's vision of establishing 3,000 smart factories by 2030.
"Oracle is the only hyperscaler capable of delivering AI and a full suite of 150+ cloud services across public, dedicated, and hybrid cloud environments, anywhere in the world," Oracle said.
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Partnership with Nvidia for AI Solutions
The planned cloud region will enhance data sovereignty by allowing organisations to comply with local regulations while harnessing advanced cloud technologies. Additionally, several Nvidia AI infrastructure services, including Nvidia AI Enterprise, Nvidia Omniverse, and Nvidia DGX Cloud, will be available to support end-to-end AI development.
"Nvidia underpins the world’s largest AI models for training and inferencing, and Oracle’s continued expansion in Malaysia will help organisations across the country harness the power of AI," said Dennis Ang, senior director, enterprise business (ASEAN and ANZ region), Nvidia. "With the new Oracle Cloud Malaysia Region, customers in Malaysia will gain local access to Nvidia's accelerated, secure, and scalable platform for end-to-end AI development and deployment on OCI, helping accelerate the development of generative AI applications."
