Google plans to establish a Google Cloud Platform region in Indonesia in 2019 to strengthen its business and capture a larger customer base, Jakarta Globe reports, citing Rick Harshman, managing director of Asia Pacific at Google Cloud. "We are here to make a long-term investment; [we believe] building infrastructure is also needed to support our growing business here, and we are proud to bring a Google Cloud region to Indonesia", Harshman said. According to Harshman, Indonesia is the eighth country in the region to receive a cloud facility, after India (Mumbai), Singapore, Taiwan, Australia (Sydney) and Japan (Tokyo).
Google Cloud's expansion in Indonesia is part of the company’s USD 30 billion investment in cloud computing infrastructure in the Asia-Pacific region over the past three years. Google also plans to build cloud facilities in Osaka and Hong Kong.
Singapore hosts Indonesia's closest cloud facility, which currently also serves GCP customers in the archipelago. By establishing a cloud facility in Indonesia, customers are expected to be able to access connectivity and cloud-based data, while also mitigating network latency and navigating the www, Harshman added.
