KUALA LUMPUR: Foreseeing capabilities requirements to implement the government's strategic shift to cloud, TM One expands its data centre data portfolio ensuring all operations and transactions are free of foreign regulations or third-party policies and requirements for greater agility and trust in the migration and supervision of both the government, and citizen data.
TM Group chief executive officer, Imri Mokhtar said the company is committed to strengthening their digital offerings in line with the government's MyGovCloud requirements.
"Investing into the growth of our data centres will enable us to manage the volumes of public data throughout and after the migration process. Our locally-based infrastructure and cloud services also enable us to support the unique needs of the Malaysian government, especially on data sovereignty," he said.
With several carrier-neutral data centre facilities in Malaysia, and one in Hong Kong operating as multi-cloud providers for various hyperscalers, TM One is anticipating to launch its tenth centre, which will be a Tier III/Rated 3 Data Centre in Q3 2022. With no less than 3MW of power and the ability to accommodate 700 equipment racks, this data centre will aim to improve power efficiency through its cooling system design which runs on modular air-cooled chillers—as the company continues to strive towards achieving lower Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) while meeting the SLA of the customers.
Just like TM One's other globally certified hyperscale data centres, this new centre will conform to standards and certifications such as ISO27001, PCI DSS, DCRA and TVRA to ensure the safety of government's data and assets.
"Our hyperscale and intelligent cloud solutions and data centre facilities are governed by the laws of Malaysia, which guarantees data sovereignty and privacy for the Malaysian government and its citizens. This removes the need and risk of foreign laws and policy intervention or inclusion, ensuring data privacy and security while enabling greater flexibility and agility in government services," said TM One's executive vice president, Shazurawati Abd Karim in a statement.
She also said that this new centre will include enhanced data security capabilities via its Cyber Defence Centre (CYDEC) which addresses potential risk areas for the government such as cybersecurity, compliance, privacy, ethics, and social responsibility. Along with its partners, TM One will also be customising solutions to ease the migration journey for each individual agency.
"To facilitate the transformative journey of individual government agencies, TM One's Professional Services team, along with our partner MSP, Cloud Connect, will work closely with these agencies on Cloud Design Planning, Migration Services, and Workload Optimisation
Services, customising the solutions and experiences to the unique needs of each agency," said Shazurawati.
TM One has entrusted Cloud Connect, a local cloud broker and software engineering company, as its dedicated Managed Service Provider to deliver TM One's end-to-end cloud infrastructure and services to government institutions in their transformation journey.
"With our deep understanding of the Malaysian landscape and a full suite of established services and infrastructure, we are confident that our infrastructure, solutions, and partnership with Cloud Connect will enable the government to reach their next advantage, today and tomorrow," she said.