2013, Asus Will Create 3 New Data Center

TAIPEI - Asus plans to build three new data center world in early 2013. Construction of the new data center is done to meet the increasing demand for cloud services from the users.

Quoted from ZDNet, in a report by the Central News Agency (CAN), Andy Huang, a director at the Asus Cloud, said that the three data centers that Asus is currently located in Taipei (Taiwan), Shanghai (China), and Los Angeles (United States), providing cloud services to 10 million users worldwide. Asus Asus Cloud is a subsidiary company which was established in 2008.

Over the last two years, the number of users and the data stored on cloud services has increased substantially. "So by having more data centers, PC manufacturers can provide cloud services to better meet user demand," said Huang.

Huang said that Asus will be adding a new data center in North China, eastern United States, and Europe. Currently, said Huang, the negotiations on the construction of the data center is being carried out and the location being considered in the three countries adalahTianjin, Harbin, Chingqing, Boston, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, and Ireland.

"Business cloud Asus might break even by the end of this year and revenue will grow strongly over the next two to three years," said Huang.

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