The largest and most modern data center in Vietnam comes into operation

On the morning of October 25 in Hanoi, Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) officially opened the 8th International Data Center (IDC) at Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park.

This is the largest IDC in Vietnam, invested by VNPT with the most modern technologies, fully meeting international technical standards. VNPT IDC Hoa Lac will be the safest choice for data of international brands, large economic groups, organizations and businesses on the Digital Transformation journey.

Largest data center in Vietnam

VNPT IDC Hoa Lac has a total usable area of ​​up to 23,000 m2, with a scale of up to 2,000 racks - the largest in Vietnam today. IDC Hoa Lac has achieved Uptime Tier III certification for design (TCDD), construction and installation (TCCF) and will soon be certified for operation (TCOS).

The equipment in IDC is provided by famous brands such as Cumin, Hitachi, Siemens...; In particular, the IDC center has the ability to connect to super-fast networks, averaging 2Gbps/rack for domestic connections and 0.5Gbps/rack for international connections, thanks to the advantage of being the leading telecommunications network operator in Vietnam of VNPT.

VNPT IDC Hoa Lac is also equipped with N+1 redundancy to ensure safe and continuous operation even during repairs and maintenance, helping customers' services to always be continuous, stable and without any interruptions.

In particular, the 6-layer security monitoring system from the outside to the inside of the Data Hall of the Data Center meets international standards to help ensure the highest level of customer data security.

The center is operated by a team of engineers and IT experts who are well-trained and experienced, most of whom have specialized certificates in Data Center such as: CDFOM, CDRP, CDMS, CTDC, CCNA, CCNP.

Mr. Huynh Quang Liem - General Director of VNPT Group said that, together with IDC Hoa Lac, VNPT currently owns 8 data centers present in major provinces and cities including Hanoi, Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh City. All of these centers fully meet strict domestic and international standards. Of which, IDC Hoa Lac is the largest and most modern in Vietnam, capable of providing the most advanced data services in Vietnam, ready to meet the "tailor-made" requirements of all domestic and international customer segments.

"In the coming time, VNPT Group is expected to continue to seek cooperation opportunities with partners and investors to build new regional and world-class data centers, using green and sustainable technology. This affirms VNPT's role in accompanying the government and businesses in realizing the aspiration of National Digital Transformation, towards the goal of becoming a Digital Hub of the region," said Mr. Huynh Quang Liem.

To realize this ambition, in recent years, the group has invested and built Data Centers covering three regions with 7 systems meeting international standards, meeting the Digital Transformation needs of government organizations and domestic enterprises.

The "Backbone" of the Digital Economy

Developing and building a synchronous and modern national Digital Infrastructure to serve Digital Government is a development trend of many countries. In Vietnam, the Prime Minister has clearly stated his views and emphasized the necessity and compulsory nature of Digital Infrastructure. This is the important infrastructure of the digital economy.

Currently, the Ministry of Information and Communications is also drafting the Prime Minister's Decision approving the Digital Infrastructure Strategy to 2025 and orientation to 2030. The goal of the Strategy is to bring Vietnam's Digital Infrastructure to develop in line with developed countries in the world, becoming a driving force for economic development.

Besides developing network infrastructure, the most important components of Digital Infrastructure are cloud computing and data centers. In particular, the data center is considered the "heart" of the Internet and the "backbone" of the Digital Economy, playing an important role in storing, processing and managing the huge amount of data that powers the modern digital world, helping the Digital Transformation process take place smoothly and quickly.

The Data Center market in Vietnam is expected to reach USD 1.03 billion by 2028, a significant increase from the USD 561 million recorded in 2022 (according to Research and Markets). The market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.68% during the forecast period (2022-2028).

In the context of the rapid development of the Digital Economy, the Data Center "race" of the "big guys" in Vietnam is increasingly exciting and attractive thanks to the support from the Government and the digitalization momentum created by the Digital Transformation process. Recent legal regulations emphasize the importance of data sovereignty, protection of personal information and strengthening cybersecurity measures.

Vietnam currently has 39 data centers with major investors such as VNPT, Viettel, CMC... In the strategy of building the National Digital Infrastructure, Vietnam aims to have 100% of government agencies and 70% of enterprises using domestic cloud computing by 2025. This strongly encourages domestic enterprises to invest more in the Data Center sector.

Previously, at the end of 2022, VNG Corporation officially opened a new data center in Ho Chi Minh City, marking an important milestone in providing neutral level III infrastructure for domestic and foreign enterprises.

The new, world-class data center has a scale of 7,800m2 and a usable floor area of ​​up to 12,400m2. This center provides the best-available infrastructure for all digital service platforms, secure data storage and specialized cloud computing solutions, and complements existing cloud computing services in Vietnam.

Another "big guy" Viettel has also officially built the largest data center in Vietnam with a total capital of up to 6,000 billion VND and will come into operation in the near future.