PLDT Inc., through its wholly owned information and communications technology subsidiary ePLDT, is on track to continue expanding its data center capacity to address the demand of local enterprises as well as the hyperscalers.
ePLDT currently has 74 percent total rack utilization in its network of 10 VITRO data centers, with 4,541 of the total 6,133 racks already in service.
Following a surge in demand coming from local and global enterprises, the group recently reported adding 612 racks.
“We will continue to add more to ensure we are ahead of the demand not only for local enterprises, but also for hyperscalers. This supports the reinforced push of the government, particularly the Department of Trade and Industry, for hyperscaler data centers as the second coming of the BPO (business process outsourcing) industry,” Alfredo Panlilio, PLDT and Smart Communications Inc. president and chief executive officer, said in a statement.
ePLDT plans to further expand the capacity of three of its major VITRO data centers located in Makati, Parañaque and Clark.
“We are currently expanding capacity in three of our existing data center sites and building our 11th Vitro Data Center in Sta. Rosa. The target is to add 1,500 racks by the end of the 4th quarter of 2022 and 1,500 racks by the end of 2023. So all told, you’re looking at an additional 3,000 available racks from now until the end of next year,” said Viboy Genuino, ePLDT president.
The PLDT Group also announced earlier the buildout of its biggest VITRO data center, a premier hyperscaler facility in Sta. Rosa, Laguna with a power capacity scalable to 100 megawatts.
This facility will further fortify its capacity by another 4,500 racks, equal to the total racks already being serviced by all of its data centers combined.
“We are looking forward to opening our VITRO Santa Rosa Hyperscale Data Center. If you look at enterprises in the Philippines, there is a very clear need to digitize their operations in order to drive business agility. This way they can deliver better customer experiences to their end-users. Having a digital channel is a way to do that. Once customers adapt to that, it will further fuel the amount of hyperscalers and enterprise customers in need of our data center solutions,” said Genuino.
VITRO Sta. Rosa combines sustainable aesthetics with power and efficiency. Set to be PLDT’s biggest data center once it becomes operational by end of next year, it is being built to be an energy-efficient and eco-conscious facility. – Myla Iglesias