Developing data centers is a very important factor in helping units, agencies and businesses ensure stable and safe operations.

According to a report at the Data Center & Cloud Infrastructure Summit, the Data Center market in 2024 will reach about 321 billion USD, with an average growth rate of 7.3%.

Information from Structure Research also shows that the data center colocation service market in the Asia- Pacific region is booming with a growth rate of 13.3%/5 years, expected to reach 19,069MW of critical IT capacity by 2028, nearly double that of 2023.

In its report on the Asia-Pacific market, Savills assessed Vietnam as one of the fastest growing data center markets in the world .

In the coming years, Vietnam is forecast to see a boom in data centers with a scale of 1.27 billion USD by 2030, an average compound growth rate of 10.8%.

In just the past 2 years, many data centers have been established in Vietnam. In October 2023, VNPT opened the largest data center in Vietnam at that time.

This is the 8th center of VNPT, invested with the most modern technology, with a total floor area of ​​23,000 m2, a scale of 2,000 rack cabinets, achieving Uptime Tier III certification for design, construction and installation categories.

In April 2024, Viettel also opened Viettel Hoa Lac Data Center with a capacity of 30MW, 60,000 servers; more than 2,400 racks; 21,000m2 of floor space.

Currently, Vietnam has about 33 data centers. Most of these centers belong to large domestic telecommunications companies such as: VNPT, Viettel IDC, FPT Telecom, CMC Telecom. Some centers have begun to have the participation of foreign enterprises such as Gaw Capital, Worldwide DC Solution (Singapore).

An important step in the capital's digital transformation roadmap

On December 6, Hanoi also inaugurated the Capital's Main Data Center at VNPT IDC Hoa Lac. This event marks an important step in the capital's digital transformation roadmap.

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Inauguration of the Capital's Main Data Center at VNPT IDC Hoa Lac. Photo: VNPT

The highlight of this center is the use of private cloud computing technology, helping data systems operate flexibly, securely and cost-effectively.

The security system is designed with 6 strict layers of defense, from the outside to the data storage area (Data Hall), ensuring the highest level of data security.

At the same time, the team of operating experts at the center are all well-trained and possess international certificates such as CDFOM, CDRP, CDMS, CTDC, CCNA, CCNP, ready to ensure the system operates continuously 24/7.

In particular, the center not only serves the management work of the government but is also a "right-hand man" for people and businesses.

More than 300 of Hanoi's information technology applications have been converted to cloud computing platforms, helping people easily access online public services, from administrative registration to medical and educational applications...

The center is also responsible for ensuring the management of the entire technical infrastructure system of the city, including centralized and distributed servers at units, managing the WAN network connecting to all departments, branches, districts, towns, maintaining stable and continuous operations 24/7.

In addition, build, link, and integrate shared software and specialized software to serve information technology application programs in state agencies and serve citizens and businesses.

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Every day, the system processes millions of data requests from the city's IT applications. Through virtualization and cloud computing technology, everything is operated smoothly, quickly and stably.

According to experts, Hanoi is pioneering in considering data as the “lifeblood” of a modern city. The main data center will play a core role in building a smart city ecosystem.

Accordingly, data from transportation, healthcare, education, and environmental systems are all connected and processed centrally. This not only helps the government manage more effectively but also supports decisions based on scientific analysis, rather than emotions.

With this project, Hanoi is expected to become a symbol of innovation and sustainability, ready to enter the era of national growth.