PARTNERING
FOR SUCCESS : DIGITAL REALTY AND NEWARK ENGINEERING
DIGITAL REALTY
PARTNERING
FOR SUCCESS : DIGITAL REALTY AND NEWARK ENGINEERING
“ Our strategic partners have played a critical role in supporting our business throughout the COVID-19 crisis . Our business relies on timely delivery of spares as a result of maintenance routines or break fix routines . Additionally , our construction program requires timely delivery of mechanical and electrical infrastructure . The pandemic has really highlighted how complex the supply chain and logistics systems are . With air freight severely impacted in early to mid- 2020 , our partners worked with us to provide updates on how their business continuity efforts were rolling out in support of our ongoing requirements ,” says Fong .
“ Newark Engineering has been one of our key partners since our first Singapore Data Centre ( SIN10 ), they are also currently working with us to expand the partnership into our second Hong Kong facility ( HKG11 ).
“ They are also the local distributors for a number of key pieces of cooling equipment .”
“ We want Digital Realty to become the recognised data centre leader across Asia Pacific ”
MARK FONG , VP SALES , APAC AND JAPAN , DIGITAL REALTY
has come to the fore and this will continue driving the demand for data centre providers like Digital Realty .” In response to these seismic shifts in customer demand , Fong has seen the APAC data centre industry go “ from strength to strength ”, emphasising that the pandemic “ has fundamentally changed the way enterprises conduct business and how people generally consume services . Businesses are now prioritising their digital strategies and building long-term resilience .”
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