DHL to spend $365m enhancing Malaysian data center

DHL said Thursday it would invest about 1.5 billion ringgit ($365 million) over the next two years to enhance an existing information technology services data center in Cyberjaya, located about an hour from the Malaysian capital.

The center, which was established in 1997, has provided IT infrastructure, business application development and support to the logistics company’s global operations. DHL, a unit of Germany’s Deutsche Post DHL Group, has spent more than 4.7 billion ringgit over the past 20 years to develop the center, the company said in a statement.

Along with counterpart hubs in Prague, Czech Republic, and Pennsylvania in the U.S., the center provides around-the-clock IT support to the group’s logistic operations that include DHL Express, DHL Global Forwarding, DHL Supply Chain and DHL e-commerce.

The latest investment will be spent on the introduction of new data platforms using energy-efficient sources and the adoption of hybrid cloud services, which mix private and public cloud computing. Part of the investment will also go towards training and career development for the center’s more than 1,440 employees.

“The investment we have made in Cyberjaya demonstrates our commitment towards enhancing our capabilities,” said Alexander Pilar, managing director for IT Services at Deutsche Post DHL.