Digital Realty Trust is considering China as a data center location, with financial clients keen to establish data center operations there, according to Digital Realty Trust regional head of Asia Pacific Kris Kumar.

 

Kumar said the timing is right for companies wanting to enter the Chinese market with infrastructure, including power and connectivity, mature enough to handle data center demands and customer service needs.

 

But the all barriers to entry would have to be ironed out, including identifying a partner that can work closely with the data center real estate company.

 

Speaking with DatacenterDynamics, Kumar said Digital Realty Trust’s main focus at present remains is on the more stable markets such as Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia.

 

DRT announced its Asia pacific entry only recently with its first property, costing SGD$170m in Singapore. It also committed A$350m to a data center in Sydney.

 

"Our focus is on Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong, and then we have the wildcards like China and India," Kumar said.

 

"The market in China is big and wide though and with flexible business models and the right partner it can be the right time to enter there," Kumar said.