New facility is part of strategic move to tap into the country’s burgeoning data center market
Jakarta, Indonesia [June 20, 2024] – Vertiv (NYSE: VRT), a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions, announced today the opening of its new business entity in Jakarta, PT Vertiv Technology Indonesia. This is a strategic move in response to growing demand for critical infrastructure solutions and services in Indonesia, one of the fastest growing digital economies in Southeast Asia.
According to analyst firm Structure Research, Jakarta is considered one of the “up-and-coming” data center markets in the Asia Pacific region and one of the most important in Southeast Asia. The Jakarta data center colocation market is expected to grow at a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 22.3% through 2028. Vertiv’s expansion in Indonesia will enable it to address the growing demand for critical digital infrastructure solutions, including power protection and thermal management solutions, across diverse industries in the country.
“For Vertiv, this is a milestone moment as we increase our brand presence in Indonesia while enabling our authorized partners for more success,” said Hitesh Prajapati, vice president of Southeast Asia at Vertiv. “We are committed to bring the unique ‘One Vertiv’ experience to the Indonesia market, making sure that we are on the ground, working closely with our data center customers to understand their requirements and be their trusted partner in their digitization journey.”
PT Vertiv Technology Indonesia will draw on Vertiv’s global and regional footprint and expertise to support organizations in their digitalization goals through its breadth power protection, thermal management, IT management and services offerings.
“Amid growing adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing applications regionally, the data center industry needs to keep up with the demand for more capacity. With Vertiv’s expertise particularly on power and thermal solutions, we are well-positioned to meet these challenges head on. We are excited to support Indonesia’s digital transformation initiatives as an emerging data center hub in the region,” added Prajapati.
In relation to this, Vertiv also announced the appointment of Mario Leonardo Tjandra as Vertiv Indonesia’s sales director, who will lead the local business in driving Vertiv solutions to the market. Mario is a seasoned business leader with over 20 years of experience in the data center and critical infrastructure space. He was most recently a senior sales manager at PT Huawei Tech Investment and was previously at Emerson Network Power, Fluke Asia and Cyberpower System Inc. in various sales and leadership roles.
Joining Mario is Agus Salim, Vertiv’s IT distribution and partner manager in Indonesia. Agus will focus on developing and growing Vertiv Indonesia’s IT channel business, fostering relationships with key partners.
“I am excited to join Vertiv as it expands its footprint here in Indonesia,” said Tjandra. “We will work tirelessly and are committed to deliver the best infrastructure solutions to our customers, with the help of our local partner network and regional and local technical experts.”
During the launch event, Vertiv showcased its key product offerings from its power protection portfolio, including the Vertiv™ Liebert® GXE uninuterriptible power supply (UPS) range and the Vertiv™ Liebert® GXT5 UPS. Also featured is the Vertiv™ SmartCabinet™ fully-integrated micro data center solution for edge IT applications.
For more information or to know more about Vertiv’s offerings, contact Mario.Tjandra@vertiv.com or visit Vertiv.com.
About Vertiv
Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) brings together hardware, software, analytics and ongoing services to enable its customers’ vital applications to run continuously, perform optimally and grow with their business needs. Vertiv solves the most important challenges facing today’s data centers, communication networks and commercial and industrial facilities with a portfolio of power, cooling and IT infrastructure solutions and services that extends from the cloud to the edge of the network. Headquartered in Westerville, Ohio, USA, Vertiv does business in more than 130 countries. For more information, and for the latest news and content from Vertiv, visit Vertiv.com.
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