Google to expand data centre operations!

At the recent Google for India event, the company outlined its plans to expand data centres in India.

Google is ramping up its investment in India’s digital infrastructure. Following a significant announcement about enabling businesses to run its Gemini 1.5 Flash AI model locally, the company has made it clear that it is also looking to build on its existing data centres in Mumbai and Delhi.

To meet the increasing demand, the company is continuing to invest heavily in its cloud capacity. At the recent Google for India event, the company outlined how businesses in the country can now store their data and conduct machine-learning processes for its Gemini 1.5 Flash AI model locally. Next, Google has made it clear that it is also looking to build on its existing data centres in Mumbai and Delhi.

While Google is keen to expand its data centres in India, Google is reportedly close to finalising the acquisition of a 22.5-acre land parcel in Navi Mumbai, where it intends to develop its first self-built data centre in India, as per a report by Data Centre Dynamics from earlier this year. This development provides organisations, including those in the public sector, with enhanced control and security, making India a central player in Google’s cloud and AI strategy.

Google has also collaborated with the EkStep Foundation to develop a ‘DPI in a box’ model, which will help export India’s Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) architecture to other countries. This move could prove crucial as many nations, particularly across the global South, look to replicate India’s digital success story.