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The Ministry of Digital Development is in negotiations with Microsoft and Google about building data centers in Kazakhstan

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In Kazakhstan, the number of data center racks has doubled over five years, with their utilization reaching 76% (97% in the public sector). Construction is underway for facilities with 200 racks at Kazteleport and 4,000 racks at "Infrastructure of Kazakhstan," while negotiations are ongoing with Microsoft and Google. In April 2023, the opening of Microsoft's multi-regional hub in Kazakhstan for Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Mongolia, and Pakistan was announced.

In Kazakhstan, the number of rack spaces has doubled over the past five years. The utilization rate of data centers in Kazakhstan is 76%, while in state infrastructure it reaches 97%.

Currently, several data centers are under construction. Kazteleport JSC is building a facility with 200 racks, and Infrastruktura Kazakhstan LLP is constructing one with 4,000 racks. Additionally, negotiations are underway with Microsoft and Google to open data centers in Kazakhstan.

A data center is a centralized facility for processing and storing data. It consists of infrastructure and systems that ensure data processing and transmission. A data center receives and processes data from various sources.

In early April 2023, it became known that Microsoft would open a multi-region hub based in Kazakhstan. The hub will cover Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Mongolia, and Pakistan.

Source: inform.kz

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