NeutraDC, AMD join hand to drive AI ecosystem integration in Southeast Asia

NeutraDC Singapore Pte. Ltd. announced Thursday the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with AMD, marking a major step toward integrating cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) solutions in the Southeast Asia. The duo said in a statement that the partnership will explore proof-of-concept implementations of AMD Instinct accelerators and collaboration on AI integration initiatives. This collaboration carried out this October, encompassing aspects from technical consulting to commercial deployment, lays the foundation for NeutraDC to deliver AMD technology-powered services to drive transformative changes to businesses and economies in the region. Under the agreement, both companies will also engage in joint AI research and training programs to nurture the next generation of AI engineers and innovative AI products. NeutraDC Singapore Chief Executive Officer Sendang Praptomo highlighted the significance of this collaboration. “By collaborating with AMD, a global leader in the area of high-performance and adaptive computing, we believe that we can create a positive impact by advancing the availability of advanced GPU services and talents in the region, “With our strengths in cloud-connect and data centres in the region, we can bring AI solutions closer to the end users and increase AI adoption to bring transformative change in people’s lives,” he added. Meanwhile, Keith Strier, Senior Vice President, Global AI Markets at AMD, said this agreement with NeutraDC strengthens their commitment to expanding access to high-performance AI infrastructure across Southeast Asia. “Together, we aim to deliver the compute capabilities and expertise needed to move their AI strategies forward with confidence,” he added. With rapid adoption of AI across industries, this collaboration expects to unlock significant opportunities for innovation, improved business capabilities, and a strengthened competitive edge in a landscape increasingly driven using powerful compute, diverse AI models, and application of relevant AI use cases to solve business problems. As part of Telkom Indonesia through PT Telkom Data Ekosistem, NeutraDC operates a robust Digital Ecosystem Hub connecting global enterprises with Indonesia’s fast-growing digital economy. With a network of 29 data centers, including hyperscale, enterprise, and edge facilities across Indonesia and Singapore, NeutraDC enables seamless global connectivity and empowers businesses to reach over 171 million digital users through tailored, scalable solutions built on deep local insights. The firm offers a comprehensive suite of services that includes colocation services, data center interconnection and service management, the Neutra Connect platform that unifies data centers, multi-cloud environments, applications, devices, and business partners, and Neutra Compute, which provides access to high-performance GPUs to accelerate enterprise AI initiatives, making the firm a fully integrated ecosystem capable of supporting companies to scale, innovate, and elevate their business through AI-driven solutions. Bain & Company launches AI innovation hub in Singapore