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Empyrion Digital receives BOI approval for inaugural investment in Thailand
Empyrion Digital, a next-generation digital infrastructure platform, has received approval from the Thailand Board of Investment
( BOI) to develop its first data centre project( TH1) in Bangkok.
Designed to be AI-ready, the facility has secured in-principle power availability and will incorporate advanced cooling solutions to support critical AI workloads.
The BOI approval paves the way for the development of TH1, a minimum 12 MW( IT Load) facility expected to be ready for service by Q4 2026.
Covering 9,960 square meters across four storeys, TH1 is strategically located in Bang Na, a growing business hub and key gateway to Thailand’ s Eastern Economic Corridor.
Green by design, TH1 will also be developed in line with sustainable best practices, with a focus on achieving low Power Usage Effectiveness( PUE) and Water Usage Effectiveness( WUE) to minimise environmental impact.
Once completed, TH1 will also benefit from extensive connectivity to all major fibre providers in Bangkok, with future submarine cables set to integrate into the metro network.
“ We are pleased to receive BOI approval, paving the way for Empyrion to develop the next-generation data centre supporting Thailand’ s rapidly growing AI and cloud demand,” said Mark Fong, CEO, Empyrion Digital.
“ As Southeast Asia’ s second-largest economy, Thailand presents significant opportunities for digital infrastructure growth. We are excited to commence our market entry and look forward to contributing to Thailand’ s ongoing digital transformation and economic progress. As with all our projects, we remain committed to operational excellence and sustainability best practices in Thailand.”
NSE Cogencis secures critical resource access and boosts operational efficiency with CyberArk
passwordless approach based on Zero Trust principles to boost its identity-centric security posture.
NSE Cogencis implemented CyberArk Privilege and CyberArk Remote Access components of the CyberArk Identity Security Platform to protect privileged credentials, isolate high-risk sessions and monitor access to data centers.
NSE Cogenics has implemented the CyberArk Identity Security
Platform to secure access to critical infrastructure, improve operational efficiency and enhance compliance readiness.
NSE Cogencis is a leading data, news and analytics provider to financial market professionals in India.
The company wanted to automate and secure privileged access to its database, servers and other internal resources by its employees and vendors. It also wanted to move towards a
Privileged activity is dynamically monitored and recorded, just-intime access allows for streamlining and secure access to targeted systems.“ With CyberArk, we have implemented the principles of least privilege along with role-based access policies and credential vaulting and rotation. This has strengthened our defense against password-based attacks and risks stemming from unauthorized access. Adopting an identity-first security approach has also enabled us to improve the productivity of our IT team so that it can better focus on key operations,” said Milind Patil, VP of IT, NSE Cogencis.
Rohan Vaidya, Area Vice President, South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation & India, CyberArk, said:“ As organizations continue to experience the proliferation of both human and machine identities, CyberArk is committed to offering them the highest level of control, management and security.”
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