Digital Realty, the world’s largest cloud- and carrier-neutral data centre platform, has announced the expansion of its Digital Realty Innovation Lab (DRIL) programme into Singapore and Japan. This marks the first extension of the company’s global initiative into the Asia Pacific region, following the successful launch of its inaugural facility in Northern Virginia in September 2025.
The new DRIL facilities will offer customers and partners real-world environments to test and optimise artificial intelligence (AI) and hybrid cloud deployments. As AI adoption grows, infrastructure readiness is becoming a significant challenge. These labs aim to help enterprises validate high-density configurations and refine hybrid architectures before scaling to production.
In Singapore, the DRIL will serve as a regional innovation hub, fostering collaboration among customers, partners, research institutions, and global technology providers. Meanwhile, in Japan, the lab will be located at Digital Realty’s NRT12 data centre in Greater Tokyo, featuring 20 racks with direct liquid cooling to support high-power-density AI and high-performance computing workloads.
Serene Nah, Managing Director and Head of Asia Pacific at Digital Realty, stated, “Sustaining rapidly expanding digital economies requires innovation ecosystems built on infrastructure that is not only AI-ready, but also efficient, resilient, and trusted.”
The new DRIL locations will enable businesses to test performance, optimise configurations, and seamlessly connect to cloud and network providers via ServiceFabric, Digital Realty’s global interconnection platform. This expansion underscores Digital Realty’s commitment to supporting AI innovation in Singapore and Japan, enhancing the region’s digital competitiveness.
