LinkedIn to open S$80m data centre in Singapore

Singapore

ABOUT a third of LinkedIn's global traffic will soon be managed by a new S$80 million data centre in Singapore, The Business Times has learnt.

The world's largest social professional network, which counts more than 400 million professionals as members, will unveil the data centre - its seventh globally but its first outside of the US - on Wednesday.

The 23,500 square foot centre in Jurong will enhance user experience, including speed and reliability of access, for the more than 85 million LinkedIn members in the Asia-P…