Autodesk Chooses Hong Kong to Set Up its First Buzzsaw Production Data Center in Asia Pacific
Associate Director-General of Investment Promotion at InvestHK, Simon Galpin (left), welcomes the establishment of Autodesk's data center in Hong Kong. On his right is Miss Margery Yeung, Regional Director for Hong Kong and Taiwan of Autodesk
On July 22, Autodesk, a world leader in 2D and 3D design software, announced the launch of its new Autodesk Buzzsaw data center in Hong Kong.
The company spent three years conducting a thorough selection process and site-visits before deciding upon Hong Kong.
Autodesk Regional Director for Hong Kong and Taiwan, Margery Yeung, said the move would meet clients' growing demand for secure storage and multi-site access to their data.
Autodesk Buzzsaw enables customers to effectively manage vast infrastructure and building projects. As an example, Ms. Yeung noted that architectural firms are increasingly working on international projects and require access to documents from various locations around the world.
She commented that Autodesk's data center offers secure data storage and reduces data transfer times by over 50 percent.
Associate Director-General of Investment Promotion at Invest Hong Kong, Simon Galpin, welcomed the establishment of Autodesk's data center in Hong Kong, saying that Hong Kong had an international pro-business environment, including a sound legal system, that protects data and intellectual property rights, and a stable political environment.
"Hong Kong also has world-class telecommunications, information technology and electric power infrastructure. And Hong Kong is the gateway to China, soon to be the world’s third largest economy," Mr. Galpin said."
Autodesk, Inc. is a world leader in 2D and 3D design software for the manufacturing, building and construction, and media and entertainment markets.
Since its introduction of AutoCAD software in 1982, Autodesk has developed the broadest portfolio of state-of-the-art digital prototyping solutions to help customers experience their ideas before they are real.
Invest Hong Kong is the investment promotion arm of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government responsible for attracting and facilitating inward investment into the city by providing free services and support to help overseas and Mainland of China companies establish or expand their business presence in Hong Kong.
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