GLP: leveraging logistics to tap the data center boom

Logistics specialist GLP is using its land acquisition skills to develop a data center business in Japan, where Yoshiyuki Chosa sees the market is substantially undersupplied
 
Many of the trends which have driven demand for warehousing space – working from home and online shopping – are also driving global demand for data centers and Japan is no exception. Despite being relatively slow to adopt cloud computing and online shopping, Japan is catching up and in desperate need of more supply. GLP, which is already one of the largest vertically integrated data center operators in China, launched its Japan data center arm in February and will capitalize on its strong in-house land sourcing team to grow the business, says Yoshiyuki Chosa, president of GLP Japan.