COMMENT | Here are some notes on business happenings that took place last year, some of the more interesting ones which may or may not have caught your attention, with my thoughts and comments on them.

1. A proliferation of data centres

In 2024, large-scale investments by tech giants were announced by the likes of Google, Amazon, and Nvidia for data centres in Malaysia.

While the first line of beneficiaries will be the construction sector, the concern is whether we can overcome resource constraints, mainly electricity for data management and water for cooling.

There seems to have been insufficient planning to ensure that electricity and water supply are sufficient for this.

The investments are being made on the back of cheap electricity, water, and land, precious resources which we need to conserve and make available for other purposes as well...