MSPs
Malaysia’s New Cloud Region Creates a Local AI Infrastructure Channel
Tencent Cloud is establishing its first cloud region in Malaysia, with up to three availability zones planned in Johor and a parallel programme to train more than 1,000 people in cloud and AI skills. For Malaysian SMEs, the opportunity is not competing in infrastructure. It is building local deployment, migration and industry-specific AI services on top of infrastructure that is moving closer to customers.
AI Infrastructure Automation Creates a New Managed-Service Play for Cisco Partners
Quali’s Stack Automation platform became generally available on August 11, 2026, after being co-developed with Cisco to automate the deployment of production AI infrastructure. The immediate SME opportunity sits in Cisco’s partner ecosystem: smaller infrastructure specialists and managed-service providers can turn complicated AI deployments into repeatable implementation services instead of competing on hardware resale margins alone.