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Keppel DigihubData centresA wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Land’s e-business unit,Keppel Digihub operates a 23,000-sf data centre and disasterrecovery facility at Serangoon North.The data centre provides a secure environment for thehousing of computing infrastructure for businesses andcaters to the co-location needs of enterprises. The disasterrecovery facility comes complete with workstations, officeappliances, communication devices and Internet access.To further ensure that the processes and operatingprocedures for its data centre and disaster recovery facilitiesconform to industry best practices, Keppel Digihub embarkedon an exercise to achieve certification to SS 507:2004Singapore standard for business continuity/disaster recovery(BC/DR) service providers and received certification to thisstandard in December 2006.In 2006, Keppel Digihub secured renewals and contracts foradditional data centre space from its existing clients. Withoccupancy of its data centre at 85%, it is planning to upgradeits infrastructure to support additional data centre spacerequired to meet increasing demand.To date, Keppel Digihub has established an enviable trackrecord of zero downtime for its data centre facilities over itssix years of operations, creditable customer references andsecured industry certification for the provisioning of BC/DRfacilities and services. With its good track record and highquality standards, it is well-positioned to capitalise on theexpected increase in demand for such facilities and services.Market reviewData centresWith continued support from government agencies suchas the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore inpromoting Singapore as an ideal location for high-endbusiness process outsourcing services, including BC/DRservices, demand for data centre space will remainhealthy. With lingering concerns over a possible outbreakof Avian flu and terrorism threats, demand for data centreand disaster recovery facilities is expected to remain robust.Disruption of power supply in certain parts of Singapore inDecember 2006 also highlights the need for a fail-safeenvironment for housing computing infrastructuresupporting mission critical applications. This is especiallycrucial for companies in the financial services sector andmultinational corporations. With the continued high costof energy and a tighter supply of available data centrefacilities, co-location rates are expected to trend higher.Operations and market reviewSingaporeKeppel Land LimitedReport to Shareholders 2006117