Pierre PATRIS

Pierre PATRIS, CEO Asia at Etix Everywhere

Pierre Patris is the CEO Asia for Etix Everywhere, a data center company operating in Europe and Asia.13 He is responsible for developing Etix Everywhere's current and future data center footprint in Southeast Asia.4

Background and Experience

• Holds an MSc in Corporate Finance from Business School Paris1
• Previously worked at L'Addition7
• Has been with Etix Everywhere since 2022, doubling the customer base and tripling the size of ETIX Bangkok#1 data center to cope with future growth5

Current Initiatives

• Considering setting up a second data center in Thailand to serve future demand, especially from the increasing use of artificial intelligence (AI) among enterprises26
• Shortlisted real estate that could be used for the second data center26
• Completed phase 3 of ETIX Bangkok#1 data center in Q1 2024, adding 1.5MW of capacity at a cost of $11 million2
• Designing phase 4 of ETIX Bangkok#1, which will add another 1.5MW of capacity2
• Deployed over 6,000 square meters of solar panels for ETIX Bangkok#1, saving 480 tons of CO2 emissions per year, with plans to quintuple the number of panels within three years2

Industry Insights

• Thailand's data center market is just starting to take off and will take time to develop a solid market share in Southeast Asia2
• The Malaysian data center market is four times bigger than Thailand's, while Indonesia's is twice as large2
• Thailand has strong business opportunities for data centers based on data demand in neighboring countries and the recent surge in AI2
• Collaborations with AI solutions providers and the integration of AI-driven analytics tools are becoming commonplace to support intensive AI workloads2