AWS Partner Axrail Launches Malaysia and SEA's First AI Laboratory

Axrail, an Advanced Tier Services Partner of Amazon Web Services (AWS) in Malaysia, has launched the first Generative AI (Gen AI) Lab in Malaysia and Southeast Asia. This lab highlights cloud and edge solutions to meet the rising demand for AI technologies and support the nation's digital economy goals. The Gen AI Lab serves as a collaborative hub, leveraging the expertise of AWS, Phison, and Axrail. It showcases advanced cloud solutions powered by AWS, including those built on Amazon Bedrock, and on-premise innovation with Phison's aiDAPTIV+ technology, according to a company statement.

Housed within Axrail’s 3,000-square-foot Centre of Excellence for AI solutions, the Gen AI Lab promotes responsible experimentation and collaborative creation of generative AI applications. The Lab aims to expedite businesses' AI readiness by aiding them in developing capabilities to extract value from data and enhance operational efficiency across multiple functions.

"We are thrilled to launch our Gen AI Lab in collaboration with Phison and our preferred cloud partner AWS”, said Kelvin Kok, Axrail founder and CEO. “This innovative sandbox will empower businesses to reimagine operations through AI, delivering measurable outcomes and future-proofing their approach. Our goal is to accelerate AI adoption, especially among Malaysian SMEs, leveraging the upcoming AWS Region in Malaysia for data residency, low latency, and robust cloud services across Southeast Asia".

Pete Murray, country manager, AWS Malaysia, said, “Axrail's new Generative AI Lab on AWS offers business solutions that boost productivity and efficiency for industries like Retail, Manufacturing, Healthcare, and Entertainment for SME customers of all sizes. Partners like Axrail can help customers make the most of the opportunities advanced technologies like generative AI can offer business owners”.

K.S. Pua, CEO of Phison Electronics, said, “Through Phison’s exclusive aiDAPTIV+ solution, we not only achieve the democratization of AI and expand AI applications but also make generative AI accessible and beneficial to everyone”. He added, “Together with Axrail, we will accelerate Malaysia's AI digital transformation while providing the added assurance of data confidentiality. In the future, Phison will continue to work hand in hand with Axrail to expand cooperation in storage and AI applications”.