NEXTDC opens Perth ‘microsite’ ahead of P2 data centre launch
NEXTDC has launched what it describes as its first edge data centre, located within the site of its under-development 20-megawatt P2 facility.
NEXTDC has launched what it describes as its first edge data centre, located within the site of its under-development 20-megawatt P2 facility.
As a growing number of organisations seek to become major players in today’s data-driven economy, the data centre remains one of the most important pieces of business infrastructure.
Area9 has been awarded a major Northern Territory government IT contract, with the company tasked with delivering a backup data centre for the NT over the next decade.
The Australian Securities Exchange has officially launched new high-density pods at its Tier III co-location data centre.
The federal government’s Digital Transformation Agency plans to develop a new certification framework that will assess the risk presented by hosting providers that handle government data.
Equinix has continued its Australian spending spree, announcing today that it will build out a new Melbourne data centre, dubbed ME2.
NextDC says it expects revenue in the range of $180 million to $184 million for FY19, compared to previous guidance released by the data centre operator of $183 million to $188 million.
Google Cloud has launched a beta of its Cloud Services Platform, which will extend the provider’s managed Kubernetes service to enterprises’ data centres.
Connection to the INDIGO subsea cable system will be offered from NextDC’s P1 and P2 data centres in Perth as well as its Sydney S1 and S2 facilities.
Data centre operator NextDC says it will increase the initial planned capacity for its second Sydney facility, dubbed S2.
A proposal to build a “behind the grid” data centre – which it is claimed will be the first in Australia to be “powered primarily from renewable energy sources” – has received the backing of the Western Australian government.
Facebook has revealed it will build its first data centre in Asia in Singapore, investing more than US$1 billion.
VMware has made its cloud based Software Defined Data Centre available on the AWS Sydney region, a year almost to the day since its launch in the US and almost two years after VMware and AWS announced plans to jointly develop the service.
Data centre operator AirTrunk says has secured $850 million in financing to undertake a “major expansion” of its Sydney and Melbourne data centres.
Data centre firm DC Two has announced it is planning to build “the first behind the grid data centre in Australia powered primarily from renewable energy sources”.