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In pictures: Metronode unveils Perth 2 data centre

Nextgen Group subsidiary Metronode officially opened its second Perth data centre, Perth 2, this week. The facility has a 2.8 megawatt capacity and a power utilisation efficiency of 1.17.
In pictures: WA Premier declares NextDC Perth data centre open

Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett was on hand to open NextDC's Perth facility P1 this week. Fifteen jobs have been created as a result of the $80 million investment.

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NextDC makes $10M loss after ‘record investment’

NextDC has ended a year of heavy data centre expansion with a $9.8 million loss.
Pawsey gets $70 million to replace ageing supercomputers

Pawsey Supercomputing Centre will receive $70 million in government funding to replace its ageing supercomputers which are fast approaching end-of-life.
Supercomputing centre shake-up sees executive director vacate role

The Pawsey Supercomputing Centre has confirmed it is searching for a new executive director, with current chief Neil Stringfellow vacating the role.
Australia’s first driverless bus trial turns one

Australia’s first driverless shuttle trial turned a year old this week, during which the bus has clocked up more than 4200 km in autonomous mode.
Metronode to expand Perth 2 data centre

Metronode has announced plans to expand its Perth 2 data centre to cope with demand from the WA government, enterprise customers, system integrators and service providers.

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