Melbourne: operators tackle power and water constraints, back prefab push
Transmission bottlenecks, gigawatt-scale customer demands, and the shift to modular construction dominated a candid panel discussion on next-generation data centre design at the recent Melbourne Cloud & Datacenter Convention, with four senior industry figures painting a picture of an industry actively working through constraints rather than being stopped by them. The session, Constructing the Next-Gen […]
WinDC wants Australian data centres built around energy, not cities
WinDC founder and CEO Andrew Sjoquist has spent more than a decade inside Australia’s energy system, helping connect over six gigawatts of generation assets to the national electricity market. When he views the data centre industry’s current infrastructure debate, he thinks it is asking the wrong question. “Everyone is trying to solve the same problem […]
Beyond compliance: OVHcloud makes the structural case for sovereignty in ANZ
OVHcloud’s launch of its first Asia Pacific Local Zone in Auckland, New Zealand, through a partnership with Datacentre220, is the visible tip of a broader strategic push into the region. Behind the infrastructure announcement lies a considered approach to sovereignty that the service provider argues goes well beyond the claims of its larger American rivals […]
Australian ministers back push for new rules tying data centre growth to energy supply
State and federal energy ministers have agreed that data centres should fully offset their electricity demand through new renewable generation and firming under proposed measures, marking a significant step towards tighter oversight of the sector’s energy use. In a joint communique issued following the Energy and Climate Change Ministerial Council (ECMC) meeting, ministers said data […]
DigiCo to sell US assets as it pivots capital to Sydney growth
Australia’s DigiCo Infrastructure REIT is moving to exit parts of its US portfolio, including its Los Angeles land holdings, as it reallocates capital towards expansion in Australia. The company confirmed it has entered into a binding agreement to sell its Chicago (CHI1) data centre for USD 750 million, while also exploring options to monetise its […]
CDC lands 555MW deal to push contracted capacity past 1GW
CDC Data Centres has secured a 555MW data centre contract with a US customer, in what is described as the largest data centre deal in Australia’s history – equivalent to around 40% of the country’s total operating capacity. The long-term agreement, which has a minimum term of 10 years and can extend to a total […]
OVHcloud launches Auckland Local Zone with Datacentre220 in APAC first
OVHcloud has launched its first Local Zone in Asia Pacific, deploying infrastructure in Auckland, New Zealand, through a partnership with Datacentre220 as it expands its edge and sovereign cloud strategy globally. The Auckland deployment marks OVHcloud’s first Local Zone in the region, extending its existing network of Local Zones across Europe and the Americas and […]
Macquarie Data Centres partners Macquarie Uni on data centre research
Australia’s Macquarie Data Centres has partnered with Macquarie University to develop research and training initiatives focused on data centre engineering, cloud, and cyber security, as demand for digital infrastructure skills continues to grow. The agreement establishes a framework for collaboration across research, industry engagement, and knowledge exchange, with a particular focus on building practical pathways […]
Viridis secures Sydney site for Zone 4 data centre
Viridis Green Data Centres has secured a site in Sydney for a new high-security edge data centre, marking its second confirmed Australian development as it builds out a network of Zone 4 facilities. The company said it has reached a heads of agreement for a site located within 15km of the Sydney CBD, with construction […]
CoreWeave and Meta expand US$ 21 billion AI cloud deal
CoreWeave, an American AI and cloud computing company, has expanded its agreement with Meta Platforms, Inc. to provide additional AI cloud capacity through December 2032, in a deal valued at approximately US$ 21 billion. CoreWeave described the agreement as part of broader demand for large-scale compute infrastructure used in AI development and deployment. According to […]