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Data Centres
Adelaide secures 10MW build
AUSTRALIA’S LEADING DATA centre provid- er NEXTDC will construct South Australia’s first defence standard data centre.
The new 10MW, Tier IV-certified data centre (known as A1 Adelaide) and Mission Critical Op- erations (MCX) tower in the Adelaide central business district (CBD will generate 150 jobs.
The company said the development, to be lo- cated at 211 Pirie Street, will include an innova- tion centre which will act as an entrepreneurial incubation hub.
The company will reportedly be investing around AU$100 million in the project, which is due to go live in 2023.
NEXTDC is one of Australia’s largest compa- nies and has forecast data centre services reve- nue to reach AU$285-AU$295 million in 2022.
Adelaide Lord Mayor Sandy Verschoor wel- comed NEXTDC’s arrival in Adelaide.
“As a city that is focused on building greater digital capabilities and attracting a broad range of businesses and investment, NEXTDC is pre- cisely the type of business we want to see based here,” the Mayor said.
South Australian premier Steven Marshall said the investment will go beyond the creation of the data centre to include the opportunity for collaboration with our state’s universities, en-
South Australian premier,
Steven Marshall.
suring a pipeline of skilled workers for the future. “It is also fantastic that this central city loca- tion will enable the company to continue to ser- vice their customers, including Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure who have all established a presence here in Ad-
elaide,” he said.
APAC to become world’s biggest data centre hub
THE ASIA PACIFIC is set to be the world’s larg- est data centre region within the next decade.
According to Cushman & Wakefield’s 2022 Data Centre Global Market Comparison report, Singapore, Hong Kong and Sydney are ranked among the top 10 data centre markets in the world.
Globally, 4.1 gigawatts (GW) of data centre ca- pacity is under construction, up from 2.9 GW the previous year.
The largest clients continue to require larger builds, with 100 megawatt campuses becoming increasingly common.
Despite the current moratorium on new builds, Singapore remains a strong location for data cen- tre deployment, propelling them to the top of the regional rankings while tying for second with Silicon Valley on the overall global rankings. The result is also a testament to its strong ecosys- tems, excellent connectivity, consistent demand, and all major cloud services available and ex- panding where possible.
Ranked outside the overall top 10 markets last year, Hong Kong makes a big jump in 2022 to sec- ond in the region and comes in just behind the global top five markets.
The market offers a robust development pipeline, excellent networks and all major cloud services are available. Considerable further growth is expected
in Sydney (regional 3rd), Seoul (regional 4th) and Tokyo (regional 5th), as there is still some land and power available in key nodes despite their costs.
Rapid growth is expected in the Asia Pacific over the next decade, as the region requires en- tirely new builds due to a lack of existing infra- structure for retrofit. Globally, regions across Latin America and Africa are also expected to enjoy considerable growth in coming years, as new undersea cables are bringing faster access to many markets for the first time.
“BANGKOK COULD BECOME A PROVING GROUND FOR HIGH TECH MANUFACTURING.”
Managing director of the Asia Pacific Data Centre Group at Cushman & Wakefield, Todd Ol- son, said the outlook for the region is exception- ally positive.
Thailand has been thrust to the forefront in re- cent weeks as a data centre market, with several new projects announced and more operators re- viewing entry. Bangkok could become a proving
Singapore is the data centre capital of the region, followed by Hong Kong and Sydney.
ground for IoT deployments with the considera- ble high-tech manufacturing locally that con- tributes to the global IT supply chain.
Cushman & Wakefield senior director for Thailand, Gareth Powell, said the future is bright for the region, thanks to deep hyperscale demand and the billions of dollars in data centre develop- ment currently underway.
“The 1.3 gigawatts under construction in the APAC markets reviewed is a small fraction of what is in planning regionally, with much action and growth coming over the next decade,” he said.
MICROSOFT TARGETS INDIA
The Indian government has announced a range of initiatives in its 2022 budget to make India a data centre hub.
The government will spend $US40 billion over the next five years to encourage investment, boost 5G and deliver Internet access to villages across the country.
Data centre advisory head for JLL in Mumbai, Rachit Mohan, said data centre investment rose 60 per cent globally in 2021.
“The new initiatives in India come amid a general push to further increase Internet access for the country’s data-hungry population,” Mohan said.
The government aims to undertake the 5G spectrum auction soon so that private telecom operators can roll out the technology during 2022-23.
Meanwhile, Microsoft has announced its fourth data centre in India.
According to research firm IDC, Microsoft contributed $9.5 billion in revenue to the economy between 2016 and 2020.
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