AUSTRALIA announced the commencement of new data centre SYD11 – its fifth in Australia – which is being built in Erskine Park in Western Sydney .
The facility will be adjacent to the company ’ s existing SYD10 facility , and this signifies huge expansion in the AUS market , adding to the other three Australian facilities in Digital Realty ’ s Australian portfolio – SYD 12 in North Ryde , and the two data centres in
Melbourne , MEL10 and MEL11 .
Once operational , SYD11 , located across 16,360 sqm , will be a 14MW facility and the build , which will employ around 500 contractors , is expected to take 12 months .
APAC vice-president , design and construction , Peter Adcock says Sydney – which has the biggest tech start-up ecosystem in Australia – is crucial to the Digital
“ We ’ ve got the potential to pretty much double our APAC footprint in three to five years ”
– Peter Adcock , Digital Realty ’ s APAC Vice-President , Design and Construction www . constructionglobal . com 111