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AUSTRALIA developed from the knowledge gleaned through the construction of more than $ 2.5bn worth of data centres globally , and uses a modular methodology to build-out raised floor data centre space using standard power and cooling building blocks for cost-effectiveness , design flexibility and energy efficiency .
It will boast the same cooling solution that ’ s being adopted at its larger scale facilities in the US , which have a pumped refrigerate economiser cycle on it as well , ensuring excellent annualised Power Usage Effectiveness ( PUE ) without any water usage , which can be quite excessive in large data centres .
“ We ’ ve got the lithium ion battery technology as well that we ’ re adopting ,” Adcock reveals , “ which gives a better performance than traditional lead acid . And on the monitoring side , we ’ ve got the data centre information management ( DCM ) product , which is a digital

“ Australia – and Sydney particularly – is an ideal location to be a hub ”

– Peter Adcock , Digital Realty ’ s APAC Vice- President , Design and Construction
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