DIGITAL REALTY
188 management and property development . He built the SYD10 Erskine Park I facility in his previous role at FDC Construction before moving client side .
“ This building may be completely filled up within a year of its opening , which is exciting in itself . We have existing customers that are energising or going live very soon after we hand it over to them , so we ’ ve fitted-out two of the six data halls and we ’ re in discussions about the remaining four data halls to be leased .
“ We ’ ve built-in the SCEC requirements within the fabric of the building so that any customer coming in can upgrade their data suites to SCEC which allows for the government work . It ’ s exciting to see so much interest in the building , and in contrast to our previous buildings , that has probably been a steady fill over a four-year period .”
When it comes to construction , the business ’ partners include key contractors , including A . W Edwards , Barnwell Cambridge for electrics , D & W Plumbing , Cummins , Schneider and Parratech .
“ Construction is always challenging ,” he explains , “ but we ’ ve got well-established relationships – and when you ’ re working with people that have worked with you before , it makes it a lot easier .
“The demand that ’ s in the market in Sydney at the moment is unprecedented with regards to data centre capacity ”
— Daniel Howard , Director of Construction , Digital Realty
JUNE 2019