CONSTRUCTION
Buildings are designed in such a way that they ’ re expected to be active for up to 50 years .
Energy and sustainability has been important to NEXTDC from the outset , and as an example of putting money where its mouth is , the company made its first material investment in renewable energy back in 2012 , specifically a 6,000m2 , 400kWpk rooftop solar array at their M1 Melbourne site . Typically this installation will generate around 500MWhr per annum , which is 100 percent consumed by the resident customers and critical infrastructure . Connected business environment NEXTDC data centres offer a range of connectivity services to allow their customers to connect directly to each other and to the myriad of service providers present in any of NEXTDC ’ s facilities and others .
In NEXTDC ’ s data centres customers have the option of physical ( dedicated port ) or virtual ( shared port ) connections . Cross Connects are physical cable connections within a data
John Turner
Head of Construction & Project Management
John works closely with NEXTDC ’ s suppliers to maintain schedules , and the quality of the infrastructure and services contracted by NEXTDC , while directing the on-going development of NEXTDC ’ s facilities , both operational and in development . John Turner previously held senior positions in , or contracted to , major corporations including Westpac and CSC , where he was responsible for the delivery of critical operation facilities , data centres and large scale commercial projects throughout Australasia . www . nextdc . com 45