Second NEXTDC data centre proposed for Maroochydore CBD
A second data centre has been proposed to support the post-pandemic ‘work from anywhere’ surge and AI and cloud-based services.
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Plans to build a second data centre for a major technology company in the Maroochydore CBD have been unveiled.
The proposal to build the centre at 10 South Sea Islander Way, Maroochydore has been put forward to Economic Development Queensland by Ethos Urban on behalf of technology company NEXTDC.
Application documents show the data centre will reach five storeys with a height of about 26m and house data halls, ancillary offices and standby generators.
Lower floors would be used for offices, breakout and front of house spaces and the upper floors would contain the data halls and generators alongside batteries, chillers and switch rooms.
The new building would be placed directly beside NEXTDC’s current facility on 44 Maud St with commercial establishments, an apartment complex and a low-to-medium density residential area in close proximity.
Documents state the centre, designed for maximum efficiency with low maintenance, would benefit the Maroochydore City Centre and Sunshine Coast region.
“It will create value by contributing to the Sunshine Coast Council’s development of a smart city, enabling it to embed innovation into business as usual,” documents read.
It was noted the CBD will play an important role sharing the stage of the 2032 Olympics with Walker Corporation’s recently approved arena and athlete’s village.
Documents describe this to be an opportunity to showcase the CBD’s “economic growth and technological innovation”.
NEXTDC was outlined in documents to be the country’s “leading certified colocation data centre provider” which provides data centre outsourcing solutions, connectivity services and infrastructure management software.
“NEXTDC has direct access to sea cable landing stations on both the east and west coasts (including at Maroochydore), providing fast connections to Asia and the most direct connectivity between Perth and Sydney,” documents read.
“This makes NEXTDC Australia’s most-cloud connected data centre provider, delivering critical power, security and connectivity for global cloud platform providers, enterprise and government markets.”
The proposal was introduced as data centres having a “critical role” in “modern economy” due to new “work-from-anywhere” standards post Covid, alongside advances in AU technology.
It was noted demand for data centres will continuously increase, due to cloud-based data storage and the “meteoric rise of AI.”
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Originally published as Second NEXTDC data centre proposed for Maroochydore CBD
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