Data centre company Metronode has secured an expansion of its contract with the NSW Government with the government’s decision to considerably expand data centre capacity in two of its facilities this year.
Managing director Josh Griggs said Metronode had signed to provide additional data halls for the GovDC program at its Silverwater and Unanderra (Wollongong) facilities with construction beginning early this year.
“Metronode has housed NSW Government data since the GovDC program began in 2012 at both facilities. We constructed another data hall in Unanderra in 2015 to provide additional capacity and we are now further expanding both facilities in 2017.
“Energy efficiency is a key deliverable for the GovDC program and our engineered technologies, along with our superior security systems, have more than satisfied the Government’s requirements,” Griggs said.
{loadposition peter}Griggs noted that Metronode has three of its data centre facilities awarded NABERS 4.5-star ratings – Silverwater and Unanderra in NSW and Derrimut in Victoria – “a major factor in the NSW Government’s decision to partner with the company”.
Derek Paterson, the NSW Government director for GovDC, said: “Our priority is driving digital innovation to improve access to services for the citizens of NSW. We are pleased that this additional capacity will support more agencies and allow services to be added to the GovDC Marketplace, helping us to meet our objectives.”