Data centre specialist AirTrunk has unveiled a new facility in Western Sydney as part of its wider growth strategy for the Asia Pacific region.
The company says the newly opened data centre showcases the deployment speed, scalability, higher reliability, as well as cost and energy efficiency, and is designed for large cloud, content and enterprise customers looking for a secure and reliable way of processing and storing high volumes of information and content.
And, AirTrunk says the new facility, covering a 64,000 square metres, will have a positive impact on the local economy with hundreds of jobs created during construction and ongoing during operation.
Robin Khuda, chief executive and founder of AirTrunk, says he believes that the company is building new data centres of a "class and scale" that will enable rapid adoption of cloud services across the Asia-Pacific region.
{loadposition peter}“AirTrunk are building the data centres of tomorrow so that the technology companies who are transforming the way we live are assured of a secure, efficient and responsive home for their data. We've built the Sydney facility in record time for our customers and have also established a platform for Air Trunk to deliver more exciting projects across the Asia-Pacific region in the future.
“The rapid growth of cloud adoption has driven demand for secure, reliable and scalable data storage solutions in the Asia-Pacific region. AirTrunk has the financial capabilities and expertise to respond to that demand. We’ve demonstrated our unique value proposition to the Australian market and have already achieved substantial market share very quickly.”
AirTrunk also announced that, based on an additional customer commitment, it had commenced construction of the second stage of its Sydney campus.
AirTrunk Sydney is the company’s first hyperscale data centre in the Asia Pacific and at a total capacity in excess of 80 megawatts of IT load when fully completed, it says it will be one of the largest carrier neutral data centres in the region, housing mission critical infrastructure for some of the world’s biggest companies.
NSW Minister for Western Sydney Stuart Ayres said the investment in the flagship hyperscale data storage facility was a sign of confidence from the major players that technology businesses belong in Western Sydney.
"We’re delighted AirTrunk has chosen Western Sydney for this massive investment – building this centre has created around 300 jobs and 180 more people will be employed here permanently once operational," he said.
AirTrunk announced its Melbourne campus would launch in coming weeks with a capacity in excess of 50 megawatts IT load when fully completed, complementing the company’s Sydney facility.