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Technology Deals APC in alliance to develop world class data centre
Technology Deals APC in alliance to develop world class data centre | APC in alliance to develop world class data centre |
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| by Stan Beer | |
| Monday, 23 October 2006 | |
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The $90 million data centre will be designed to host the IT infrastructure and operation of international companies as well as businesses of the new planned city of Greater Springfield 25 kms from Brisbane. The developers have set a goal for Greater Springfield to reach a population of 850,000 by 2025. The data centre will be located in the Central Business District (CBD) of Greater Springfield, which the developers say has twice the landmass size of Brisbane and Sydney CBD’s. Named Polaris, the data centre is part of the information and communication technology (ICT) strategy being implemented by Springfield Land Corporation and includes a privately funded dark-fibre communications network recently laid between Brisbane and Greater Springfield. Polaris Data Centre plans to deliver over 6600 square metres of high-availability raised floor space, and to host the mission-critical IT systems of government departments and utilities as well as local and international companies. “We are delighted to be involved in the physical Infrastructure development of the Polaris data centre – one of the Australia’s largest data centre facilities,” said David Plumer, APC Vice President, Asia Pacific. According to the developers, Polaris Data Centre will be vendor neutral. The data centre will be designed to be critical to the availability and management of the city’s key IT infrastructure and services, including hospitals, banks and government agencies, Polaris Data Centre will also support Greater Springfield’s ATMs, supply chain management, email and Internet with the aim of positioning Greater Springfield as an ICT hub for South East Queensland. Springfield Land Corporation Chairman, Maha Sinnathamby, said the Polaris Data Centre will become a significant data hub for Australia’s and the world’s largest companies. “Speed, security, scalability and reliability is part of Springfield Land Corporation’s technology strategy to support business investment in the region,” Mr Sinnathamby said. “We will continue to partner with market-leading vendors such as APC in order to deliver on this strategy.” In total, over $12.65 billion will be spent on infrastructure, education, residential communities and business in the city of Greater Springfield. This includes a Queensland Government commitment to a dedicated train line and Centenary Highway duplication by 2011. {moscomment}
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