GLOBAL information centre provider Digital Realty Trust has paid $4 million for a 3 hectare growth site in Melbourne.
The association skeleton to build dual information hubs on a Paramount Industrial Park growth to support a sum of 6 1440 kilowatt information centres PODs or opening optimised information centres.
The buy outlines a company’s second merger in a past 7 weeks following an $11 million investment on a 3.48 hectare Western Sydney site.
“As one of Australia’s largest metro areas, Melbourne is a judicious marketplace for us to enhance a footprint in a region,” Digital Realty CEO Michael F. Foust pronounced in a statement.
“Like Sydney, Melbourne has a singular supply of information centre space accessible to accommodate patron direct for rarely reliable, stretchable and secure facilities.”
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The Australian pull is spearheaded by Digital Realty Asia-Pacific conduct Kris Kumar.
“With a Australian staff in place, we will be means to broach secure, arguable and cost effective information centre solutions to business that are expanding their IT operations in a region,” Mr Kumar said.
Construction is tentative applicable approvals though Mr Kumar expects a 12-month construction duration to finish a initial building’s bombard and core and a initial dual PODs.
The association has been expanding a internal headcount over a past few weeks — Damian Spillane as sales engineering head, Peter Wolsey, corporate growth executive and Andrew Maclaren as sales director.
In Nov Mr Kumar told The Australian adult to $350 million would be spent on substantiating a internal presence.
Article source: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/digital-realty-nabs-melbourne-site/story-e6frgakx-1226131138598
