NextDC is an Australian
data centre
A data center (American English) or data centre (British English)See spelling differences. is a building, a dedicated space within a building, or a group of buildings used to house computer systems and associated components, such as telecommunic ...
operator. , the company operates 11 data centres around Australia,
with facilities in
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
,
Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...
,
Brisbane
Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a populati ...
,
Perth
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...
and
Canberra
Canberra ( )
is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The ci ...
.
History
NextDC was founded by
Bevan Slattery
Bevan Andrew Slattery is an Australian technology entrepreneur who has built a number of businesses that handle data and telecommunications.
Early life
Bevan grew up in Rockhampton, Queensland, where he attended Frenchville State School. He g ...
in 2010.
In 2015, NextDC was named by
Deloitte
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as Australia's fastest growing technology company. It has been listed on the
Australian Securities Exchange
Australian Securities Exchange Ltd or ASX, is an Australian public company that operates Australia's primary securities exchange, the Australian Securities Exchange (sometimes referred to outside of Australia as, or confused within Australia as ...
since 2016.
In July 2020, NextDC opened P2, its second data centre in Perth.
In November 2021, NextDC invested around $17 million for a 19.99% stake in AUCloud.
In February 2022, NextDC announced that it will invest more than $100 million to build a data centre on
Pirie Street
Pirie Street is a road on the east side of the Adelaide city centre, South Australia. It runs east–west, between East Terrace and King William Street. After crossing King William Street, it continues as Waymouth Street. It forms the souther ...
,
Adelaide
Adelaide ( ) is the capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The dem ...
.
Data centres
Organisational structure
Board members
* Douglas Flynn (Chairman)
* Craig Scroggie (CEO and Managing Director)
* Gregory J Clark AC
* Jennifer Lambert
*Eileen Doyle
*Stuart Davis
* Stephen Smith
* Michael Helmer
References
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Data centers
Companies listed on the Australian Securities Exchange
Information technology companies of Australia
Technology companies established in 2010
2010 establishments in Australia