NextDC (stylized as NEXTDC) is an Australian

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operator. Headquartered in

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, NextDC is the largest listed developer and operator of data centres in Australia. , the company operates 13 data centres, with facilities in

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and

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History

NextDC was founded by

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in May 2010. It has been listed on the

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since December 2010. In June 2012 Craig Scroggie was appointed Chief Executive Officer. In 2015, NextDC was named by

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as Australia's fastest growing technology company. 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

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. In April 2024, NextDC announced a $1.32 billion capital raise to accelerate the expansion of its data centre networks in Sydney and Melbourne. The company's market capitalisation was valued at over $10 billion as of May 2024.

Data centres

References

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