Australian data centre operator NextDC is reported to be considering further footprint expansion to the Northern Territory or South Australia.
The company currently operates datacentres in Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane and will open a new facility in Perth in February 2014.
Chief executive Craig Scroggie said NextDC’s footprint was one reason why more companies were singling it out for partnerships. NextDC has recently annocued such arrangements with NEC and Telstra.
“One thing that we find being a national provider is more and more companies like NEC are investing in many cities. Now we’re finding in order for them to serve State governments and local businesses, they need a provider that has a national footprint.”
Scroggie said NEC in particular was active in the Northern Territory and South Australia, and that it was open to expanding its partnership with the datacentre operator.
“NEC has a presence in those states and they’re looking to support their customers there. We have customers in those markets who would like us to make a commitment and we are looking at those locations. They are big financial commitments; they’re in excess of $50 to $100 million investment. We need to think very carefully where we invest our capital,” Scroggie told CRN.
