Fujitsu upgrades Melbourne data centre to the tune of $60 million

Fujitsu today reopened its Melbourne data centre, which the company recently upgraded in a $60 million program.

According to the company, the $60 million investment improved the centre’s security, connectivity and availability, to provide its 2000 Australian enterprise and government customers with increased access to secure hosting services.

The company said the facility, located in Noble Park, “is now operating as one of the most energy-efficient facilities of its size in the country”.

The upgrade brings the data centre up to Tier III standards. The facility incorporates four main data halls suitable for cabinet and cage installations.

Fujitsu said its data centres have a power usage effectiveness (PUE) target of 1.7, and it reports all greenhouse gas emissions produced by Noble Park, as well as all others in its Australian data centre network, to the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting System (NGERS).

Mike Foster, CEO of Fujitsu Australia and New Zealand said: “In the last few years, Fujitsu has made significant local investments in new technology areas including data centres, cloud services, application development and managed services. We will continue to invest in ensuring that our customers have access to the best possible infrastructure in the region. The Noble Park upgrade is consistent with this strategy.”