Global technology provider Fujitsu has launched a $60 million upgrade of its Noble Park data centre in Melbourne.

 

The investment by Fujitsu focused on security, connectivity and availability enhancements to provide its 2,000 Australian enterprise and government customers with increased access to secure hosting services.

 

The Noble Park facility is also now operating as one of the most energy efficient facilities of its size in the country.

 

The Noble Park facility, which was purpose-built for Fujitsu in 1988, is a 6,700m² building on 18,600m² of land. Following the upgrade to Tier III standards, the design incorporates 4 main data halls suitable for cabinet and cage installations. Fujitsu data centres have a power usage effectiveness (PUE) target of 1.7 and the company 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).

 

 

Fujitsu Australia and New Zealand chief executive officer Mike Foster said in the last few years Fujitsu had 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," Mr Foster said.

 

"The Noble Park upgrade is consistent with this strategy. The facility makes a key contribution to Fujitsu's global data centre capability, which includes over 100 data centres worldwide."

 

Fujitsu services over 2,000 customers in Australia and New Zealand and has a presence in over 100 countries.