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NEXTDC wins Award for Australian Data Centre Company of the Year

Written by NEXTDC. | Sep 9, 2024 11:42:40 PM

NEXTDC Australian Data Centre Service Company of the Year 2024

NEXTDC is proud to announce that we have been awarded a prestigious 2024 Frost & Sullivan Best Practice Award in the Australian Data Centre Services Company of the Year category. This marks the fourth consecutive year that NEXTDC has received this accolade, underscoring our leadership in enabling the growth and innovation agendas of hyperscale, enterprise, and government customers. 

It’s verification of NEXTDC's role in ensuring future readiness and enabling strategic advantage by delivering trusted, operational certainty for infrastructure essential to next-generation, high density computing technologies. 

 

Empowering the future economy with premium digital infrastructure 

In an era driven by accelerated computing, artificial intelligence (AI), and advanced data analytics, the demand for premium digital infrastructure is strong. This award from Frost & Sullivan is the culmination of a lot of hard work and innovation across the business as we keep pace with evolving and exploding customer growth requirements. 

NEXTDC’s platform, certified under the NVIDIA DGX, AI Factory reference architecture certification program, represents our commitment to empowering customers with the cutting-edge infrastructure they need to fully realise their technology investments. 

As the future economy increasingly relies on resilient, secure, and highly interconnected digital ecosystems, hyperscale operators, enterprises, and government agencies must be equipped to scale rapidly while maintaining absolute uptime and robust security. NEXTDC’s award-winning facilities and services are meticulously designed to meet these needs, offering the foundational infrastructure platform required to drive the next wave of digital innovation. 

 

Pioneering next-generation innovation: Resilience, security, and custom solutions 

NEXTDC’s success is built on our relentless pursuit of innovation in resilience, security, interconnection, sustainability, and scalability. We understand that traditional infrastructure is no longer sufficient to support the demands of modern AI and advanced technologies. This is where NEXTDC stands apart, providing state-of-the-art solutions that exceed the expectations of our customers. 

Our locally based engineering team is now at the forefront of deploying customised, energy-efficient liquid-cooling solutions, tailored to the unique requirements of individual customers. These advanced cooling systems are essential for managing the immense heat generated by high-density CPUs and GPUs, ensuring that our customers’ critical infrastructure remains operational, efficient, and future-ready. 

 

Consistent excellence and customer value 

Winning the Frost & Sullivan Best Practice Award for the fourth year in a row is a testament to NEXTDC’s unwavering commitment to excellence. The award criteria by which Australian data centre companies were assessed reflect the core of what we do at NEXTDC. They included: 

  • Addressing unmet customer needs 
  • Visionary application of emerging megatrends 
  • A rich, colocated ecosystem 
  • Broad compliance to regulatory and best practice standards 
  • Market leadership 
  • Exceptional customer value across engagement lifecycle 

For our customers, this recognition reaffirms the value we provide across all aspects of their experience – from the initial purchase to ongoing operational support. Our platform’s certification under the NVIDIA DGX, AI Factory reference architecture certification program, coupled with our innovative cooling solutions and a 100% uptime guarantee, positions NEXTDC as the trusted partner for organisations looking to lead in the digital age. 

As we look to the future, NEXTDC remains committed to delivering the premium digital infrastructure that will power the future economy, ensuring that our customers are equipped to navigate the complexities of next-generation technologies with confidence and success.

 

“NEXTDC's pursuit of superior customer value and experience is evident in its transformational initiatives. Capitalizing on AI-powered engineering and ultra-high-density computing, the company has created strategic differentiation in data center services.” 

 

- Iqra Azam 

Best Practices Research Analyst, Frost and Sullivan.

 

“NEXTDC’s continued commitment to investing in building data center facilities (with a focus on transforming industry trends and changing customer needs) has enabled it to gain trust and a competitive advantage in the Australian market.” 

 

- Nishchal Khorana 

Global Vice President and Program Leader, ICT, Frost and Sullivan.

 

Harnessing 14 years of industry expertise, technology-driven offerings, and customer-value-driven business infrastructure, NEXTDC is a pioneer in Australia’s data center services market. Its scalable and customer-focused innovations, built with a commitment to environmental stewardship, demonstrate the company’s dedication to digital infrastructure transformation. It has made significant strides in preparation for the growth forecasts around artificial intelligence (AI) adoption and is ideally positioned to scale its infrastructure platform with the agility and flexibility that will be necessary to meet the requirements of hyperscale, government, and enterprise customers. Harmonizing with the industry’s shifting trends, NEXTDC has equipped itself with powerful AI technologies, showcasing market-readiness and an ability to serve customers with premium solutions despite changes or challenges. With 16 future-oriented, operational data centers (and five more either in construction or planning), a robust customer base, and continuous developments, the company has established a solid presence across Australia. NEXTDC’s focus on carbon neutrality, circular economy, environmental, social, and governance practices, waste management, and energy efficiency fortifies its competitive edge.  

With its strong overall performance, NEXTDC earns Frost & Sullivan’s 2024 Australia Company of the Year Award in the data center services industry. 

 

 

 

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