Our History

May 2010: NEXTDC was established by one of Australia’s most successful information technology and internet entrepreneurs, Mr Bevan Slattery, to build and operate carrier and vendor neutral data centres in Australia and New Zealand. NEXTDC’s operations consisted solely of the establishment of the Company and the acquisition and development of data centre facilities and the recruitment of a high-performing team.

May 2010: Founded by Bevan Slattery

December 2010: Listed on the ASX after acquiring properties in Brisbane and Melbourne.

February 2017: P1 Perth data centre achieved Tier III Gold Certification of Operation Sustainability.

April 2017: NEXTDC’s B2 Brisbane data centre achieved UTI Tier IV certification for design documents and constructed facility

May 2017: Sydney S1 data centre achieves 4.5 NABERS rating for energy efficiency

June 2017: Launched AWS Direct Connect hosting location at C1

September 2017: B2 opens - Australia's first Tier IV Certified Design and Constructed data centre is opened in Brisbane

October 2017: AWS Direct Connect launches hosting location in P1

November 2017: M2 opens - Victoria's first UTI Tier IV certified data centre

February 2018: Record results for 1H18. Announced expanded cloud offering with Oracle Cloud

March 2018: S1 achieved UTI Tier III Gold certification for operational sustainability

April 2018: Announced plans for S3, M3, and P2

July 2018: Launched Google Cloud Dedicated and Partner Interconnects at S1

August 2018: Launched Corporate Sustainability Program. B2 achieved Tier IV Gold Certification of Operational Sustainability

September 2018: Named Frost & Sullivan data centre "Champion" in FrostIQ quadrant.

November 2018: Announced Superloop to connect INDIGO subsea cable to P1, P2, S1, and S2

December 2018: The P2 Microsite enables a fully functioning interconnect location for Perth customers.

January 2019: Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute connected to P1

March 2019: M1 Mebourne achieves NABERS 5-Star rating

March 2019: NEXTDC corporate operations certified carbon neutral under the National Carbon Offset Standard (NCOS).

August 2019: Frost and Sullivan Award Winner: Global Visionary and Innovator Award

August 2019: S1 Sydney achieves NABERS 5-Star rating

August 2019: Announced first mirco data centre - P2 microsite

August 2019: M2 Melbourne achieved UI Tier IV Gold Certification for Operational Sustainability

August 2019: S2 Sydney achieved UI Tier IV Certification for Design documents

August 2019: Record results for FY19 & FY20 guidance

September 2019: Awarded "2019 Global Visionary Innovation Leadership Award" by Frost and Sullivan

September 2019: Hurricane Electric PoP at S1 Sydney

September 2019: Named Amazon Web Service Delivery partner

December 2019: Announced plans for S3 Sydney

March 2023: NEXTDC recognised by Frost & Sullivan as winner of Australian Data Centre Services Provider of the Year.

March 2023: NEXTDC recognised by Frost & Sullivan as winner of Customer Value Leadership Award in the APAC Data Centre Infrastructure and Operations Industry.

May 2023: NEXTDC appointed to the Commonwealth Government’s Digital Transformation Agency’s (DTA’s) Data Centre Facilities Supply Panel.

June 2023: NEXTDC announces plans for 1st Asian expansion data centre – a $1 billion investment in Malaysia to build KL1 Kuala Lumpur with Tier IV certification and targeting 65MW.

August 2023: NEXTDC opens PH1 Port Hedland, bringing premium edge digital infrastructure to The Pilbara, Western Australia, Australia’s richest mining export region.

September 2023: NEXTDC opens 3000m2 Innovation Centre at M2 Melbourne to support Mission Critical Operations (MCX) for customers.

October 2023: NEXTDC S1 Sydney achieves TRUE waste management certification

March 2024: NEXTDC acquires land and data centre shell in Artarmon that is rebranded as S6 Sydney introducing 13.5MW of new AI Factory capacity.

March 2024: NEXTDC recognised by Frost & Sullivan as winner of Australian Data Center Services Provider of the Year.

July 2024: NEXTDC completes construction of NE1 Newman, the 2nd edge data centre provisioned in The Pilbara, Western Australia, Australia’s richest mining export region.

August 2024: NEXTDC opens D1 Darwin, an $80m Tier IV data centre to boost Northern Territory’s growing digital economy.

August 2024: NEXTDC secures certification under the NVIDIA DGX-Ready Data Center Program to power future-ready AI data centres.

August 2024: As a result of multiple customer wins, the Company’s contracted utilisation increased by 16%.

September 2024: Construction commences (site clearing) on 1st Japanese data centre TK1 Tokyo.

September 2024: NEXTDC opens A1 Adelaide, a $100 million project with 5MW capacity in Adelaide CBD, South Australia’s 1st Tier IV data centre.

October 2024: NEXTDC announces massive expansion plans with acquisition of S7 data centre site in Sydney, targeting a 550MW hyperscale project.

November 2024: NEXTDC forms strategic partnership with ‘Australia Connect’ subsea and terrestrial cable network initiative to secure Australia’s digital future.

December 2023

Data Center Dynamics (DCD) Global Awards – 2023 Edge Data Centre Project of the Year (PH1 Port Hedland)

June 2024

Frost & Sullivan – 2024 Australian Data Centre Services Provider of the Year

July 2024

Australian Communications Industry Awards (ACOMMs) – Best Digital Platform (AXON)

November 2024

Frost & Sullivan – 2024 APAC Transformational Innovation Leadership Award – Data Centre Infrastructure and Operations Industry

January 2025

Outstanding Data Centre Company – Pacific Telecommunications Conference (PTC) Awards

Our vision is to help organisations harness the digital age, improving our society through the advancement of technology.

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