The Ultimate Guide to Data centers

2026 · Australian Edition

Also known as DC.

Data centers serve as the backbone of our digital world, housing the critical infrastructure that powers the internet, cloud services, and enterprise IT operations. They are pivotal in managing the ever-expanding volume of data generated across industries and consumers globally.

This collection of stories highlights the dynamic growth and technological innovations shaping data centers today. From expansions into emerging markets like Indonesia and Malaysia to the creation of AI-ready and sustainable campuses, data centers are evolving to meet increasing demands for performance, scalability, and environmental responsibility.

Readers will find insights into advancements in cooling technologies, energy efficiency, and the incorporation of renewable energy sources aimed at reducing carbon footprints. Moreover, the integration of AI and edge computing within data center architectures demonstrates how the industry adapts to modern workloads and latency-sensitive applications.

Security remains a critical theme, as data centers bolster defenses against cyber threats while ensuring compliance with emerging regulations. Partnerships between global tech firms and local providers underscore the importance of connectivity, interconnection, and hybrid cloud strategies in today’s data ecosystem.

Exploring these stories offers a comprehensive view of how data centers underpin digital transformation, drive innovation, and face challenges in sustainability, infrastructure expansion, and operational excellence.

Australian Data centers news
Analyst Insights
CTERA debuts Fusion Direct to unify file & object data
Frost & Sullivan · DC · Storage
Today
Salience Labs debuts all-optical switch for AI hubs
ABI Research · DC · Hyperscale
2 days ago
SUSE buys Losant to boost open source industrial IoT
Gartner · DC · Virtualisation
Last month
AlgoSec posts record 2025 growth on hybrid cloud demand
Gartner Peer Insights · DC · Firewalls
Last month
Dell adds Nutanix AHV support to its Private Cloud
Gartner · DC · Storage
Last month
Expert columns
Celebrating the value of diverse perspectives on International Women's Day
By Laura Laltrello of Applied Digital
Last week
How women can build influence in critical tech roles
By Carlie Shooner of Sabey Data Centers
Last week
Resilience through diversity: How women are strengthening telecommunications
By Debra Freitas of Light Source Communications
Last week
IWD: When we give access, we all gain
By Cyrus Adaggra of Equinix
Last week
Mentoring won't fix tech's gender gap but sponsorship will
By Laura Coad of AirTrunk
Last week
Why diverse voices are essential in the Edge AI revolution
By Fei Kwong of Duos Technologies
Last week
AI's rising energy demands put climate pledges at risk
By Mei Dent of TeamViewer
Last week
Beyond representation - Why women are critical to the future of digital infrastructure
By LuLu Shiraz of Vertiv
Last week
SD-WAN is the SASE foundation enterprises can't ignore
By Cornelius Mare of Fortinet Australia
Last month
Love at first byte: The infrastructure behind your Valentine's match
By Samuel Liu of Equinix
Last month
AI pushes dense, decentralised & sustainable data centres
By Farokh Ghadially Vice President at Schneider Electric and Brendan Hogan Senior Manager at Dell Technologies
Last month
Why SOC 2 Type 2 certification matters for brokers
By Peter Waring of JAVLN
Thu, 29th Jan 2026
Australia eyes open AI infrastructure for 2026 era
By Alexey Navolokin of AMD
Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
Preparing campus and branch networks for AI demand
By Dimitri Polydorou of Cisco
Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
How Schneider Electric and NVIDIA are redefining AI data center design
By Schneider Electric
Fri, 16th Jan 2026
Interviews
The hidden data costs threatening enterprise AI plans
Discussing Storage
Last week
Beyond silicon: AMD evolves AI processor performance, makes play for investment trillions
Discussing Intelligent systems
Last week
Exclusive: HPE Networking advances 'self-driving' networks
Discussing Firewalls
Last month
Exclusive: AWS outlines agentic AI strategy for enterprises
Discussing Unified Communications
Thu, 18th Dec 2025
Exclusive: VyOS Networks on why enterprise networks need a unified OS layer
Discussing Virtualisation
Tue, 16th Dec 2025
Recent news
F5 boosts AI app security with zero trust, post-quantum
About Software Updates
Today
Edera unveils vendor-agnostic control plane for GPUs
About Virtualisation
Today
Enteligent backs 800V DC-native power for AI data centres
About Energy efficient
Yesterday
NAKIVO adds vSphere 9, Proxmox 9.1 in backup update
About Software Updates
Yesterday
Oracle Q3 boosted by AI cloud surge & USD $553bn RPO
About Software-as-a-Service
Yesterday
Scopey Onsite raises €523k to expand construction AI platform
About Document Management
Yesterday
Draft grid rules target data centres' rising impact
About Power Quality
Yesterday
New Relic to open first Japan data centre in Tokyo
About Software-as-a-Service
Yesterday
Equinix unveils vendor-neutral hub for distributed AI
About Firewalls
Yesterday
Anthropic to open Sydney office in Australia, New Zealand
About Agricultural Technology
Yesterday
Nvidia unveils data-centre RTX servers for game dev
About Gaming
Yesterday
Nvidia pushes Jetson as edge hub for open AI models
About Robotics
Yesterday
Equinix unveils global distributed AI hub & fabric
About Network Infrastructure
Yesterday
Wireless CVEs surge, exposing hidden risks for AI centres
About Bluetooth
Yesterday
NTT DATA unveils global Nvidia-powered AI factories
About Cloud Services
2 days ago
Job moves
Equinix names Olivier Leonetti as new Chief Financial Officer
Move at Eaton
2 days ago
Data Centres Australia forms AI-focused industry board
Move at Microsoft
Last month
Workday appoints Yen Yen Tan to steer Southeast Asia AI
Move at HP
Last month
eG Innovations appoints Jon Hatchuel to lead Australia
Move at Microsoft
Last month
Macquarie Technology appoints Kate Vidgen to board
Move at ASX
Last month
VDURA adds AI infrastructure leaders to strengthen board
Move at EMC
Last month
Dell names Richard McLaughlin APJC regional president
Move at IBM
Last month
NEXTDC names Jodi Pearce Alliance Director for AI push
Move at NVIDIA
Last month
Dell appoints Richard McLaughlin as APJC president
Move at IBM
Last month
SPhotonix adds senior hires to scale 5D optical memory
Move at SPhotonix
Last month
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