Canberra Data Centres (CDC) has rented rack space at Digital Realty’s Tier III certified Sydney and Melbourne data centres to serve CDC’s government clients in these cities. CDC currently owns four data centres in Canberra. Under the deal, CDC’s government clients’ data will be hosted in the Digital Realty Trust facilities. “We feel that our track record in supporting government agencies combined with Digital Realty’s reputation will be a compelling story for existing and new customers,” CDC chief executive Greg Boorer said in a statement. In July 2014, CDC was appointed to the Department of Finance’s data centre supplies panel as an approved supplier. This means CDC can provide its services to federal and state government agencies. The panel was created to help the federal government reduce its annual expenditure on data centres. Australian Data Centres, Datapod Australia, NEXTDC, iiNet, Digital Sense Hosting and Pacnet were also appointed to the data centre supplies panel. “Under these new data centre procurement arrangements, we will be entering [into] service contracts rather than leases to procure supplies from located in Australia,” Department of Finance assistant secretary Mundi Thomlinson said at the time. During 2010, the federal government created a new data centre strategy and set up a panel for data centre facilities, which covers 20 sites across Australia. In April 2013, the Australian government’s CTO, John Sheridan, said the government had signed more than $300 million worth of data centre contracts and avoided $24 million worth of costs. Digital Realty Trust operates four data centres in Australia – two in Sydney and two in Melbourne. The most recent centre to open was Digital Deer Park in Melbourne during November 2013. Follow Hamish Barwick on Twitter: @HamishBarwick Follow CIO Australia on Twitter and Like us on Facebook… Twitter: @CIO_Australia, Facebook: CIO Australia, or take part in the CIO conversation on LinkedIn: CIO Australia Related content brandpost Sponsored by SAP Generative AI’s ‘show me the money’ moment We’re past the hype and slick gen AI sales pitches. Business leaders want results. By Julia White Nov 30, 2023 5 mins Artificial Intelligence brandpost Sponsored by Zscaler How customers capture real economic value with zero trust Unleashing economic value: Zscaler's Zero Trust Exchange transforms security architecture while cutting costs. By Zscaler Nov 30, 2023 4 mins Security brandpost Sponsored by SAP A cloud-based solution to rescue millions from energy poverty Aware of the correlation between energy and financial poverty, Savannah Energy is helping to generate clean, competitively priced electricity across Africa by integrating its old systems into one cloud-based platform. By Keith E. Greenberg, SAP Contributor Nov 30, 2023 5 mins Digital Transformation feature 8 change management questions every IT leader must answer Designed to speed adoption and achieve business outcomes, change management hasn’t historically been a strength of IT orgs. It’s time to flip that script by asking hard questions to hone change strategies. By Stephanie Overby Nov 30, 2023 10 mins Change Management Change Management IT Operations Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe