DCQ
NEXTDCOperational

A1 Adelaide

Adelaide, South Australia
NEXTDC
Power

5 MW

Colocation Space

31.5K sqft

Overview

South Australia's first Uptime Institute Tier IV-certified data centre. Uses static (battery) UPS supported by MTU (Rolls Royce) engines. 48 hours fuel storage on-site. 24 hours water storage. Target PUE of 1.25 yearly average or 1.15-1.2 yearly lowest.

Key Points

  • 5MW IT load target capacity
  • 6MW total capacity
  • 1,470 rack capacity
  • 2,922m2 technical space
  • Located in Adelaide CBD
  • First major metropolitan DC using static UPS with MTU engines
  • 100% UPS backup of entire site including mechanical systems
  • Hot aisle containment with ceiling plenum hot return
  • Direct and indirect free air-cooling economisation
  • ASIO Physical security ZONE 4 capable
  • Two factor biometric fingerprint security

Certifications

ISO 9001ISO 14001ISO 45001ISO 27001SOC 1 Type IISOC 2 Type IIPCI DSSDTA Certified Strategic hosting providerTier IV Uptime Institute standard (Design, Build and Gold Operations)Climate Active Carbon Neutral Standard

Infrastructure

UPS Redundancy

N+1

Cooling Redundancy

N+1

VerifiedSource: NEXTDC
Apr 2026