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LCL INVESTS € 30 MILLION IN FIFTH DATA CENTRE IN DIEGEM
Data centre specialist , LCL , is to expand one of the region ’ s most connected data centres , LCL Brussels-North , to continue supporting the growing digital economy .
A total of € 30 million will be invested .
The design of the new Tier III data centre has already been certified by the renowned Uptime Institute .
There are already four data centres in Diegem , and they will be joined in the next two years by a fifth data centre , and the design of the new data centre in Diegem was Tier III certified by Uptime Institute .
LCL Data Centers specifically chose its data centre complex in Diegem for the additional data centre space . LCL has consciously decided that the brand-new data centre will not be fully equipped at first , as this will allow the data centre company to shift gear quickly and meet the specific accommodation needs of new customers , which is in keeping with LCL ’ s decision to opt for a customer intimacy strategy .
“ LCL Brussels-North is a hub through which all Belgian internet traffic flows , and that makes it the region ’ s best connected data centre complex ,” said Laurens van Reijen , Managing Director , LCL Data Centers . “ It can be considered the beating heart of the digital economy . Adding another data centre will enable us to continue to support society ’ s growing digitalisation .”
The € 30 million investment will make LCL even more appealing to customers wanting to accommodate their IT infrastructure at LCL Brussels-North . A number of customers have already reserved racks at this new data centre .
Macquarie Data Centres ( MDC ) has signed an agreement to acquire the land and buildings on which its Macquarie Park Data Centre Campus is built as it embarks on its next phase of growth .
The US $ 174 million agreement with data centre real estate investment trust , Keppel DC REIT , follows MDC securing statesignificant development approval to construct its largest ever data centre , IC3 Super West .
multi-campus acquisition plans . Combined with our Australian ownership and sovereign credentials this provides futureproofed capacity for our customers now and into the future ,” added Hirst .
The Macquarie Park Data Centre Campus is one of three of MDC campuses in Australia , alongside the Canberra Bunker Campus and Sydney CBD Campus – all of which are Certified Strategic by the Australian Federal Government .
The new facility brings its flagship data centre campus up to a potential 63MW and is being built specifically to cater to highdensity cloud and AI workloads , including liquid cooling capacity .
The deal is part of the leading providers ’ wider expansion plans which are strategically prioritising growth in Sydney ’ s North Zone .
“ Only purpose built , high-density data centres will be able to cater to the evolving requirements of cloud and AI workloads ,” said David Hirst , Group Executive of Macquarie Data Centres .
“ And , when it comes to Australia ’ s critical infrastructure industries , data sovereignty is going to be one of , if not the most , significant consideration for developing these capabilities . This strategic acquisition is the start of MDC ’ s
MACQUARIE DATA CENTRES MAKES MAJOR CAMPUS ACQUISITION
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