NextDC

NEXTDC
TypePublic
Founded2010
HeadquartersBrisbane, Queensland
Key peopleCraig Scroggie (CEO)
Websitenextdc.com

NextDC is an Australian data centre operator headquartered in Brisbane, Queensland. It is the largest listed developer and operator of such facilities in the country. As of March 2026, the company operates 17 data centres in Australia and one in Malaysia.

History

NextDC's P2 data centre in Perth

NextDC was founded by Bevan Slattery in May 2010. It has been listed on the Australian Securities Exchange since December 2010.

In 2015, NextDC was named Australia's fastest-growing technology company in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 awards.[citation needed]

In December 2025, NextDC signed a memorandum of understanding with OpenAI to develop sovereign artificial intelligence infrastructure in Australia, with a large AI campus and GPU supercluster at the company's S7 site in Sydney.

In May 2026, NextDC launched its first international data centre, KL1 Kuala Lumpur.

Data centres

Operational
Name Location Launched date Uptime Institute tier Ref
KL1 Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2026 IV
A1 Adelaide Adelaide, South Australia 2024 IV
B1 Brisbane Brisbane, Queensland 2011 III
B2 Brisbane Fortitude Valley, Queensland 2017 IV
C1 Canberra Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2012 III
D1 Darwin Darwin, Northern Territory 2024 III
M1 Melbourne Port Melbourne, Victoria 2012 III
M2 Melbourne Tullamarine, Victoria 2017 IV
M3 Melbourne West Footscray, Victoria 2022 IV
P1 Perth Malaga, Western Australia 2014 III
P2 Perth Perth, Western Australia 2020 IV
PH1 Port Hedland Port Hedland, Western Australia 2023 III
S1 Sydney Macquarie Park, New South Wales 2013 III
S2 Sydney Macquarie Park, New South Wales 2020 IV
S3 Sydney Artarmon, New South Wales 2022 IV
S6 Sydney Artarmon, New South Wales 2024 N/A
SC1 Sunshine Coast Maroochydore, Queensland 2021 N/A (Edge data centre)
NE1 Newman Newman, Western Australia 2024 III
Under construction or in development
Name Location Status Ref
M4 Melbourne Port Melbourne, Victoria In development
S4 Sydney Horsley Park, New South Wales In development
S5 Sydney Macquarie Park, New South Wales In planning
AK1 Auckland Auckland, New Zealand In planning
TK1 Tokyo Tokyo, Japan In development
GE1 Geelong Geelong, Victoria In development
S7 Sydney Eastern Creek, New South Wales In planning
GC1 Gold Coast Gold Coast, Queensland In planning
SC2 Sunshine Coast Sunshine Coast, Queensland In development
D2 Darwin Darwin, Northern Territory In development

References

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