NextDC
{{Short description|Australian data centre operator}}
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| logo = NextDC logo.png
| type = Public
| traded_as = {{ubl|{{ASX|NXT}}|S&P/ASX 200 component}}
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| foundation = 2010
| location = Brisbane, Queensland
| key_people = Craig Scroggie (CEO)
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| website = {{URL|https://nextdc.com/}}
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NextDC (stylized as NEXTDC) is an Australian data centre operator. Headquartered in Brisbane, Queensland, NextDC is the largest listed developer and operator of data centres in Australia.{{Cite web |date=2024-04-11 |title=NextDC boss says nuclear should be on table as AI sucks up energy |url=https://www.afr.com/technology/nextdc-raising-1-3b-for-record-data-centre-demand-20240411-p5fiz9 |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=Australian Financial Review |language=en}} {{As of|2024|May}}, the company operates 13 data centres,{{Cite web|last=Hastie|first=Hamish|date=31 July 2020|title=Internet has a new home in WA with opening of $200 million data tower|url=https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/internet-has-a-new-home-in-wa-with-opening-of-200-million-data-tower-20200731-p55hb3.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201224103213/https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/internet-has-a-new-home-in-wa-with-opening-of-200-million-data-tower-20200731-p55hb3.html|archive-date=24 December 2020|access-date=24 December 2020|website=WAtoday|language=en}} with facilities in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth and Canberra.
History
NextDC was founded by Bevan Slattery in May 2010.{{cite web |title=NEXTDC History |url=https://www.nextdc.com/our-company/history |publisher=NEXTDC |access-date=21 July 2018}} It has been listed on the Australian Securities Exchange since December 2010.{{Cite web |title=NEXTDC LIMITED |url=https://www.asx.com.au/markets/company/NXT |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=www.asx.com.au}}
In June 2012 Craig Scroggie was appointed Chief Executive Officer.
In 2015, NextDC was named by Deloitte as Australia's fastest growing technology company.{{cite news | url=http://www.afr.com/leadership/management/productivity/nextdc-tops-fast-growing-tech-companies-list-20141114-11mgu6 | title=NEXTDC tops fast growing tech companies list | work=Australian Financial Review | date=14 November 2014 | access-date=21 July 2018 | author=Han, Misa}}
In July 2020, NextDC opened P2, its second data centre in Perth.
In November 2021, NextDC invested around $17 million for a 19.99% stake in AUCloud.{{Cite web|title=NEXTDC to take stake in AUCloud|url=https://www.itnews.com.au/news/nextdc-to-take-stake-in-aucloud-572990|access-date=9 December 2021|website=iTnews}}
In February 2022, NextDC announced that it will invest more than $100 million to build a data centre on Pirie Street, Adelaide.{{Cite web|last=Sier|first=Jessica|date=17 February 2022|title=NextDC tips $100m into new data centre in Adelaide|url=https://www.afr.com/technology/nextdc-tips-100m-into-new-data-centre-in-adelaide-20220217-p59xb8|access-date=17 February 2022|website=Australian Financial Review|language=en}}
In April 2024, NextDC announced a $1.32 billion capital raise to accelerate the expansion of its data centre networks in Sydney and Melbourne.
The company's market capitalisation was valued at over $10 billion as of May 2024.{{relevance inline |date=February 2025}}
Data centres
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Under construction or in development !Name !Location !Status !{{Abbr|Ref|Reference}} |
| M4
|Port Melbourne, Victoria |In planning |
| NE1
|In development |
| S4
|Horsley Park, New South Wales |In planning |
| S5
|Macquarie Park, New South Wales |In planning |
| S6
|Artarmon, New South Wales |In development |
| AK1
|Auckland, New Zealand |In development |
| TK1
|Tokyo, Japan |In development |
| KL1
|Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |In development |