Cloud war heats up as Fujitsu NZ gets approval for $80m data centre
With IBM and HP also buiding server farms, cloud computing could get a whole lot cheaper.
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The battle of the data centres just got bigger.
Fujitsu New Zealand has approval from its parent for $80 million in funding for two new data centres in Auckland and Wellington, Computerworld reported today.
The company will join the ranks of other multi-million dollar data centre providers in New Zealand, including HP’s $60 million centre to be built in Tuakau, IBM’s $80 million centre in East Tamaki and Datacom’s $35 million centre on the North Shore.
Managing director Stuart Stitt said the final go-ahead was dependent on getting business from local organizations, which should occur in the next few weeks, meaning building can start later this year.
“We’ve got the budget but we haven’t hit the go button yet.”
While the big fish to land would be the government’s infrastructure-as-a-service contract, the request for proposal (login required) of which asks providers to "understand the commercial benefits" of contracts lasting up to 30 years when setting pricing, Mr Stitts said there were other potential deals to justify the data centres were Fujistu not to succeed with the government deal, Computerworld reported.
Senior services analyst for IDC, Rasika Versleijen-Pradhan, said it was fair to assume that any additional data centre facilities would intensify competition and thus one could expect a potential decline in prices over time.
“It’s all about supply meeting demand.”
She said as more local cloud operators entered the market, customers would likely start comparing offerings and prices, which she said could lead to more industry standards and service level agreements.
However, it wasn’t all about price, Ms Versleijen-Pradhan said.
“I think the existing relationship and experience of the vendor will also play a crucial role”.
NBR Staff
Mon, 21 Mar 2011
Mon, 21 Mar 2011
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Cloud war heats up as Fujitsu NZ gets approval for $80m data centre
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