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Macquarie Data Centres (MDC) stories

Macquarie University & tech group deepen digital ties

The agreement should widen student pathways into cloud and cyber jobs as Australia’s demand for digital infrastructure and talent grows.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 30th Apr 2026

Smart Cities

Sydney summit to tackle Australia data centre boom

Rising AI and cloud demand is straining power, water and planning systems as investors pour into Australia’s data centre sector.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 28th Apr 2026

DataCentre infrastructure

Macquarie boosts profit as Sydney data centre spend rises

Macquarie lifts half-year EBITDA 3% to AUD $57.9 million as it ramps up Sydney data centre capex and extends profit growth to 22 halves.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026

DataCentre infrastructure

Macquarie boosts loan to fund Sydney AI data centre

Macquarie lifts its revolving loan to AUD $500 million to accelerate Sydney's IC3 Super West AI data centre fit-out and equipment purchases.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Feb 2026

Global Stories

Macquarie Data Centres (MDC) stories

Data centers

Macquarie to buy Sydney site for campus & data centre

The Sydney project is set to add roughly 200 megawatts of capacity as demand from cloud and AI customers keeps rising.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Thu, 16th Jul 2026

Data Protection

Dell predicts surge in agentic & sovereign AI in APAC

Dell forecasts APAC shift from AI pilots to agentic and sovereign platforms, with tighter governance and large-scale production rollouts.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Tue, 16th Dec 2025

Construction

Macquarie Data Centres advances AUD $350m Sydney AI facility

Macquarie Data Centres has completed the structural phase of its AUD $350m IC3 Super West AI data centre in Sydney, opening in Q3 2026 with 47MW capacity.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Wed, 3rd Dec 2025

Network Infrastructure

Macquarie & Dell to bring sovereign AI infrastructure to Australia

Macquarie Data Centres partners with Dell to launch a sovereign, NVIDIA-powered AI Factory in Australia's new IC3 Super West data centre by 2026.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Mon, 11th Aug 2025

Hyperscale

HPE & Danfoss partner on sustainable data centre heat recovery

Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Danfoss unveil a sustainable data centre heat recovery solution, aiming to curb energy use and repurpose excess heat, amid rising AI energy demands.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 19th Jun 2024

Data Protection

Macquarie DC highlights importance of data sovereignty and localisation

Data sovereignty and localisation must be prioritised in Australian data centres, says Macquarie Data Centres executive. Trust is crucial.

By Mitchell Hageman • 3 min read • Fri, 11th Nov 2022

Unified Communications

Macquarie DC project achieves perfect safety record

Macquarie Data Centres achieves perfect safety record in major 24-month infrastructure project for hyperscalers.

By Mitchell Hageman • 3 min read • Thu, 3rd Nov 2022

Hyperscale

Macquarie Asset Management acquires stake in ST Telemedias VIRTUS Data Centres

Macquarie Asset Management has acquired a significant minority stake in data centre provider VIRTUS Data Centres.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 3rd Aug 2022

Hyperscale

Macquarie deal to pioneer CO2-cutting data centre tech in Australia

Macquarie Data Centres has signed a multi-year deal with ResetData, an Australian first provider using Submer data centre technology.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 1st Jul 2022

Hyperscale

Macquarie opens Sydney facility to support Govt and economy

Macquarie Data Centres and Macquarie Government hosted Australia's Prime Minister to open the company's Intellicentre 3 East hyperscale data centre.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Mon, 28th Mar 2022

Hyperscale

Macquarie's Sydney data centres granted Hosting Certification Framework

Macquarie Data Centers' Sydney facilities achieve Certified Strategic designation under Digital Transformation Agency's Hosting Certification Framework.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 30th Aug 2021