Uptime Institute Tier IV Certification for NEXTDC's S2 Sydney

NEXTDC’s S2 Sydney data centre has achieved Uptime Institute’s Tier IV Certification for Design Documents, recognising the facility’s ability to withstand individual equipment failures or distribution path interruptions and maintain IT operations.

S2 Sydney is the third NEXTDC data centre to achieve the pinnacle of Uptime Institute’s Tier certifications, recognising the company’s dedication to building and operating resilient data centres.

NEXTDC CEO Craig Scroggie said, “S2 is a groundbreaking development for NEXTDC, our customers and the Australian data centre industry. We have introduced a new dimension of engineering and design innovation into this facility, which has raised the bar and is already setting a new benchmark for excellence in the way data centres should be designed and constructed.”

NEXTDC COO Simon Cooper commented, “The evolution of technology and the rate of adoption is growing at an unprecedented pace; therefore, it is imperative we continue to stay ahead of the needs of our customers now and the years to come.

“Our dedication to maintaining this unparalleled level of data centre quality in the market reinforces our commitment to helping our customers to be ‘digital ready’ by aligning to the increasing demand for a level of resilience and availability our customers cannot achieve on their own.”

NEXTDC’s ongoing commitment and investment into Uptime Institute Certification reflects the company’s dedication to delivering excellence when it comes to designing, building and operating its data centres.

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