Global technology giant Dell and Macquarie, Australia's leading data center operator, recently announced a strategic partnership to deploy AI infrastructure based on NVIDIA technology at its Sydney campus. This innovative collaboration combines Dell AI factory solutions with Macquarie's sovereign hosting facilities, aiming to provide secure and compliant local AI computing power support for Australian enterprises.

The partnership will cover Macquarie's existing data centres and the IC3 Super West campus, which is scheduled to be operational in 2026. The campus is designed with an innovative "interchangeable" architecture that supports both air-cooled and liquid-cooled systems, flexibly addressing the high power density demands of AI workloads. David Hurst, CEO of Macquarie Data Center, emphasized that this collaboration perfectly combines the world's top technology with Australia's sovereign infrastructure, which is fully in line with the government's strategic direction of developing local AI capabilities.

The Dell AI factory integrates its servers, storage, networking equipment and NVIDIA GPUs, and is equipped with professional tools such as the NVIDIA AI Enterprise platform and NIM microservices. By providing pre-built AI application "blueprints" and end-to-end professional services, the solution significantly lowers the barrier to entry for enterprises to deploy AI. Dell Asia Pacific executive Jamie Humphrey said this will help Australian companies overcome real-world challenges such as skills shortages and data quality to achieve safe and reliable AI transformation.

It is worth noting that the 47 megawatts of power capacity of the IC3 Super West Campus have been fully guaranteed, and its design takes into account AI special deployment and general cloud workloads, reflecting the multifunctional characteristics of the new generation of data centers. This collaboration continues the 15-year partnership between the two companies and marks a significant expansion of Macquarie's service capabilities into the specialized field of AI.

As the global AI race accelerates, this collaboration will provide critical infrastructure support for Australian companies, helping them position themselves more favorably in the international AI innovation landscape. Analysts believe that the launch of such localized AI solutions will significantly enhance Australia's competitiveness in the digital economy era.(This article is from the official website of Jiandao www.seetao.com it must not be reproduced without permission, otherwise it will be investigated, please indicate Jiandao.com + original link for reprinting) See Dao.com International Column Editor/Gao Xue