OzTech Roundup is Computerworld Australia’s weekly look at the world of IT. Credit: Getty Images/IDG Macquarie Park data centres: How much capacity is new? Macquarie Data Centres has announced plans to build a new 32-megawatt IT load data centre as part of a new development, which is set bring the total capacity of the facilities located at Macquarie Park to 50MW—including Intellicentre 2 (IC2)’s existing 10MW. However, not all 32MW announced this week are new. In August 2018, the company announced the construction of its Intellicentre 3 (IC3), which was going to take place in two phases: one with the delivery of 16MW and another with 17MW. As a result, the capacity of IC2 and IC3 should have totalled 43MW. In fillings with the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) from August 2020, Macquarie Data Centres started to refer to IC3’s capacity for the first phase as 18MW, not 16MW. The facility was initially expected to have its first phase delivered by 2020, but has suffered delays in “planning and approval”, with the second phase not yet done. All of this would bring the existing, combined IC2 and IC3 capacity to 28MW, not 43MW. The “missing” 15MW seems to be part of the “new” 32MW, so the total increase is less than the 32MW figure might have you believe. Computerworld Australia has contacted Macquarie Data Centres’ parent company for clarification. CSIRO to develop Victoria’s digital twin The Victoria government has announced that CSIRO will develop the state’s digital twin in a $35.2 million investment. The state government expects the digital twin to transform planning and unlock efficiencies in infrastructure projects. The plan is to allow planners, engineers, and builders to use Digital Twin Victoria to model different project scenarios, test the feasibility of proposals, troubleshoot potential issues, and share complex information across sectors and workplaces more easily. The digital twin should be “widely accessible” by 2022. Innovation space announced at Deakin Uni for 2025 A dedicated innovation space is set to be built at Deakin University to improve teaching capacity in emerging disciplines, including medical robotics, cybersecurity, and virtual reality. It will be a multidisciplinary teaching and research space with laboratories, simulation teaching facilities, and collaboration areas for students, researchers, and industry. The project is set to cost $26.5 million; a tender will be announced soon, closing sometime in 2022. The innovation space is set to create 79 jobs by 2025, including construction jobs. Related content opinion McDonald's serves up a master class in how not to explain a system outage When McDonald's in March suffered a global outage preventing it from accepting payments, it issued a lengthy statement about the incident that was vague, misleading and yet still allowed many of the technical details to be figured out. By Evan Schuman Apr 01, 2024 7 mins Mobile Payment Data Center Industry opinion Failed unsubscribes could be a clue your data's out of control One of the oldest and most frustrating rules about email spam is that the unsubscribe link never works — all it does is confirm your email address is active. But what if the unsubscribe failure is caused by something far more problematic? By Evan Schuman Jan 15, 2024 3 mins Technology Industry Data Privacy Legal news Microsoft’s data centers are going nuclear A job posting suggests that Microsoft is planning to explore the use of small nuclear reactors for its major data centers. By Jon Gold Sep 25, 2023 3 mins Green IT Data Center news analysis The EU Data Act is a lot bigger than iCloud The EU is taking a stand against vendor lock-in for data services, including IoT, connected device, and cloud services. By Jonny Evans Jun 29, 2023 5 mins Small and Medium Business Apple Cloud Computing Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe