Bankwest signs A$20 mil data deal
(24 November 2010 – Australia) Commonwealth Bank subsidiary, Bankwest, has become the first tenant to sign on with Fujitisu Australia at its new Perth facility, under a deal that will see the IT giant supply data services over the next decade rumoured to be worth A$20 million.
The bank had set aside millions to purchase new hardware and storage as it prepares to move across to the new facility in 2011/2012.
The contract to move to the new Perth facility could span up to 20 years if the bank exercises its right to two, five year options.
According to Andy Weir, Bankwest’s chief information officer, the IT giant’s record of building resilient and environmentally sustainable data centres were major factors in the selection process.
Barry Robert’s Bankwest’s data centre program directors said the data centre had a high level of security that would meet ASIO standards.
Mr Roberts said the decade-long contract for 525sq m will cost A$20 million.
Fujitsu's Perth centre spans a total of 8000sq m, including more than 3000sq m of hall space that will be leased. It will include private data suites.
Rod Vawdrey, Fujitsu Australia CEO, said the data centre business was exploding and Fujitsu wanted to wrap services around its offering instead of just selling floor space.
'Many data centres have sustainability issues and are just not meeting green IT requirements. The timing is very good for us and we're seeing a very strong pipeline for data centre services,' Mr Vawdrey said.
The contract to move to the new Perth facility could span up to 20 years if the bank exercises its right to two, five year options.
According to Andy Weir, Bankwest’s chief information officer, the IT giant’s record of building resilient and environmentally sustainable data centres were major factors in the selection process.
Barry Robert’s Bankwest’s data centre program directors said the data centre had a high level of security that would meet ASIO standards.
Mr Roberts said the decade-long contract for 525sq m will cost A$20 million.
Fujitsu's Perth centre spans a total of 8000sq m, including more than 3000sq m of hall space that will be leased. It will include private data suites.
Rod Vawdrey, Fujitsu Australia CEO, said the data centre business was exploding and Fujitsu wanted to wrap services around its offering instead of just selling floor space.
'Many data centres have sustainability issues and are just not meeting green IT requirements. The timing is very good for us and we're seeing a very strong pipeline for data centre services,' Mr Vawdrey said.
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