Atturra expands sovereign cloud with NEXTDC datacentre deployment

Advisory and IT solutions provider Atturra has announced the expansion of its sovereign cloud capabilities through a new deployment in NEXTDC’s S3 datacentre. This move will support the increasing demand among its clients for domestically located cloud computing and storage capacity.

The deployment will commence in August and is expected to be completed by December. The S3 datacentre, located in Artarmon, Sydney, will host a variety of workloads for Atturra clients, including Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) deployments. Additional services such as object storage, firewalls, and Backup-as-a-Service (BaaS) will also be provided.

Chris McLaughlin, Executive General Manager of Managed Services at Atturra, said, "Increasing numbers of our clients are coming to realise that not all compute workloads are suited to the platforms provided by cloud hyperscalers. They appreciate the performance, scalability, and resilience that we can provide for both cloud-based and hybrid infrastructures."

The new deployment, based on a composable compute platform, will offer fluid resources for up to 36 servers and 400 terabytes of storage. Multiple high-speed network connections ensure optimal performance and full redundancy. Once complete, this new capacity will contribute to Atturra’s national private cloud infrastructure, which is served by multiple NEXTDC data centres nationwide.

McLaughlin noted the longstanding partnership between Atturra and NEXTDC, stating, "NEXTDC was an obvious choice for this expansion as they have been an important technology partner of ours for more than 10 years. Their industry-leading facilities, located throughout Australia, give us the flexibility we need to support our clients regardless of their location."

Steve Martin, Head of Sales, Major Markets, Australia, commented on the collaboration: "We at NEXTDC are excited to support Atturra’s ongoing expansion of sovereign cloud services as they venture into exciting new opportunities as an AI-as-a-Service provider. Atturra’s expertise in the AI space is well-established, and their new AI-as-a-Service platform will accelerate client adoption of Private AI solutions. This collaboration underscores our mission to provide robust, scalable, AI-ready infrastructure that meets the future growth requirements of our partners and their clients."

McLaughlin emphasised the security aspects of the new capability, noting that it is being certified as part of Atturra’s company-wide ISO27001 certification. "This will ensure client data remains protected and secure at all times," he said.

The expansion is expected to provide significant business benefits for both Atturra and its clients. For the company, it will support additional growth and enhance its competitiveness with other private cloud providers. For clients, the new capacity will mean faster provisioning times and the ability to connect to other Atturra services, including recently announced AI-powered services developed in conjunction with HPE and Nuix.

Looking ahead, Atturra plans further expansion within the NEXTDC S3 datacentre, with options on additional server racks. McLaughlin articulated the forward-looking strategy: "We will have the ability to double our capacity in this location. This will allow us to meet the growing needs of our clients, which will be fuelled by increasing business use of AI, well into the future."