MARCH 10, 2011: HP will build a $60 million datacentre in Tuakau, a small town in the north of the Waikato. The facility will open early 2012.
Construction is expected to begin within the next two months, HP enterprise services country manager Gavin Greaves said this morning.
Mr Greaves said Tuakau was chosen because of its low risk of natural disaster, its proximity to their Mt Wellington datacentre and its power, water and network capabilities that run “to the gate” and from diverse sources.
HP New Zealand managering director Keith Watson began the briefing by expressing the company’s deep sadness for the city and people of Christchurch.
The new datacentre, he said, was a “really significant investment” in New Zealand and its digital economy, and said businesses large and small were requiring instant, connected and interactive services.