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Komatsu Australia signs multi-year, multimilliondollar partnership with Macquarie Cloud Services
Komatsu Australia has signed a multiyear, multimillion-dollar partnership with Macquarie Cloud Services( MCS) to modernise and strengthen its cloud infrastructure – as part of its broader digital transformation strategy.
This investment will deliver major enhancements to disaster recovery, data backup, system resilience an overall operational performance for the mining and construction specialist.
By transitioning to a secure, sovereign cloud environment hosted locally in Australia, Komatsu is improving reliability across its core systems and ensuring stronger data protection and faster recovery capabilities.
The shift to a modern cloud platform also provides the flexibility to scale and respond to evolving operational requirements, supporting Komatsu’ s growth and innovation ambitions.
“ MCS’ s proven ability to deliver tailored hybrid cloud solutions aligns perfectly with Komatsu’ s technology roadmap,” said John Steele, Chief Information Officer, Komatsu Australia.
“ We’ re investing in a cloud-first future that not only improves our resilience but strengthens our digital foundation and equips us to embrace advanced technologies as the business evolves.”
Delivered by Macquarie’ s Australian-based engineering and support teams, the upgraded environment meets strict compliance and data residency standards while enabling the adoption of real-time analytics, edge computing and AI-driven solutions.
“ Komatsu is making the kind of infrastructure decisions that set the foundation for longterm innovation. This partnership is about modernising core systems so they can move faster, stay secure and scale with confidence,” said Jonathan Staff, Head of Private Cloud, Macquarie Cloud Services.
India data center market projected to reach US $ 10.70 billion by 2030 share compared with retail colocation. The demand for wholesale colocation is expected to grow owing to the growth in the use of cloud-based services – with cloud operators are likely to store part of their workloads via wholesale colocation.
The report references strategic integration of technological innovation, sustainability and global partnerships as evident in the Indian data center market. This“ dynamic environment” is said to be revolutionizing the digital economy of India – making it more competitive internationally in terms of digital infrastructure.
The report references Turner & Townsend’ s Data Center Cost Index for 2024 finding the construction cost of data centers in Mumbai is $ 6.60 per watt, which is comparatively lower in comparison with Tokyo and Sydney. The costs are expected to rise year over year due to several factors, including supply chain issues, inflation, and interest rates.
ResearchAndMarkets. com values the Indian data center market at
US $ 6.48 billion in 2024 and projects it to reach US $ 10.70 billion by 2030 – rising at a CAGR of 8.72 %.
A related report says wholesale colocation continues to dominate the colocation market in India, with a higher capacity and market
Data Center Policy formulated by states individually is said to give an edge for attracting investments into respective states.
Currently, states like Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Karnataka, West Bengal and others have their own data center policy focused on ease of setting up businesses.
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