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Cisco and NBN Co sign $9.5 million datacentre deal

Three-year contract to supply NBN Co with a datacentre computing platform

The company responsible for building the National Broadband Network, NBN Co, has picked global tech vendor, Cisco, to provide its datacentre equipment.

The deal is worth $9.5 million over three years and will involve providing a datacentre computing platform that includes computing, network, storage access and virtualisation.

According to a statement released by NBN Co, the deal was signed after a competitive tender process. Its head of corporate services, Kevin Brown, described Cisco as a leader in global networking equipment.

The announcement comes one day after NBN Co picked Global Switch to host its primary datacentre in a $3 million contract. The facility will be located in Ultimo, Sydney, and a second location, most probably in Melbourne, is expected to be announced in the near future by NBN Co.

Nominations for the 2012 ARN IT Industry Awards open on Tuesday, June 12.

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