One of the major global players in the IT industry, Hewlett-Packard is set to shell out over $100 million for its new data center building in New South Wales (NSW), Australia. The initial plan is to develop a first data center within a humongous 13.4-hectare complex in East Creek, NSW—which is an hour drive away from the central business district of Sydney. If everything goes well with this and revenues continue to surge for HP, a second data center might be built within the same location in the future.

The documents released supporting this report says: “The layout and arrangement of infrastructure and services on the site will allow for future development of the site for the purposes of a second data centre building (or similar development).”

The very same publication cited by The Australian mentioned  job opportunities awaiting locals should the project pushes through.  This construction will generate over 200 construction and five full-time operational jobs. The exact amount quoted for the undertaking is pegged at $119 million and a year will suffice to complete this.  It’s been a valiant effort on HP’s part, as it proposes new jobs as a top reason for its globe-trotting.

The report also noted the exact plan of HP in that future data center: Tier III sites. Tier III buildings must provide 99.9% accessibility and have multiple power and cooling distribution paths. Relatively, Tier II sites require a single power and cooling distribution path and offer 99.7% availability.

This Australian project came soon after HP announced its $1 billion investment in putting up 3 new outsourcing facilities in India. This is in response to providing low-cost services to their clients, as well as new jobs.