Macquarie Data Centres and Dell Technologies bring Sovereign AI Factories to Australia
Macquarie Data Centres, part of Macquarie Technology Group (ASX: MAQ), is collaborating with Dell Technologies to provide a secure, sovereign home for AI workloads in Australia. The collaboration combines Dell’s global AI leadership with Macquarie Data Centres’ sovereign data centres, enabling organisations to capitalise on AI while meeting their data security obligations and national regulatory requirements.
Macquarie Data Centres will host the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA within its AI and cloud data centres. This will power enterprise AI, private AI and neo cloud projects while achieving the highest standards of data security within sovereign data centres. This solution is especially significant for critical infrastructure providers and highly regulated sectors such as healthcare, finance, education and research which have strict regulatory compliance conditions relating to data storage and processing. This collaboration gives them the secure, compliant foundation needed to build, train and deploy advanced AI applications in Australia, such as AI digital twins, agentic AI and private LLMs.
As a leading data centre provider, Macquarie’s 10-year growth pipeline will offer flexibility for customers to scale as demand for AI continues to grow in Australia.
Answering the Government’s Call for Sovereign AI.
The Australian Government has linked the data centre sector to its Future Made in Australia policy agenda. Data centres and AI also play an important role in the Australian Federal Government’s new push to improve Australia’s productivity.
“For Australia’s AI-driven future to be secure, we must ensure that Australian data centres play a core role in AI, data, infrastructure, and operations” said David Hirst, CEO, Macquarie Data Centres. “Our collaboration with Dell Technologies delivers just that, the perfect marriage of global tech and sovereign infrastructure.”
Sovereignty Meets Scalability.
Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA infrastructure and software will be supported by Macquarie Data Centres’ newest purpose-built AI and cloud data centre, IC3 Super West. The 47MW facility is purpose-built for the scale, power, and cooling demands of AI infrastructure today and into the future. Ready in mid-2026 with the entire end-state power secured, IC3 Super West reflects Macquarie Data Centres investment to meet Australia’s AI ambitions.
IC3 Super West is currently under construction at our 65MW Macquarie Park Data Center Campus in Sydney’s north zone.
“Our work with Macquarie Data Centres helps bring the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA vision to life in Australia,” said Jamie Humphrey, General Manager, Australia & New Zealand Specialty Platforms Sales, Dell Technologies ANZ. “Together, we are enabling organisations to develop and deploy AI as a transformative and competitive advantage in Australia in a way that is secure, sovereign and scalable.”
A Proven Collaboration Enters the AI Era.
Macquarie Technology Group and Dell Technologies have collaborated for more than 15 years. As a certified Dell Titanium Partner, Macquarie Technology Group is uniquely positioned to bring AI-enabled infrastructure to the Australian market, underpinned by a proven track record of supporting mission-critical and government-grade workloads.
This next chapter marks a pivotal moment in Australia’s AI journey. One that reinforces national digital sovereignty, accelerates enterprise transformation and sets a new benchmark for AI infrastructure.
