NVIDIA is collaborating with Australian NVIDIA Cloud Partners (NCPs) to build AI factory infrastructure supporting up to 2 gigawatts of capacity by 2027. Participating providers will operate the facilities, while NVIDIA will supply its DSX platform, accelerated computing, networking and software for multiple generations of AI infrastructure.
NVIDIA DSX spans facility infrastructure, computing, networking, software and reference designs. The platform works with the NVIDIA CUDA ecosystem and supports access to NVIDIA Nemotron open models for developing models, applications and AI agents in Australia.
“AI factories turn energy into intelligence – the essential resource of the AI economy,” said Raj Mirpuri, vice president of global AI clouds and infrastructure ecosystem at NVIDIA. “NVIDIA DSX is a full-stack platform compatible with the CUDA ecosystem and enhanced through software over the life of the infrastructure, making AI factories more productive, fungible and durable – and a new investable asset class. Through our partnerships with Australian NCPs, this infrastructure can support multiple generations of NVIDIA compute and expand local access to accelerated computing and NVIDIA Nemotron open models, helping Australian innovators build AI at home.”
Firmus, Sharon AI, IREN, Megaport, ResetData, CDC, NEXTDC and AirTrunk are investing in NVIDIA DSX-based infrastructure across Australia. Their projects span GPU deployment, networking, data center capacity, cooling and AI cloud services.
Firmus is expanding Project Southgate, developing NVIDIA-powered AI factories for hyperscale and AI-native workloads across Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.
“Project Southgate represents a tangible commitment to building Australia’s AI future,” said Oliver Curtis, cofounder and co-CEO of Firmus. “Together with NVIDIA, we are developing AI factories that will give Australian businesses, researchers and innovators access to world-class computing capacity at home, while positioning Australia to meet growing AI demand across Asia-Pacific.”
Sharon AI is deploying up to 68,000 NVIDIA GPUs connected through NVIDIA Quantum InfiniBand and NVIDIA Spectrum-X Ethernet networking. The deployment uses NVIDIA DSX and will support startups, enterprises and research organizations.
“Australia has the energy, connectivity and ambition to lead in AI. That potential only becomes real capability when organizations can access world-class compute without compromising on security or sovereignty,” said James Manning, cofounder and CEO of Sharon AI. “By building on NVIDIA’s DSX platform, Sharon AI is equipped to bring gigawatt-scale AI factories to Australian enterprises, researchers, government and AI natives. With the trust and reliability needed to build, train and deploy AI at scale, Australia can turn its natural advantages into a genuine national AI capability.”
IREN is combining NVIDIA’s DSX AI factory architecture with its power, land, data center, GPU deployment and infrastructure operations. Its development portfolio includes the 800-megawatt Bundey campus in South Australia.
“Building AI infrastructure at scale requires integrating every layer: data centers, compute and software,” said Daniel Roberts, cofounder and co-CEO of IREN. “Combining IREN’s vertically integrated platform with the NVIDIA DSX AI factory reference architecture provides a repeatable blueprint to bring capacity online at scale. We are applying that blueprint across our development portfolio, bringing IREN’s proven international delivery and operating experience to our 800-megawatt Bundey campus in South Australia.”
Megaport is expanding NVIDIA accelerated computing access through its wholly owned subsidiary, Latitude.sh. The service combines the Latitude.sh compute platform with Megaport’s global software-defined network for AI inference workloads.
“Megaport is proud to support Australia’s growing AI infrastructure ecosystem as an Australian-founded global infrastructure provider,” said Michael Reid, CEO of Megaport. “By investing in NVIDIA AI factories and expanding access to high-performance AI infrastructure, we help Australian organisations build and deploy AI locally, and scale globally through Megaport’s worldwide platform.”
ResetData is providing NVIDIA accelerated computing through its AI cloud platform for enterprises, government agencies and research customers requiring high-performance computing and Australian data residency.
“At ResetData, we’ve proven that when Australian businesses and researchers like the team at ProCan at the Children’s Medical Research Institute have access to high-performance compute, they can deliver industry-leading results,” said Marcel Zalloua, joint CEO of ResetData. “That is why we are proud to partner with NVIDIA and develop the sovereign, purpose-built infrastructure solutions that will accelerate Australian expertise and empower local businesses with the tools needed to compete and innovate on the global stage.”
CDC has developed data center infrastructure across Australia and New Zealand for high-density AI and high-performance computing workloads. Its facilities use direct liquid-to-chip cooling for NVIDIA accelerated computing infrastructure.
“CDC operates more than 550 megawatts of capacity across Australia and New Zealand, with a further 800 megawatts under construction and additional growth planned to support world-leading, high-density workloads for critical infrastructure,” said Greg Boorer, founder and CEO of CDC. “Our facilities use 100% renewable electricity and incorporate pioneering zero water advanced cooling technologies certified for NVIDIA accelerated computing infrastructure.”
NEXTDC has developed data center infrastructure for high-density AI factories, including power, cooling, connectivity and physical infrastructure for compute-intensive systems.
“NEXTDC operates and continues to develop liquid-cooled, high-density infrastructure, including AI factories built on NVIDIA DSX and interconnected with the world’s leading cloud platforms,” said David Dzienciol, chief customer and commercial officer at NEXTDC.
AirTrunk is expanding powered-shell capacity across the region, including direct-to-chip liquid-cooling infrastructure for high-density AI workloads.
“AI is reshaping hyperscale infrastructure in Australia, driving new approaches to location, capacity, cooling, power and connectivity,” said Damien Spillane, chief customer and innovation officer of AirTrunk. “AirTrunk is innovating to meet this demand while creating skilled expertise, capability and economic value in Australia.”
The infrastructure program also includes access to NVIDIA Nemotron open models, datasets and tools. Heidi and Atlassian are using the technology for language, reasoning, speech and multimodal applications.
“NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Ultra gives us the flexibility to build and post-train models for the real complexity of healthcare,” said Yu Liu, cofounder and chief technology officer of Heidi. “Combining Nemotron with Heidi’s clinical training and fine-tuning capabilities helps us reason across patient histories, clinical context and guidelines at scale, turning that information into actionable insights while preserving the trust and privacy patients expect.”
Atlassian is using NVIDIA AI for Rovo‘s semantic search across enterprise data and workflows. Its work also includes supervised fine-tuning and reinforcement learning.
“NVIDIA’s accelerated computing infrastructure and open model ecosystem are foundational to how Atlassian builds and delivers AI,” said Guihong Cao, head of engineering for Rovo + AI at Atlassian. “From supervised fine-tuning and reinforcement learning to powering intelligent experiences in Rovo, NVIDIA provides the performance, economics and flexibility we need to innovate responsibly at the scale our customers expect. As Australia’s AI infrastructure continues to grow, it will play an increasingly important role in that journey, and we’re excited to keep pushing the boundaries of what’s possible together.”
The infrastructure buildout links new AI computing capacity with NVIDIA open models and software, giving research, industry and public-sector organizations in Australia resources to develop and deploy AI models, applications and agents.
Source: NVIDIA
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NVIDIA, founded in 1993 and headquartered in Santa Clara, CA, designs and manufactures graphics processing units, systems on chips, networking hardware, and AI intelligence software such as CUDA. Its products serve industries including gaming, data centers, autonomous vehicles, professional visualization, robotics, health care, and energy. The company introduced the GPU in 1999 and later expanded into accelerated computing and AI infrastructure. In gaming, its GPUs support high-performance rendering, while in AI and high-performance computing, its systems provide the infrastructure for training and deploying large-scale models. NVIDIA also develops tools for robotics and autonomous driving.
