CDC Data Centres: Hume Campus Four

Hume Campus Four (HU4) is one of CDC Data Centres’ most advanced and secure hyperscale facilities, located in the Hume district of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory (ACT). It forms part of CDC’s growing Hume campus — a cornerstone of Australia’s sovereign data infrastructure.

Strategically situated near key federal government and defence installations, HU4 expands CDC’s capacity to deliver mission-critical, highly secure, and energy-efficient digital infrastructure for government, cloud, and enterprise clients. The campus reinforces Canberra’s status as Australia’s capital for secure data hosting and sovereign cloud services.

⚙️ Facility Highlights

• Built to Tier III+ equivalent design standards, ensuring concurrent maintainability and fault tolerance.
• Developed as part of CDC’s multi-campus expansion, with combined Hume facilities offering more than 50 MW of total IT load capacity.
• Fully redundant 2N power architecture, with dual independent utility feeds and diesel backup generation.
• Advanced cooling systems designed in N+1 configuration, maintaining operational efficiency and reliability.
• Incorporates high-efficiency electrical infrastructure and low PUE targets to minimize environmental impact.
• Modular design enables rapid scalability to meet the capacity requirements of hyperscale, cloud, and government clients.
• Constructed and operated under CDC’s strict sustainability framework, utilizing advanced monitoring and energy-optimization systems.

🔐 Security & Compliance

• 24/7 manned security operations centre, perimeter fencing, vehicle barriers, CCTV coverage, and biometric access controls.
• Built to meet Australian Government security and sovereignty mandates, suitable for hosting PROTECTED and classified workloads.
• Fully redundant mechanical, electrical, and network systems supporting continuous uptime and mission-critical availability.
• Certified and operated under multiple international and Australian standards, including ISO 27001 (Information Security), ISO 50001 (Energy Management), and ISO 14001 (Environmental Management).
• Supports Defence Industry Security Program (DISP) compliance and aligns with the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) Essential Eight framework.

🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access

• Carrier-neutral facility with diverse fibre pathways linking to national backbone and inter-capital networks.
• Direct connectivity to other CDC Canberra and Sydney campuses, enabling low-latency, multi-region deployments.
• Offers private cross-connects, cloud on-ramps, and secure interconnects for government and hyperscale clients.
• Enables seamless hybrid-cloud architectures, with redundant network paths and multiple carrier access points.
• Designed to support sovereign cloud and secure interconnection to public-sector networks and national infrastructure systems.

💼 Who It Serves

• Australian Government departments and defence agencies requiring sovereign, high-assurance hosting in the ACT.
• Hyperscale cloud providers expanding infrastructure for secure, compliant, and high-capacity workloads.
• Enterprise and critical-infrastructure operators seeking resilient and energy-efficient colocation in a secure jurisdiction.
• Telecommunication carriers and service providers delivering interconnect, managed services, or hybrid-cloud solutions.
• Disaster-recovery and continuity deployments needing geographic redundancy within the Canberra region.