CSE Data Centre: Canada’s Cyber Agency Plans 60-Megawatt Facility in Ottawa Area, Pending Approval
A proposed CSE data centre in the Ottawa area would give Canada’s cyber intelligence agency more secure computing capacity, but the federal government has not yet approved the project. Defence Construction Canada issued an advance procurement notice last week, alerting design-builders to an upcoming contract. The Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSE) says the facility would support its current and future operational needs.
The planned CSE data centre is large by Canadian standards, and it arrives at a time when communities across the country are debating how much power and land these facilities should take.
What the notice says about the CSE data centre
The notice, posted on a government contracting site, describes a 60-megawatt facility. That meets the City of Ottawa...