Australia: RBA selects NTT for new IT infrastructure

 The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has selected NTT Australia for the 'design and implementation' of its new IT infrastructure. This contract worth AU$12.7 million is part of RBA's CoreMod program, an effort that was revealed at the end of 2023.  While this "design and implementation phase" will run through 2025, 2026 will see RBA seek help for workload migration to the new infrastructure, while 2027 will see it decommission its current head office data center.

RBA's CoreMod program director Janet Mengel told iTnews: “Following the selection of the new colocation data center and the acquisition of hardware, advancing to the design and implementation phase of the CoreMod program marks a critical milestone. This phase is essential for establishing a future-ready, modern, resilient, and secure infrastructure platform.

“Partnering with a reliable vendor for the design and implementation activities brings us closer to migrating national critical applications to the new infrastructure. This step is pivotal in fulfilling our commitment to providing a robust, safe, and efficient payments system for the Australian people, both now and in the future.”