SCX partners with DDN to build Australian sovereign computing cloud
Technology firm SCX partnered with DataDirect Networks on 25 August 2026 to deploy infrastructure supporting Australia s largest domestic artificial intelligence inferencing network
Australian sovereign AI infrastructure firm SCX.ai has forged an alliance with global AI data intelligence leader DDN to bolster Australia's leading sovereign AI inferencing cloud. This collaboration merges SCX's ASIC-accelerated hardware with DDN's Infinia data intelligence platform, delivering a secure, high-performance, multi-tenant AI system that operates exclusively within Australia.
The partnership aims to accelerate inference, reduce the cost per token, and maintain model, workload, and data sovereignty. Following SCX's successful IPO on the Australian Securities Exchange, the firm has seen a 20.9% increase in annual recurring revenue to $6.5 million, with over 400 active users. By integrating DDN Infinia, SCX can now manage massive concurrency and high-throughput inferencing demands, ensuring sub-millisecond latency and up to 27 times faster KV cache loading.
This arrangement addresses the energy and cooling challenges associated with the growing compute requirements of AI. SCX.ai's infrastructure, built on SambaNova AI processors, demonstrates significant performance per watt compared to GPU-based systems. The joint venture will facilitate the deployment of custom enterprise workloads and SCX.ai's Project MAGPiE, a large language model tailored to Australia's cultural and commercial context.
SCX.ai currently operates its first node at Equinix SY5 in Sydney, with plans to expand to additional nodes nationwide.
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