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Google Cloud unveils AI-optimised infrastructure enhancements

Google has announced game-changing updates to its AI-optimized cloud, featuring fifth-generation TPUs and NVIDIA H100 GPUs. Companies like Gridspace have reported a 5x increase in AI model training speed using the TPU v5e. This move highlights the demands of generative AI and large language models, which have seen their ‘parameters’ increase tenfold annually. Another notable advancement is the introduction of Multislice technology, which supports scaling of AI models beyond the physical limits of TPU pods. This capability is expected to materially boost Google Cloud’s performance. Lastly, as Google and other hyperscalers industrialize, it is increasingly evident that compute is migrating to regional hubs of power with friendly development environments. These hubs are revitalizing our industrial stock and evolving into the central backbone of our modern compute industry.

Data Center Finance: Cologix Secures Debt Funding For Expansion
Colocation services provider Cologix recently secured $225 million in debt capital. The money is in credit facilities and will go toward the expansion of the company's data centers. With the capital, Cologix hopes to continue its investment in data center real estate across the U.S. by expanding current facilities and purchasing others. For instance, the company purchased Colo5 in 2014, increasing its footprint with two Florida data centers totaling 225,000 square feet."The expanded credit facilities further empower Cologix to provide industry leading interconnection-focused colocation in the markets we serve," said Brian Cox, Cologix chief financial officer. "This financing augments Cologix's...
Texas Data Center Expanded By CyrusOne
Colocation services provider CyrusOne announced the expansion of its Texas data center in Carrollton, which is around 21 miles outside Dallas. The expansion adds 60,000 square feet of data center real estate and 4.5 MW of power capacity to the already huge 670,000-square-foot facility.The company hopes to provide for more customers and keep up with increasing demand with the added square footage."Our customer base in this key market continues to grow rapidly," said John Hatem, CyrusOne senior vice president of design and construction. "Adding more space and power capabilities to our Carrollton facility ensures that we can continue to...
Calgary Data Center Announced By Shaw Communications
Canadian telecommunications company Shaw Communications announced mid-July it would be opening a Calgary data center in the fall of 2015 with the help of ViaWest. This will be the company's first Canada data center.Shaw Communications hopes that the Calgary data center will provide hybrid infrastructure solutions to U.S.-based and Canada-based customers alike. The facility will cover 40,000 square feet of data center real estate and help the company launch their hybrid solutions, including cloud computing and colocation."Businesses across the country are becoming increasingly reliant on more complex, and always-on applications to interact with their customers, which requires an increased...
Minneapolis Data Center Site For EdgeConneX And MICE Partnership
Hosting solutions provider EdgeConneX announced mid-July a partnership with the Midwest Internet Cooperative Exchange. The partnership will allow EdgeConneX to build a remote MICE node into its Minneapolis data center, which is expected to open in the fourth quarter of 2015.EdgeConnex's Minneapolis data center is located in the 511 Building, which also offers computing space from Point North Networks, Level 3 Communications and Cologix. MICE is a nonprofit network exchange in Minneapolis. Leaders at EdgeConneX hope that the development of the node will allow providers to diminish latency and ensure the fastest possible delivery to local customers."Having a remote...
Los Angeles Data Center Partnership for QuadraNet And China Telecom
QuadraNet, a colocation services and data center solutions provider located in Los Angeles, announced a partnership with China Telecom, the largest Internet service provider in mainland China. QuadraNet, which offers a range of services to Asian carriers, will now be able to offer China Telecom's premium bandwidth to its clients who invest in dedicated server, colocation and cloud hosting solutions.The partnership will also offer clients a better connection to Asian carriers and is expected to bring better performance to QuadraNet's large Los Angeles network. The company, which prides itself on providing Asian companies with colocation solutions, already utilizes bandwidth...