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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.

Solar Farm Created By Amazon To Fuel Virginia Data Centers
Data center service giant Amazon announced in early June that it is starting construction on a Virginia solar farm in order to further the company's data center sustainability efforts.The farm, located in Accomack County, Virginia, will provide 80 MW of solar power. The $150 million facility will be known as Amazon Solar Farm U.S. East and is the second major renewable energy purchase for Amazon this year after the company acquired a wind farm in Indiana. Amazon is partnering with Community Energy to support the construction and operation of the farm. The project is expected to be operational as early...
Second Italy Data Center Opened By IBM
IBM announced June 16 the opening of its first cloud data center in Italy with a facility in Cornaredo, a city located in the province of Milan. The 2.8-megawatt facility, which will be able to house around 11,000 servers, will be powered by SoftLayer infrastructure.IBM opened the Italy data center in order to facilitate data transmission to SoftLayer services within Europe and give startups faster access for their computing needs. The cloud market in Italy grew 30 percent in 2014, with total spending on cloud services reaching more than $1.3 billion.The company has 40 cloud data centers worldwide. The new Italy...
U.K. Data Center Opened By IO
Colocation services provider IO announced the opening of its U.K. data center June 16. The facility, which offers more than 100,000 square feet of data center space, is located in Slough, about 25 miles outside London.IO's first client at the new U.K. data center is investment-banking company Goldman-Sachs, which was also its first customer at the Singapore data center opened in 2013. The Singapore data center was the company's first facility outside the U.S. and represents IO's global efforts to provide more computing power to customers abroad."We're looking forward to helping existing customers expand their footprint into Europe, as...
Iceland Data Center Connectivity Improved By Verne Global
An Iceland data center owned by Verne Global will be improved by an alliance with Level 3 Communications to grow data center connectivity. Level 3 Communications is a carrier that connects directly to Verne Global's Icelandic data center. This will enable Verne to offer customers immediate access to Tier I carrier services throughout Europe, which will represent a significant upgrade in Verne's overall connectivity capabilities."We also have a 45-acre campus on a former NATO base that enables submarine cables to terminate directly in our data center," said Verne Global CTO Tate Cantrell.Iceland is highly sought after by Verne because of...
Second Tokyo Data Center Opened By Catalyst
Catalyst Repository Systems recently announced the launch of its second Tokyo data center. The facility will allow the company to offer its new predictive computing tools - Catalyst Insight and Insight Predict - to customers in Japan and Asia.Catalyst, which provides cloud-based repositories for e-discovery and legal matters, opened its first Tokyo data center in 2011. The company's products assist businesses and legal teams by providing multi-language e-discovery tools to organizations that do international litigation, government investigations, and companies and law firms doing internal investigations and audits.Dave Sannar, Catalyst's managing director in Japan, said he expects demand for data computing facilities...