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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.
Thailand Data Center Opened By WHA With NTT
A new Thailand data center will be opened by the WHA Corporation in a joint venture with NTT Facilities. WHA Corporation is a leader in the region in terms of logistics and warehouses, whereas NTT Facilities is a subsidiary of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation that specializes in developing data centers. This will be one of several data centers built by NTT in Thailand, but the majority holding partner will be the WHA Corporation, which intends to use the center for logistics in its Asian businesses.The data center has been pushed for by local politicians as a stepping stone to Thailand becoming...
Delaware Data Center Proposed in Middletown
A new proposal for a Delaware data center has been approved by the Middletown Planning and Zoning Commission. The current plan is for a 220,000 square foot technology center with a detached 52.5 megawatt power generation facility. This new proposal comes on the heels of a much larger plan for a 279 MW facility that was rejected by the University of Delaware last year. As with the previous proposal, there are concerns about noise and emissions with the new center. The plan for job creation, however, looks fairly strong. The Middletown Technology Center will likely employ over 2,000 people while it is...
Singapore Data Center Built By Google, Second In Region
Google's new Singapore data center will be its second in the region, which will expand its overall investment to $500 million. The center will be built next to the current Google data center, and will be a multi-level complex like the first one.One of the goals Google has for its new facility is for it to be very eco-friendly, and to provide jobs for a small team of full-time staff. Contractors will also be used for certain elements that may not need a dedicated, long-term staff member."It will be one of the most efficient and environmentally friendly sites in Asia,...
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Two Canada Data Centers Announced by Microsoft
On June 2, tech industry leader Microsoft announced two new facilities in Canada, including a Toronto data center and a Quebec City data center, which will open in 2016. These will be the organization's first sites in Canada and will focus on commercial cloud offerings, connecting local customers to the company's Azure, Office 365 and Dynamics CRM Online applications. Microsoft COO Kevin Turner stressed that the new facilities will allow more businesses to connect to the cloud."Cloud services level the playing field, especially for small and medium businesses," Turner said.Microsoft's Azure program already has 17 global data center regions, including several U.S. data centers...
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Intel Expands Data Center Market With Altera Acquisition
Microchip manufacturer and technology industry giant Intel Corporation announced June 1 that it would purchase Altera Corporation for $16.7 billion. The goal of the acquisition is to expand Intel's data center offerings. There is pressure from Web service players like Google and Facebook, because these companies already operate their own data centers - Intel wants to make sure they don't start making their own chips as well.Altera is a leading producer of field programmable gate arrays, which means the chips' programming can be changed after they have been installed in end-user devices. Intel plans to combine its chips with Altera's programmable...
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