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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.

Albuquerque Data Center to Open in June
IT solutions provider NOVA Corp., which is owned by the Navajo Nation, will flip the switch on the first phase of its massive Albuquerque data center June 3. The first 6,000 square feet of space will come online at that time with 250 cabinets, each housing 52 servers.The 133,000-square-foot facility, which is located in the Mesa del Sol community of Albuquerque, was announced in 2011, and construction started in 2013. Though NOVA has historically been focused on serving government offices like the U.S. Department of Defense, the new vendor-neutral New Mexico data center will allow the company to branch...
Arizona Data Center Fire Stalls Construction For Apple
An Arizona data center under construction reported a 30 minute fire in late May 2015. The facility, which is to be a new information hub for Apple in Mesa, Arizona, was on fire for 30 minutes and 100 firefighters responded to the blaze.There have been no reported injuries from the event, but between 40 and 50 people were evacuated from the building while they contained the fire. Currently, the cause of the fire is unknown, but it is likely an error involving the solar panels on the building's roof. The facility itself is a 1.3 million square foot manufacturing plant (that used to...
Apple's Reno Data Center To Get Green Updates
Apple's Reno, Texas data center is slated to double in size in the upcoming year. Apple Inc. recent filed with the state to build a 50 megawatt substation called NV Energy east of the data center to enable this large growth. As of now, it's set to use all of its current power capacity as soon as Apple finishes its Project Mills Diablo data center complex. Part of Apple's push to develop its new substation has to do with a company-wide initiative for green energy. Stacey Custers, vice president of NV Energy, stated that the new solar array will provide 18 megawatts of solar generation, enough to...
Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia Data Centers owned by NEXTDC next step for CenturyLink
Colocation provider CenturyLink is planning to expand its presence in Singapore and Hong Kong. The colocation service will be enabled through partnership with NEXTDC Limited, an independent Data-Center-as-a-Service provider that has previously operated in East Asia.CenturyLink's continued attempts to grow its user base in major Asian cities will likely hinge on its current SG2 Singapore data center. CenturyLink's current market strategy is to be all-in-one providers for organizations looking to get a variety of different technical services. Because of this, who offer a wide portfolio of services like colocation, cloud storage and emergency preparedness.NEXTDC is primarily known through Australia, and is an ASX300-listed company, Australia's largest...
Virginia Data Center To Be Constructed By NASA
NASA broke ground on its new Virginia data center May 22, 2015. The computational research facility, which is part of the Langley Research Center and will be built by Turner Construction Co., will occupy 40,000 square feet and include a data center and office space. The facility is part of NASA's plan to strengthen the infrastructure at the Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia.NASA Langley's 20-year revitalization project is the organization's answer to outdated infrastructure and facilities. Langley Research Center, located approximately 25 miles north of Norfolk, was opened during World War I, and the average facility age is 45...