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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.

California Data Center Planned For Vantage And Symantec
Vantage Data Centers announced in late March that it had won a bid to secure a deal with cybersecurity vendor Symantec to deploy a multi-megawatt Santa Clara data center.The deal is the second involving a lab customer for Vantage in recent months, but it will be the company's first ever mixed-use infrastructure project. The agreement includes a mix of lab-style space and traditional 2N space in the California data center, according to Vantage Chief Operating Officer Chris Yetman.The previous lab-style deal Vantage was involved in was won because the company was able to provide flexible space to accommodate 12...
Austin Data Center Purchased By CyrusOne
CyrusOne, a global colocation provider, has recently announced plans to expand its Austin, Texas, data center. The Austin III data center will be the company's largest in Austin, with 120,000 colocation square feet and running on 12 megawatts of power. "Based on current and projected customer demand, it was essential to expand in this market. We've been extremely successful and have seen a tremendous amount of growth in Austin," said John Hatem, the senior vice president of data center design and construction at CyrusOne.The facility itself is modularly designed in order to offer easy expansion for the organization, as well as for its...
China Data Center Announced By Alibaba
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba announced in early April that it has plans to dramatically expand its cloud facilities, starting with the creation of a new large China data center.Alibaba broke ground on a site in the Miaotan Industrial Park in Zhangbei County, approximately 255 kilometers northwest of Beijing, at the beginning of April. The new China data center is expected to host 80 percent of the online retailer's cloud and big data operations in northern China, as well as serve as the company's settlement center in the area.The facility will cover roughly 165 acres in the industrial park and will...
Oregon Data Center Expansion Resumes After Tax Bill Passes
Apple is reportedly going ahead with a planned expansion of its Prineville, Oregon, data center. This project, as well as several other data center initiatives taking place in the state, was previously put on hold due to the uncertain impact of a central assessment tax. In early April, Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed a bill to kill the controversial tax, enabling Apple and other major industry players to resume their projects in the state. Although Apple has not officially confirmed the expansion, Crook County administrator and judge Mike McCabe announced on Oregon Public Broadcasting that Apple had plans in place...
Data Center Finance: Green House Data Acquires FiberCloud
Green House Data announced in early April that it had acquired fellow data center service provider FiberCloud. Among the FiberCloud holdings Green House Data will receive as part of the deal are three Washington data centers. The sites will be the company's first presence in the state and include a Seattle data center and facilities just north of Seattle in Everett and Bellingham. The Seattle site is located in the Westin Building, one of the West Coast's primary carrier hotels. FiberCloud considered this location the star of its data center portfolio as the facility provides access to numerous content providers,...