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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.

Montreal Data Center Opened By SoftLayer
IBM announced in early March that it is continuing to expand its North American cloud footprint with the opening of a new SoftLayer Montreal data center.The new Canada data center is the second facility in the country for IBM, joining a Toronto data center that was opened in August 2014. Both sites are part of the company's $1.2 billion overall investment to expand its global cloud service portfolio. It was important for the company that their second Canada data center was created in Quebec because IBM wanted to offer French language access for enterprises in the region.In order to meet...
London Data Center Expansion Started By Telehouse Europe
Telehouse Europe announced in early March that it is expanding its London data center campus, adding an additional building to the site. The facility, located in the Docklands, has been called by some industry observers the most advanced Europe data center ever constructed.The company plays primary host to the London Internet Exchange, which effectively serves as the backbone for the majority of Internet service in the United Kingdom. The company's London campus became the first European carrier-neutral colocation data center when the London Exchange first opened.The new London data center, known as North Two, will offer more than 247,500...
Iowa Data Center built by Microsoft
A new Iowa data center is being built by Microsoft. This major new development, which cost Microsoft $1.1 billion dollars, is stirring major headlines in Iowa."This is the first type of project like this that Microsoft has ever done. It's probably one of the largest data centers that anybody has ever done in the country," said Clyde Evans, West Des Moines Economic Development director.The facility is over 1 million square feet, and is currently being built by hundreds of construction workers. The city of West Des Moines has also invested $87 million in infrastructure around the Iowa data center.The first...
Minneapolis data center opened by Cologix
A Minneapolis data center created by Cologix recently opened. Located at 511 1th Avenue, this facility is a unique, enterprise-grade facility convenient to downtown Minneapolis."The enterprises we talk to that are evaluating moving to a colocation model are looking for three things: 1) high reliability infrastructure, 2) proximity to their IT staff, and 3) the ability to future proof their investment with access to numerous network and cloud services with zero switching costs," said Cologix's chief executive officer, Grant van Rooyen.The first phase of this data center includes N 1 cooling infrastructure, a 2N uninterruptible power supply and generator infrastructure and will be...
Equinix To Open Five New Data Centers
In early March, Equinix announced plans to open five new data centers across the globe, including a New York data center, a Singapore data center, a Melbourne data center, a London data center and a Toronto data center. The facilities will be a part of the company's International Business Exchange presence, and will require a considerable financial investment.In order to support its growing global data center footprint, Equinix will invest $277 million to build the five new facilities in four continents. Overall, the new locations will add more than one million square feet of space, which will be largely...