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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.

Dublin, Ireland Colocation Data Center for Lease
This Dublin, Ireland Colocation Data Center provides a range of technical facilities and services to clients seeking mission-critical Data Center services. The Tier III+ wholesale colocation facility is live for service with 65,000 SF of high power density, wholesale colocation space. Clients benefit from diverse on-site presentation of over 20 independent fibre carriers, 24 hour onsite operations, low PUE of 1.15, up to 16 MW live power availability, dedicated client offices (if required), and build rooms.
Data Center Finance: DataStax Acquires Aurelius
Database vendor DataStax announced in early February that it had acquired Aurelius, a vendor of graph databases.DataStax delivers a commercial version of Apache Cassandra, an open-source distributed database management system designed to handle large amounts of data across multiple commodity servers. The acquisition of Aurelius is an important step for DataStax, as graph databases offer a host of advantages, especially in terms of applications in which data relationships are stored in a network structure. With this purchase, DataStax will now be able to deliver databases for search, in-memory, analytics and now graph applications. The ability to support multiple database...
Arizona Data Center Conversion Started By Apple
Apple announced in early February that it will be opening a new Arizona data center. The facility, which formerly belonged to GT Advanced, is being converted from a sapphire manufacturing plant and is expected to cost around $2 billion. The Mesa data center will serve as a central hub for all of Apple's worldwide networks."This multibillion dollar project is one of the largest investments we've ever made, and when completed it will add over 600 engineering and construction jobs to the more than 1 million jobs Apple has already created in the US," read a statement from Apple.Apple is taking...
Poland Data Center Planned For Beyond.pl
Polish cloud and colocation firm Beyond.pl announced in early February that it began construction on a Poland data center that will be the country's biggest facility once completed.The facility, located just outside the city of Poznań, is the second Poland data center built by Beyond.pl and planned for completion at the end of 2015. Dubbed Data Center 2, the building is expected to cost more than $27 million and will provide nearly 60,000 square feet of available server space.The Poland data center will provide capacity for 1,000 racks and supply 14 MW of power. The facility is being built to comply...
Data Center Finance: Equinix Acquires Nimbo
Data center and cloud exchange provider Equinix announced in late January that it acquired professional IT services company Nimbo. Nimbo focuses primarily on enterprise cloud infrastructure, making it an ideal partnership for Equinix. The company provides consulting that helps businesses move legacy systems into a hybrid cloud infrastructure and connect existing data centers to the cloud. Nimbo has experience with a variety of platforms, and is a certified partner of both Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure. The acquisition allows Equinix to access Nimbo's portfolio in order to improve its own IT professional services offerings, which are currently geared specifically to...