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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.

Lithuania Data Center Planned For TEO Group
Lithuanian telecommunications and IT service provider TEO Group announced in mid-December that it will be opening a new Lithuania data center.The Lithuania data center will be the eighth one owned by TEO Group and is expected to cost $3.6 million. TEO has partnered with local engineering and integration specialist Fima for the construction of the facility, which is expected to be completed in the second half of 2015. The company hopes an expansion will earn them a competitive advantage both in Lithuania and outside markets, especially in the IT service export segment."Not only do we provide IT infrastructure hosting services...
California Data Center Opened By Atlantic.net
Cloud service provider Atlantic.net announced in mid-December that their new California data center, opened in the San Francisco Bay area, will be their first West Coast facility. The Santa Clara data center will be the company's fourth facility and was built to meet growing demand from companies in Silicon Valley. "The Valley is the heart of the developer ecosystem and it is our first priority to ensure that innovative startups in the area have the tools and support needed to further develop and grow their ideas and scale their platforms," said Marty Puranik, president and CEO of Atlantic.Net. The California data...
Data Center Finance: OVH Begins Fundraising For Global Data Center Expansion
Internet and cloud infrastructure firm OVH announced in mid-December that it is working to raise $327 million to rapidly increase its international data center portfolio. OVH CFO Nicolas Boyer that the money raised during the new round of fundraising will help to finance an investment program of almost $500 million. "We can then intensify the deployment of our data center and network infrastructures, supporting our customers in the cloud while capturing new markets," said Boyer. Industry experts have suggested that the fundraising play by OVH, founded in 1999, is the first step toward the company going public. Boyer said that the infusion of cash is enabling OVH...
Arizona Data Center To Be Plugged Into Power Grid
Power resources are incredibly important to data center operators, especially when redundant sources are needed to ensure reliability, which is why many companies have been looking for new approaches for supplying energy to their facilities. Arizona Data Center: Pilot Power Project Now, an Arizona-based utility provider has partnered with a technology vendor on a one-of-a-kind data center project. The utility company, Salt River Project, has entered into an agreement with BaseLayer to deploy an Arizona data center that is connected directly to SRP's high-voltage power grid. This means that instead of having generators on site or having to run cables from...
Dublin Data Center Construction Begins For Carphone Warehouse
European mobile device retailer Carphone Warehouse announced in early December that it is building a new Dublin data center. The $7.5 million Ireland data center is part of a larger $37 million investment to build out the company's upcoming cellular network. The new facility will help to support the network, with hardware being supplied by German infrastructure vendor Mvneco and Huawei. In order to reduce costs, Carphone Warehouse is relying on radio masts owned by mobile carrier Three under a Mobile Virtual Network Operator agreement. The new network will provide not only traditional mobile services but advanced Internet of Things connectivity options as...