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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.

Chicago Data Center Open For SingleHop
Cloud storage provider SingleHop announced in early December that their newest Chicago data center has officially opened for business. The $30 million facility, located within one of Digital Realty's existing Chicago data center campuses, hosts data for more than 5,000 customers around the world, including The Federal Savings Bank of Chicago, which hosts its infrastructure with SingleHop. The new site offers 13,000 square feet of available space and the capacity for 20,000 servers. The state-of-the-art facility employs advanced physical security techniques like checkpoints, guards and iris scanners, as well as data security measures such as highly redundant power sources. The new facility will replace two...
New Jersey Data Center Selected by West Windsor Township for Disaster Recovery
Custom infrastructure solution provider NYI announced in early December that West Windsor Township had selected its New Jersey data center for its production and disaster recovery services.West Windsor Township, located in Mercer County, New Jersey, already utilizes NYI's MigrAssist data center migration service to support its move into the new facility. In this way, the township will take part in a multi-phased, customized migration strategy and upgrade its IT infrastructure.Before selecting NYI's New Jersey data center, West Windsor Township was utilizing a tape backup system in connection with a virtualized infrastructure and de-duplication architecture for offsite disaster recovery. When...
Japan Data Center Planned for Salesforce
In early December, Salesforce.com announced plans for its second Japan data center. The facility comes as part of the company's global expansion initiative and will help provide resources to help meet growing demands for cloud services in the Asia-Pacific region.Salesforce opened its first Japan data center in the fall of 2011. The company also operates a Singapore data center. The new Japanese facility will be opened during the first half of 2015.Although a partnering provider has yet to be announced, Salesforce leveraged the services of NTT Communications for its first Japan data center. The company also utilizes Equinix services on a...
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Data Center Finance: Permira Acquires Teraco Data Environments
European private-equity firm Permira announced in early December that it plans to make its first African investment with the acquisition of Teraco Data Environments.Founded in 2008, Teraco is based in Johannesburg and manages three Africa data centers that serve more than 170 clients. Teraco's facilities are some of the most interconnected in sub-Saharan Africa, with customers given the ability to connect directly with each site as well as through NAP Africa, the region's largest and fastest-growing IXP."As the leading carrier neutral data center provider with five growing customer ecosystems, Teraco is ideally positioned to continue supporting the critical IT infrastructure...