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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.

Multiple China Data Centers Opened By China Mobile
China Mobile announced in late November that it has started construction on a new West China data center.The new facility will be located in Qinghai, the country's fourth-largest province by size. The China data center is being built in the Haidong Industrial Park, which is only 20 miles from the capital of Xining, making it an ideal site for government entities to store data. The complex will be built in three phases. In phase one, a total of 303,600 square feet will be constructed across three buildings. When fully operational, the site will be able to host 3,200 racks.Hong...
UK Data Center Expansion Started By Datum Datacenters
Datum Datacenters announced in late November that it had begun an expansion of its Farnborough data center.The complex was originally constructed in four phases, with the first phase reaching completion in November 2013 and the next three following in regular intervals. The site is comprised of two floors, each currently providing 22,000 square feet of available space. When fully completed, the expansion will enable Datum to almost triple the size of the U.K. data center so it will encompass 110,000 square feet. The extra space became necessary after 2014 proved to be more successful than previously anticipated.The Farnborough data...
London Data Center provider VIRTUS selects WiredRE to increase focus on U.S. market
VIRTUS’ location in London’s ‘Goldilocks zone’ of connectivity attracts increased interest from U.S. customers London, United Kingdom / Las Vegas, Nevada – December 4th, 2014 – VIRTUS Data Centres Ltd. (VIRTUS), London's flexible and efficient data center specialist, today announced it has selected WiredRE, the leading cloud, colocation and data center advisor in the U.S., to better service its growing base of U.S. companies. VIRTUS’ ground-breaking portfolio of uniquely flexible and efficient product and service offerings have contributed to its significant growth in 2014. This success has driven the continued expansion of the VIRTUS business, with the opening of its next...
Data Center Finance: IO Data Centers Splits Business Sectors
IO Data Centers announced in early December that it will be splitting into two companies in an effort to attract additional investors and resolve confusion about the company's identity that may have been holding back business in the past. There are two main focuses to IO Data Centers. One is selling colocation service within its network of global data centers. The other is selling modular data center hardware and infrastructure management software for other organizations to use in their facilities. While it seems as though the two sides of the business would complement one another, they have started getting in...
Texas Data Center Opened by Stream Data Centers
More than a year ago, Stream Data Centers purchased 9.6 acres of land in the Westover Hills Business Park in San Antonio to begin its third Texas data center project. In late November, the company announced the opening of its Westover Hills data center.The Texas data center is a 74,000 square-foot structure situated on the Westover Hills campus. The facility was created to help Stream Data Centers keep up with rising customer demands for Web, application and data collection. Currently, the new facility doesn't have any tenants on board, but this is typical for Stream. The firm usually builds...