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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.

West Virginia Data Center Provider Wins Library of Congress Contract
The Library of Congress Office of Contract Management awarded a West Virginia data center, DC Corp with the award of a five-year Information Technology (IT) Consulting Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) Contract Vehicle alongside HMS Technologies, Inc (HMS) and Grant Thornton, LLP — one of the six global firms which provide a full-range of management consulting services. The IDIQ contracts will be issued on a task order basis and will involve an agency-wide range of IT business issues such as: strategic planning, governance, management, operations, security, internal controls, hosting environments, applications, enterprise architecture, system conversions, information assurance, system life cycle development, web...
Data Center Finance: Interoute Completes Acquisition of Vtesse
Interoute announced in early October that it had acquired the Vtesse? Group for an undisclosed amount of money.Vtesse provides some of the world's largest companies - including IBM, Logicalis and Redstone - with LAN and WAN solutions. Aidan Paul, chairman and founder of Vtesse, plans to use the acquisition as a means to provide the company's existing customers with improved access through an international service provider. Interoute already offers services for customers in the U.S., Asia and parts of Europe and will now be able to enhance the range of its cloud services within the U.K."When you look at the options for European businesses wanting...
Indiana Data Center Opened by Online Tech
Online Tech announced the opening of its first Indianapolis data center in early October. The company acquired the Indiana data center in May and is investing $10 million into improving it. The purpose-built facility will support 3 MW of electrical load and will be able to guarantee uptime by delivering a fully redundant power infrastructure. To ensure resiliency, energy is brought in through two separate utility feeds. The Indianapolis data center features 16,000 square feet of raised floor space as well as access to a high concentration of fiber. The Indiana data center is the first in the state to offer secure and compliant cloud computing...
German Data Center Acquired By Zenium Technology Partners
Zenium Technology Partners announced in late September that the acquisition of a new, purpose-built Frankfurt data center was complete.The facility, known as Zenium Frankfurt One, was purchased from Imtech and is conveniently located near both the airport and the city center to provide clients with easy access to the surrounding area. Frankfurt is quickly becoming one of the biggest and most active data center markets in Europe, and customer need is increasing."In response to demand from our global customer base, this acquisition enables us to immediately bring new space to market in one of the most important European data...
China Data Center Partnership Reached Between CenturyLink and Neusoft
CenturyLink announced in late September that it has a China data center to offer its managed hosting services. The added presence in China enables CenturyLink to expand the availability of its Asia-Pacific capabilities to serve enterprises conducting business in the country. CenturyLink primarily established a China data center in order to address concerns from customers regarding data sovereignty and performance, but the country's growing economy is also a large incentive. China is home to the second largest economy in the world, as well as one of the fastest growing IT markets. According to a study recently released by Gartner, IT spending...