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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.

Portland Data Center Construction Started By T5
Wholesale colocation provider T5 announced in September that they have broken ground on a new Portland data center. The facility will be a purpose-built, two-building complex in the Portland suburb of Hillsboro, part of what has come to be known as the Silicon Forest. The Oregon data center's two buildings will be situated on a 15-acre property, the first of which has already been fully pre-leased. The second offers 110,000 square feet of data center space. for which pre-leasing is now underway. Both buildings will offer two efficient, high performance and seismic secure redundant power feeds and will utilize data center...
Google’s Netherlands Data Center calls for $773 Million Investment
Google plans to invest $773 million in a new 120 MW Netherlands data center spanning 44 hectares. The facility will be located on Netherland's coast, in Eamshaven, and is projected to be operational by early 2016. The new facility will fall in line with Google's focus on sustainable building practices, consistently building data centers that utilize 50% less energy, featuring the most current designs in cooling and electrical technology. This will be Google's fourth highly efficient data center in Europe joining facilities in Ireland, Finland, and Belgium, with the ultimate intention of running the entire data center on renewable energy. The construction...
Maine Data Center Expansion Unveiled by Oxford Networks
In mid-September, telecommunications provider Oxford Networks unveiled its newly expanded Maine data center in Brunswick. The renovations to the facility, which is located in a former Navy communications center, reportedly cost $6 million to complete.With the 7,000 square foot expansion the Brunswick data center is now 52,000 square feet in total, featuring 8,200 square feet of computing space. The location, situated at Brunswick Landing, also provides the opportunity for future expansion should client demands continue to increase. Currently, the data center serves over 60 customers.The facility features fully redundant components, including two generators, power and cooling systems. This double approach ensures...
Chicago Data Center Officially Open for Windstream Hosted Solutions
Windstream Hosted Solutions announced in September that its newest Chicago data center is officially open. The Illinois data center is a 20,000 square foot facility and includes more than 15,600 square feet of available data center space. The building is also equipped to host Windstream's new EMC(R)-powered storage services, as well as its Hosted Solutions Suite which offers public, private and hybrid cloud service offerings. The Chicago data center will offer a variety of features, including a modular design for simple capacity scalability and high redundancy and utility capability of 3,600 kVa with the ability to expand to five times that amount...
Indiana Data Center To Be Built In Former Target Store
Repurposing existing structures for computing facilities is a viable data center solution. Following on the heels of a project to turn a former Sun Times printing site into a Chicago data center. Lifeline Data Centers recently announced plans to establish an Indiana data center in a building previously occupied by Target. Plans for the future Fort Wayne data center include the completion of the first phase of construction in 2015, as well as the employment of about 10 new staff members. Lifeline will reportedly spend approximately $15 million on the Indiana data center operation. The facility is being constructed in accordance...