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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.

East Africa Data Center Announces Expansion Plans
Liquid Telecom announced in September that it is planning an $11 million expansion of its East Africa Data Center in Nairobi. The project aims to add more capacity for customers after demand previously forced the company to ration allocated rack? space.The Kenya data center is a Tier III secure facility and the only purpose-built computing center in the area offering space for interconnect services, dedicated hosting and cloud services.Constructed in September 2013, the four-story building recently completed another expansion in June 2014 because the original 5,300 square feet of space was completely full within the first four months of operation. ...
Four International Data Centers Opened by Acronis
At the end of August, data protection provider Acronis announced the opening of four new international data centers in Europe and Asia to deliver localized data security and cloud storage. The company launched its new Germany data center, Japan data center, Russia data center and Singapore data center to ensure clients have secure, close proximity access to their resources.Stanislav Protasov, Acronis co-founder and senior vice president of engineering and R&D, noted that today's enterprises have concerns when it comes to storing sensitive data in far-off locations. In fact, recent IDC research noted that 76 percent of companies would rather...
Netherlands Data Center Bought By Switch Datacenters
Switch Datacenters announced in September that they have purchased a Netherlands data center previously owned by Fortis.The complex, located in the city of Woerden, is made up of two buildings totaling more than 134,500 square feet, of which 59,000 square feet is available data center space. Switch paid $14.2 million for the Tier 3 facility, which was previously leased to an unnamed cloud provider.The Netherlands data center will require some modernization and Switch has plans to upgrade the cooling, power capacity and efficiency of the facility in order to achieve a power usage efficiency rating of less than 1.10. To...
What do the boxes in the WiredRE logo represent?
Answer: The three empty boxes in the WiredRE logo represent Ping, Power, and Pipe, the technical elements required for a viable data center facility. The RED box represent WiredRE's understanding of the convergence of these characteristics and speaks to our approach of addressing these details with each of our clients.
UK’s Largest Office Park Developer Unveils Project that Brings 1,000 New Jobs
Best known for Cobalt, the UK’s largest business park with two million sq ft, 12,000 employees, a four-star hotel, three data centers, conference facilities, and many national and international businesses, Highbridge has now disclosed plans for an 82-acre development in collaboration with North Tyneside Council. Indigo Park will be an industrial site for manufacturers and distributors with the capability to generate 1,000 new jobs when it is fully developed. The development is located close to Gosforth Park and is available to be developed immediately. Adrian Hill, director of Highbridge, stated, “We are delighted to have secured this outstanding development opportunity, particularly...