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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, DC Corp, Partners with WiredRE for Cloud, Colocation, Data Centers
Collaboration to center around Data Center Alley and New Mexico large-scale data center developments. West Virginia / Nevada (Sept. 17, 2014) — DC Corp has partnered with Wired Real Estate Group Inc. (“WiredRE”) for strategy, development, and awareness within the cloud, colocation, and data center market. Just 60 miles west of Ashburn’s “Data Center Alley”, the West Virginia data center market has seen abundant activity, becoming home to data centers for Salesforce.com, NOAA Supercomputer, IRS, and U.S. Coast Guard. The region overall is host to 8 of the 10 largest colocation providers, including AT&T, CoreSite, Digital Realty Trust, DuPont Fabros...
Georgia Data Centers for Peak 10, COLO@, GM
There has been a considerable uptick in Georgia data center activity recently, as three operators opened facilities there since the beginning of the year. Peak 10, COLO@ and GM all announced the launch of new Atlanta data centers within the past few months.Peak 10's Third Atlanta Data Center At the beginning of September, Peak 10 announced the opening of its third Atlanta data center in the suburb of Alpharetta. With 15,000 square feet of new data center space - the initial build out of the new Georgia data center - the company now has a total of 35,000 square feet...
Chicago Data Center Tax Incentives Approved For QTS
The Chicago City Council approved a plan in September that would allow Quality Technology Services to receive more than $11 million in Chicago data center tax incentives for converting the former Sun Times printing plant into a large scale facility. To encourage development in the city, Chicago's Committee on Economic, Capital and Technology Development have recommended a deal in which QTS would receive a break on property taxes for the Chicago data center. The plan would reduce the assessed value of the property over the next 12 years, saving the company $11.4 million over that time period. The data center tax...
Data Center Finance: Cologix Announces Acquisition of Colo5
Cologix announced in early September that it had acquired colocation and disaster recovery provider Colo5. Acquiring Colo5 allows Cologix to take on the Florida data center company's more than 225,000 square feet of server space in two hurricane-resistant, enterprise-ready facilities. The deal includes a Jacksonville data center encompassing 125,000 square feet and a Lakeland data center with 100,000 square feet of available space. "We're firm believers that Jacksonville as a market is poised for significant growth in the next one, five or more years," said Graham Williams, chief commercial officer of Cologix. "And we're excited to expand our presence and capabilities...
Japan Data Centers Planned For KDDI
KDDI announced plans in August to add two Japan data centers to its growing global presence. The telecom is investing $270 million to construct the facilities within the portfolio of subsidiary Telehouse. Both of the new facilities will offer high-density colocation data center services and are being built to meet the requirements for Tier III certification. The new buildings will also be constructed to withstand earthquakes through the use of a long-period absorption structure. The recent investment brings KDDI's total Telehouse data center footprint to nearly 4 million square feet across 13 countries. The new construction includes an Osaka data center, planned...