Meta is reportedly seeking to use nuclear power to run its US data centers as a shift towards cleaner energy sources.
Data center RSS
_medium.jpg)
Mark Zuckerberg's plan to build a zero-emissions AI data center powered by a nearby nuclear power plant has been derailed by the discovery of a rare species of bee on the proposed site.
Dell is all set to ship its new AI servers featuring Nvidia's latest Blackwell chips to selected customers starting next month.
Google is considering using nuclear energy to power its data centers as demand for power surges due to the growth of artificial intelligence.
Foxconn is set to build the world's largest manufacturing facility for Nvidia's GB200 chips to meet the soaring demand for the Blackwell platform.
Microsoft is investing €4.3 billion in Italy to build AI-related infrastructure and data centers in the region.
Microsoft's plans to become carbon-negative by 2030 have taken a hit due to big increases in indirect emissions from building new data centers. They have gone up by over 30 percent since 2020.
France's AI ambitions are getting a boost with Microsoft's €4 billion investment in new data centers, AI training, and support for startups. This commitment aims to position France as a leader in AI.
_medium.jpg)
Apple will be using its own silicon processors to power the upcoming AI features on the iPhone, iPad, and Mac devices. The company will use the M2 Ultra chips in its data centers for the operation.
Microsoft has plans to spend $3.3 billion to launch a new AI data center in Wisconsin, on land that was first bought by Foxconn for a failed LCD factory. President Joe Biden will help with the reveal.
Microsoft has partnered up with Brookfield to generate 10.5 gigawatts of renewable energy via solar farms and wind farms between 2026 and 2030, which is enough to power 1.8 million homes.
Microsoft is planning to build its first data center region in the Southeast Asian country of Thailand. The company has also pledged to 'AI skill' over 100,000 people to create a skilled workforce.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is investing $11 billion to expand its data centers in St. Joseph County, Indiana. The investment is set to generate more than 1,000 new jobs and significant GDP growth.
Google is bullish on its investment in data centers in the Netherlands as the company is investing €600 million to build a third one in the European country with a huge focus on sustainability.
Microsoft has paid a family in Wisconsin $76 million to purchase 407 acres of its land, which includes a pumpkin farm attraction. Microsoft plans to use the land to build a data center.
An under-construction Microsoft data center is itself at the center of a fight between the company and local Dutch farmers, who fear that it could create higher nitrogen emissions and other problems.
Amazon has announced a new AWS Region based in Hyderabad, India. The company will plough $4.4 billion into the project over the next eight years, supporting 48,000 full-time external jobs annually.
The 2022 report includes critical findings around supply chain challenges, diversity and inclusion initiatives, 5G deployments, and the latest cloud and security trends. It's a free download.
Service Express surveyed IT professionals and put together the key findings in the 2022 Data Center and Infrastructure report, summarizing the research for a quick snapshot of the IT landscape.
An explosion has been reported at Google's data center in Omaha, U.S. Some injuries have been rumored along with outages, but Google is yet to address the claims in a public statement.
Some IT admins may be in for a scare this weekend as Atlassian has warned of a critical RCE flaw affecting all Confluence Server and Data Center versions. Internet access should be restricted ASAP.
Meta is temporarily suspending its plans to build a data centre in the Netherlands after politicians asked the Prime Minister to pause the project over concerns they had around energy supplies.
Service Express surveyed over 700 IT professionals to identify priorities and challenges and to record solutions that strengthen data center strategies. Gain helpful insights with this free report.
Build a solid foundation in Power Engineering and boost your career with 32 hours of content on mechanical, electrical, power, and other systems with today's highlighted multi-course deal.
Today at the GPU Technology Conference, Nvidia announced Grace, its first Arm-based CPU for data centers that promises ten times the performance of today's fastest servers and then some.
Facebook has completed the first phase of its Indiana fiber network. It will make data transfer between its data centers quicker and it will also help people in rural Indiana get faster internet.
_medium.jpg)
Quantum Brilliance will be deploying its quantum accelerator at the Pawsey Supercomputing Center in Perth in an industry first. The accelerator works at room temps and is based on synthetic diamonds.
Microsoft has announced #DigitalLeapDenmark, a plan that includes building a renewable data centre in the country and providing 200,000 jobs and job training to all ages by the year 2024.
_medium.jpg)
In the path towards improving data flow and networking in data centers, Intel showed off key advances like the tight coupling of CMOS technologies with photonics and miniature micro-ring modulators.
After a testing period that lasted nearly two years, Project Natick proves that underwater datacenters are more reliable, easier to deploy, and possibly cheaper than their land-based counterparts.
With this free to claim article, you'll learn how third-party maintenance ultimately gives you more control, both over your equipment life cycle and your IT budget. Get now before the offer expires!
In this temporarily free to download article, you'll learn how third-party maintenance ultimately gives you more control, both over your equipment life cycle and your IT budget. Claim your copy now!
The latest in its renewable energy investments sees Microsoft partner with First Solar to power its two upcoming Azure data centers in Arizona. The 150MW solar plant is set to be operational in 2021.
The two firms will team up on cloud services to fend off competition from Amazon. Direct interconnects between data centers will enable customers to combine services from Azure and Oracle Cloud.
Microsoft and Vattenfall have collaborated yet again to commit to the spread of green energy, by building sustainable datacentres that employ use of 100 percent renewable energy sources.
Service Express surveyed more than 450 IT professionals to identify their challenges and priorities in the coming months and came to some insightful conclusions, which you can view, for free.
Intel has announced that it will no longer produce 5G modem for smartphones, including next year's iPhones, a few hours after Apple and Qualcomm settled their longstanding legal dispute.
In our always-on world, data center downtime is not an option, unfortunately, inefficient data center policies can mean that continuous availability comes at an unnecessarily high price.
One of the most effective ways to gain control and lower data center costs is to lose the wires -- and deploy wire-free sensor networks. Learn how with this (for a limited time) free to claim eBook.
At the Next Horizon event, AMD also took the time to showcase its latest accelerator cards for AI and deep learning workloads. Based on the Vega20 architecture, these will be available on November 18.
