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Read ABB Buys Premium Power to Strengthen Data Center Advisory Services
ABB Buys Premium Power to Strengthen Data Center Advisory Services

ABB Buys Premium Power to Strengthen Data Center Advisory Services

February 16, 2026 Dublin

Global electrification firm ABB has acquired Irish electrical engineering consultancy Premium Power to expand its advisory capabilities within the data center market.“For more than two decades, Premium Power has built its reputation by helping customers solve complex electrical challenges with...

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Read Groq and IBM Partner on Agentic AI Capabilities
Groq and IBM Partner on Agentic AI Capabilities

Groq and IBM Partner on Agentic AI Capabilities

October 20, 2025 Kyndryl

AI chip startup Groq has partnered with IBM to provide agentic AI capabilities via GroqCloud on IBM watsonx Orchestrate. Under the terms of the agreement, the partners will also integrate Red Hat’s open source vLLM technology with Groq’s LPU chips, with plans to support IBM Granite models on...

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Read IBM and GlobalFoundries end legal dispute
IBM and GlobalFoundries end legal dispute

IBM and GlobalFoundries end legal dispute

January 07, 2025 Kyndryl

IBM and GlobalFoundries (GF) have reached a settlement in their long-running legal dispute which saw both companies claim breach of contract and misuse of trade secrets and intellectual property. The two companies said the undisclosed settlement resolves “all litigation matters” and would allow...

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Read RackNerd expands offerings to Dublin, Ireland
RackNerd expands offerings to Dublin, Ireland

RackNerd expands offerings to Dublin, Ireland

November 21, 2024 Dublin

Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) provider RackNerd has expanded its offering to Dublin, Ireland and will be offering its IaaS from the Digital Realty DU10 data center located in Dublin, Ireland."Our expansion into Dublin represents a strategic response to the growing demand for high-performance...

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Read IBM to make AMD Instinct MI300X GPUs available via IBM Cloud
IBM to make AMD Instinct MI300X GPUs available via IBM Cloud

IBM to make AMD Instinct MI300X GPUs available via IBM Cloud

November 20, 2024 Kyndryl

IBM is planning to make AMD Instinct MI300X GPUs available as a service via IBM Cloud. The GPUs will be rolled out on the platform in the first half of 2025, with the aim of improving the performance and power efficiency of generative AI models and high-performance computing applications.“As...

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Read IBM unveils quantum data center in Germany
IBM unveils quantum data center in Germany

IBM unveils quantum data center in Germany

October 01, 2024 Kyndryl

IBM this week announced the launch of the facility, at IBM's campus in Ehningen near Stuttgart, in a ceremony attended by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. It is IBM's second quantum data center, featuring three systems - one based on IBM's Heron processor, alongside two other new systems that will...

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Read Riken to deploy IBM quantum computer
 Riken to deploy IBM quantum computer

Riken to deploy IBM quantum computer

May 01, 2024 Kyndryl

Japanese research institute Riken is set to deploy an IBM quantum computer at its facilities in Kobe. The quantum system – to be powered by a 133-qubit Heron processor – will be colocated and integrated with the organization’s existing Fugaku supercomputer. “Riken is committed to developing...

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Read IBM signs agreement with Canadian government to strengthen the country’s semiconductor industry
IBM signs agreement with Canadian government to strengthen the country’s semiconductor industry

IBM signs agreement with Canadian government to strengthen the country’s semiconductor industry

April 29, 2024 Kyndryl

IBM has signed an agreement with both the Quebec government and the Canadian government to strengthen the country’s semiconductor industry. Following this agreement, IBM and the two governments invest C$187 million (US$137m) in the company’s Bromont plant in Quebec to bolster the country’s...

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Read IBM to buy Hashicorp for $6.4 billion
IBM to buy Hashicorp for $6.4 billion

IBM to buy Hashicorp for $6.4 billion

April 24, 2024 Kyndryl

IBM is set to buy out HashiCorp, a vendor that makes software to help businesses manage digital infrastructure, for $6.4 billion. It will pay $35 per share for HashiCorp. The company’s stock had been trading at a price of $24.88 before the deal was announced. "Enterprise clients are wrestling...

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Read IBM and RPI launch a new quantum computer in New York
IBM and RPI launch a new quantum computer in New York

IBM and RPI launch a new quantum computer in New York

April 06, 2024 Kyndryl

IBM and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) have launched a quantum computer at RPI’s campus in New York. A chapel that the university repurposed in the 1960s, the quantum computer is be positioned next to a stained glass window and serves as a focal point of RPI’s new Curtis Priem Quantum...

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Read New York-based IBM spin-out Kyndryl to separate China business in response to changing data laws
New York-based IBM spin-out Kyndryl to separate China business in response to changing data laws

New York-based IBM spin-out Kyndryl to separate China business in response to changing data laws

October 03, 2023 Kyndryl

Global IT managed services provider Kyndryl is now considering separating its business in China into a separate entity in response to several geopolitical issues and the changing data laws in China. According to a report from the Financial Times, the IBM spin-out revealed this to some of its...

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Read IBM plans to construct a quantum data facility in Germany
IBM plans to construct a quantum data facility in Germany

IBM plans to construct a quantum data facility in Germany

June 07, 2023 Kyndryl

IBM will construct a data center in Germany to house quantum processors. This week, the company revealed plans to establish its first quantum data facility in Europe on the IBM campus in Ehningen, near Stuttgart, to facilitate cutting-edge quantum computing for businesses, research institutions,...

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Read Data center proposal for SDC Piperstown in Dublin, Ireland, pulled
Data center proposal for SDC Piperstown in Dublin, Ireland, pulled

Data center proposal for SDC Piperstown in Dublin, Ireland, pulled

April 30, 2023 Dublin

The Dublin, Ireland, two-story data center developing application has been retracted. SDC Piperstown II Ltd submitted a request to Fingal County Council on January 17, 2023, for permission to build a data center on a 20-acre site in Piperstown, Dublin. But this has since been dropped, for no...

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Read IBM Will Open San Sebastián Quantum Computing Facility at Ikerbasque Campus
IBM Will Open San Sebastián Quantum Computing Facility at Ikerbasque Campus

IBM Will Open San Sebastián Quantum Computing Facility at Ikerbasque Campus

March 28, 2023 Kyndryl

A quantum computer will be installed in San Sebastián, located in the Basque Country of Spain, thanks to a collaboration between IBM and Fundación Ikerbasque. The IBM-Euskadi Quantum Computing Center is anticipated to launch by the end of 2024. It will deliver Qiskit Runtime services from a...

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Read More applications for data centers in the greater Dublin area as grid capacity concerns continue
More applications for data centers in the greater Dublin area as grid capacity concerns continue

More applications for data centers in the greater Dublin area as grid capacity concerns continue

January 01, 2023 Dublin

According to reports, in the wake of the Dublin data center moratorium over grid issues, 21 new data centers are planned outside of the greater Dublin area. Sixteen of these facilities are large-scale data centers, while a further five smaller-scale data center projects are being discussed with...

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Read Irish government confirms terms and conditions for ORESS 1
Irish government confirms terms and conditions for ORESS 1

Irish government confirms terms and conditions for ORESS 1

November 25, 2022 Dublin

Following the Irish government's approval of the terms and conditions of ORESS 1, a huge auction for offshore wind, 2.5GW of renewable energy could be added to the grid, enough to power 2.5 million Irish homes with green electricity. According to reports, at least three offshore energy auctions...

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Read South Dublin County Council (SDCC) to comply with government scrapping ban on new data centers
South Dublin County Council (SDCC) to comply with government scrapping ban on new data centers

South Dublin County Council (SDCC) to comply with government scrapping ban on new data centers

October 03, 2022 Dublin

After much back and forth, South Dublin County Council (SDCC) is now complying with the government's order to scrap plans to ban data centers in the area, despite serious concerns about the environmental impact of additional facilities and the extra pressure the would place on the grid. This...

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Read South Dublin Council & Peter Burke in dispute over data center ban
South Dublin Council & Peter Burke in dispute over data center ban

South Dublin Council & Peter Burke in dispute over data center ban

August 17, 2022 Dublin

A dispute has arisen between Irish Minister for Planning Peter Burke and South Dublin County Councillors over its ban on new data centers in the county. Burke had claimed last month that the county’s decision to make data centers “not permitted” use in the new county development plan breached...

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Read Energia Group granted permission for data centers in Dublin, Ireland
Energia Group granted permission for data centers in Dublin, Ireland

Energia Group granted permission for data centers in Dublin, Ireland

April 27, 2022 Dublin

Energia Group has announced that Fingal County Council has granted the company planning permission for two new data centers next to the Huntstown Power Station in Dublin, Ireland. The two facilities, known as Buildings A and B, are expected to have a gross floor area of c. 37,647 sqm (400,000 sq...

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Read TikTok's European data center encounters further delays
TikTok's European data center encounters further delays

TikTok's European data center encounters further delays

April 14, 2022 Dublin

Further delays have been announced regarding TikTok’s first data center in Europe. Its Dublin-based facility was initially planned to be up and running by early 2022, but due to what the company said were delays related to Covid, the facility’s opening was pushed back to late 2022. Now the...

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