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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 Edisun to supply AI-driven data centers with power from Madrid solar plant
Edisun to supply AI-driven data centers with power from Madrid solar plant

Edisun to supply AI-driven data centers with power from Madrid solar plant

December 23, 2024 Madrid

European solar power producer Edisun Power plans to direct power from its 941MW Fuencarral solar power plant in Madrid to data centers in the region.The company noted that the additional electricity demand from artificial intelligence and the increasingly stringent European regulations for the...

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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 Mapfre sells 10MW facility in Madrid
Mapfre sells 10MW facility in Madrid

Mapfre sells 10MW facility in Madrid

February 23, 2024 Madrid

Spanish insurance firm Mapfre has sold its data center in Madrid. The company received advise on the sale-leaseback deal of its 10MW facility in Alcalá de Henares from CBRE’s Spanish unit. Paul Mortlock, senior director and head of European data center capital markets at CBRE, said, "CBRE's...

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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 Spanish insurer Mapfre looks for buyer of 8MW Madrid data center
Spanish insurer Mapfre looks for buyer of 8MW Madrid data center

Spanish insurer Mapfre looks for buyer of 8MW Madrid data center

July 13, 2023 Madrid

In anticipation of a potential sale-leaseback transaction, Spanish insurance company Mapfre is listing its data center for sale. According to Cinco Dias, the company has hired CBRE to find a buyer for the Tales de Mileto building in the Alcalá de Henares neighborhood of Madrid. Mapfre launched...

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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 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 Thor Equity launches Form8tion Data Centers
Thor Equity launches Form8tion Data Centers

Thor Equity launches Form8tion Data Centers

March 14, 2023 Madrid

Thor Equities has announced it has launched its own data center development company, named Form8tion data centers, which is reportedly now marketing Thor’s maiden project in Madrid, Spain, named ‘Madrid One’ campus. This facility will offer up to 100MW of capacity spanning 60,000 sqm (645,850 sq...

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Read Thor Acquires Coca-Cola Bottling Plant in Madrid For 100MW Data Center Development
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Thor Acquires Coca-Cola Bottling Plant in Madrid For 100MW Data Center Development

November 02, 2022 Madrid

Thor Equities has announced the acquisition of a former Coca-Cola bottling plant in Madrid, Spain. The site is planned for a data center campus development. Swiss real estate investment company Stoneweg completed the sale on behalf of the Icona Capital Group to Thor. None of the companies...

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Read Stoneshield looking to Raise €300 million ($307.3m) to Fund 100MW Madrid Campus
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Stoneshield looking to Raise €300 million ($307.3m) to Fund 100MW Madrid Campus

July 25, 2022 Madrid

According to Cinco Dias, Spanish data center developer Xdata is looking to offload a stake in its company to help fund its 100MW Madrid data center campus development. The company has reportedly contacted CBRE and Morgan Stanley to seek an investor. Stoneshield established XData Properties in...

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Read SiteGround announces it has opened a new data center in Spain
SiteGround announces it has opened a new data center in Spain

SiteGround announces it has opened a new data center in Spain

July 18, 2022 Madrid

Web hosting service, SiteGround, has announced that it has opened a new data center in Madrid, Spain, the seventh SiteGround data center to open around the world and the fourth in Europe. In addition to the new facility, the company also announced the expansion of its content delivery network in...

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Read Thor Equities Sets Up Data Center Unit, To Develop a 100MW Facility in Madrid, Spain
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Thor Equities Sets Up Data Center Unit, To Develop a 100MW Facility in Madrid, Spain

April 22, 2022 Madrid

Thor Equities has announced its plans to move into data centers. The US real estate group, is also looking to develop its first data center in Madrid, Spain. Thor Equities will be doing this by launching a new data center division called Thor Digital. The new unit will be headed by Roy Gibbens,...

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Read €5 billion ($5.67bn), 360MW data center campus coming to Madrid, Spain
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€5 billion ($5.67bn), 360MW data center campus coming to Madrid, Spain

January 26, 2022 Madrid

Great news for Spain as plans for a 360MW data center campus in Madrid, Spain, is underway. The data center will be developed on a 700-hectare site, and investment is expected to reach up to €5 billion ($5.67bn). The Digital Valley project is to be a ‘reference model’ for sustainability in data...

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