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Read Amazon and Nvidia to build the world’s largest cloud AI supercomputer
Amazon and Nvidia to build the world’s largest cloud AI supercomputer

Amazon and Nvidia to build the world’s largest cloud AI supercomputer

November 29, 2023 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services has revealed that it is in partnership with GPU-maker Nvidia to launch the Project Ceiba supercomputer. This supercomputer is expected to be the world’s largest cloud AI supercomputer, featuring 16,384 GH200 NVL32 Grace Hopper Superchips. The system will also feature the AWS...

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Read OpenAI hires Todd Underwood to head new SRE team
OpenAI hires Todd Underwood to head new SRE team

OpenAI hires Todd Underwood to head new SRE team

November 28, 2023 Google

OpenAI has hired Google’s Todd Underwood to head a new Site Reliability Engineering team focused on research and training workloads as it already has a functional team for the applied side working on inference and API products. The SRE concept originally started at Google, but has since spread...

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Read OpenAI hires Google’s Richard Ho to head new hardware department
OpenAI hires Google’s Richard Ho to head new hardware department

OpenAI hires Google’s Richard Ho to head new hardware department

November 27, 2023 Google

OpenAI has hired Google’s Richard Ho as the head of hardware to lead the new division to help “influence roadmaps for hardware partners for data center networks, racks, and buildings.” Ho had spent about 9 years at Google, leading one of the company’s Cloud Tensor Processing Units projects, with...

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Read Norwegian mayor debunks claim that Google new facility will need 860MW
Norwegian mayor debunks claim that Google new facility will need 860MW

Norwegian mayor debunks claim that Google new facility will need 860MW

November 22, 2023 Google

Mayor of the Skien municipality, Marius Roheim Aarvold has said claims that Google’s upcoming data center campus in Norway will require 860MW of power to support its planned data center campus in Gromstul, Skien municipality.are false. Local press had reported that Microsoft formerly applied for...

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Read Google to launch new cloud region in Saudi Arabia
Google to launch new cloud region in Saudi Arabia

Google to launch new cloud region in Saudi Arabia

November 14, 2023 Google

Google recently announced that it will be launching its Saudi Arabian cloud region this week. Anthony Cirot, Google Cloud’s EMEA South VP, posted on LinkedIn, “I'm thrilled to share an exciting milestone in Google Cloud's journey: the launch of our new cloud region in Saudi Arabia. This...

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Read Google signs first wind PPA in Poland
Google signs first wind PPA in Poland

Google signs first wind PPA in Poland

November 03, 2023 Google

Google has signed its first Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) to procure renewable energy in Poland . Following this agreement with Polsat Plus Group, Google will now offtake from the company’s wind farm in Przyrów to power Google Cloud’s operations. Tara Brady, president, Google Cloud EMEA said,...

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Read Proximus and LuxConnect launch JV to offer Google Cloud services
Proximus and LuxConnect launch JV to offer Google Cloud services

Proximus and LuxConnect launch JV to offer Google Cloud services

October 30, 2023 Google

Cloud companies Proximus and LuxConnect recently launched a joint venture to offer Google Cloud services through a sovereign cloud. This venture called the Clarence JV, aims to provide a "disconnected sovereign cloud solution to governments, regulated companies, international organizations...

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Read Amazon to launch sovereign cloud region in Europe
 Amazon to launch sovereign cloud region in Europe

Amazon to launch sovereign cloud region in Europe

October 26, 2023 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services has revealed its plans to launch new cloud regions in Europe. The company notes that the first region will be in Germany, suggesting that the company plans to launch more than one. “The AWS European Sovereign Cloud will allow government agencies, regulated industries, and the...

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Read Amazon announces new European projects
 Amazon announces new European projects

Amazon announces new European projects

October 25, 2023 Amazon AWS

Amazon, which is already the largest corporate purchaser of renewable energy in Europe, recently invested in more wind and solar farms in the continent. The new projects Amazon announced this week includes 15 rooftop solar installations on Amazon facilities in Belgium, France, Italy, Spain, and...

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Read Google tests demand-response system to cut data center power consumption
Google tests demand-response system to cut data center power consumption

Google tests demand-response system to cut data center power consumption

October 10, 2023 Google

Google has tested a demand-response system, which will reduce data center electricity consumption during grid problems and shift non-urgent tasks to other locations. The company notes that this is an extension of its plan to shift computing work to areas where energy is carbon-free. A blog post...

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Read Amazon plans four dc campuses in Mesa, Arizona
Amazon plans four dc campuses in Mesa, Arizona

Amazon plans four dc campuses in Mesa, Arizona

October 03, 2023 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services has begun plotting for four new data centers in Mesa, Arizona, on land already owned by the company, as it looks to increase its footprints in the East Valley. The company has filed pre-submittal documents with Mesa's planning office for two data centers about four miles...

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Read Amazon Pours Billions to AI startup Anthropic, Becomes Primary cloud provider
Amazon Pours Billions to AI startup Anthropic, Becomes Primary cloud provider

Amazon Pours Billions to AI startup Anthropic, Becomes Primary cloud provider

October 02, 2023 Amazon AWS

Amazon will invest $4 billion in AI startup Antropic, becoming its primary cloud provider. This announcement comes after the giant tech companies worldwide raced to benefit from the breakthroughs Antropic could have on their businesses. Antropic, considered one of the world’s most promising AI...

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Read Amazon files to develop 7-building DC campus in Louisa County, Virginia
Amazon files to develop 7-building DC campus in Louisa County, Virginia

Amazon files to develop 7-building DC campus in Louisa County, Virginia

September 30, 2023 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services has filed with the US Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District to develop a seven-building data center campus in Virginia’s Louisa County. In this filing, REB Investment Company LLC and Amazon Data Services seek permission to establish a new data center campus on 153 acres on...

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Read Google data center pioneer Luiz André Barroso passes away
Google data center pioneer Luiz André Barroso passes away

Google data center pioneer Luiz André Barroso passes away

September 28, 2023 Google

59-year-old data center luminary Luiz André Barroso unexpectedly passed away on September 16, 2023. The DC legend joined Google in 2001 and was fundamental in remodeling the company's DC design, impacting the industry. Before his journey with Google, Barroso worked at Digital Equipment...

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Read Google-affiliated company buys 143 acres in South Carolina
Google-affiliated company buys 143 acres in South Carolina

Google-affiliated company buys 143 acres in South Carolina

September 26, 2023 Google

A Google-affiliated company has acquired 143 acres in Moncks Corner industrial site, Berkeley Country, where the Silicon Valley tech giant has operated a data center since 2007. Arum Composites LLC purchased this parcel, comprising five parcels across Mount Holly Commerce Park Cypress Gardens...

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Read Amazon plans a campus with two buildings in Stafford County, Virginia
Amazon plans a campus with two buildings in Stafford County, Virginia

Amazon plans a campus with two buildings in Stafford County, Virginia

September 14, 2023 Amazon AWS

More proposals for data centers are on the way to Stafford, Virginia's Stafford County. Amazon has applied to a two-building facility in the county, while an unnamed developer plans a three-building site nearby. Amazon Data Services has applied for approval to construct the Potomac Church...

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Read King George County, Virginia, authorizes land rezoning for AWS data facility
King George County, Virginia, authorizes land rezoning for AWS data facility

King George County, Virginia, authorizes land rezoning for AWS data facility

September 11, 2023 Amazon AWS

The King George County Board of Supervisors authorized Amazon Web Service's (AWS) 19-building data center campus's 869-acre rezone from agriculture to industrial use. Birchwood Power Partners applied for rezoning for AWS. AWS has received this first approval, but Birchwood's attorney,...

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Read Google proposes to build a data center in Kansas City
Google proposes to build a data center in Kansas City

Google proposes to build a data center in Kansas City

September 11, 2023 Google

Google has submitted two planning applications to Kansas City to develop its Northland at the Hunt Midwest Business Center site. The cloud computing company acquired 78.9 acres in Northland, Kansas City, in 2019, followed by an additional 236.4 acres in December 2021, stating that the parcel of...

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Read Google announces intentions for Texas's Red Oak data center facility
Google announces intentions for Texas's Red Oak data center facility

Google announces intentions for Texas's Red Oak data center facility

September 01, 2023 Google

Google will construct a second campus in Texas in the Red Oak neighborhood of Dallas. This week, the company announced intentions to invest $600 million in the Dallas-Fort Worth region of Texas to build its second data center. The search, advertising, and cloud company stated that it would invest...

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Read Google to procure wind energy in North Carolina
Google to procure wind energy in North Carolina

Google to procure wind energy in North Carolina

August 31, 2023 Google

Google has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Apex Clean Energy for wind energy in North Carolina. Through the deal, the giant will offtake the full capacity from the Timbermill Wind project, which is in the process of being built. Located in Chowan County, the project will offer 189MW...

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