Tag: datacenter
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The Register: Google thinks the grid can’t support AI, so it’s spending on solar for future datacenters
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/12/google_solar_energy_datacenter/ Source: The Register Title: Google thinks the grid can’t support AI, so it’s spending on solar for future datacenters Feedly Summary: Deal with Intersect Power will see gigawatts of compute capacity come online Google believes the US electricity grid can’t deliver the energy needed to power datacenters that deliver AI services, so…
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The Register: Canada commits $1.4B to sovereign compute infrastructure as it joins the AI arms race
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/05/canada_ai_funding/ Source: The Register Title: Canada commits $1.4B to sovereign compute infrastructure as it joins the AI arms race Feedly Summary: Project includes hundreds of millions of loonies for a national supercomputing facility Canada is one of the latest nations to catch the sovereign AI bug and plans to invest $2 billion CAD…
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The Register: Cloudy with a chance of GPU bills: AI’s energy appetite has CIOs sweating
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/29/public_cloud_ai_alternatives/ Source: The Register Title: Cloudy with a chance of GPU bills: AI’s energy appetite has CIOs sweating Feedly Summary: Public cloud expenses have businesses scrambling for alternatives that won’t melt the budget Canalys Forums EMEA 2024 Organizations are being forced to rethink where they host workloads in response to ballooning AI demands…
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Slashdot: ‘AI Ambition is Pushing Copper To Its Breaking Point’
Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/11/29/1128242/ai-ambition-is-pushing-copper-to-its-breaking-point?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: ‘AI Ambition is Pushing Copper To Its Breaking Point’ Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the trend of increasing power demands in datacenters, driven mainly by the growing complexity of AI models. It highlights the shift towards direct liquid cooling and advanced interconnects like…
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The Register: AI ambition is pushing copper to its breaking point
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/28/ai_copper_cables_limits/ Source: The Register Title: AI ambition is pushing copper to its breaking point Feedly Summary: Ayar Labs contends silicon photonics will be key to scaling beyond the rack and taming the heat SC24 Datacenters have been trending toward denser, more power-hungry systems for years. In case you missed it, 19-inch racks are…
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The Register: Investors just can’t pull the plug despite datacenters facing AI power crunch
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/27/investor_datacenter_energy_concern/ Source: The Register Title: Investors just can’t pull the plug despite datacenters facing AI power crunch Feedly Summary: Even if 98% say they’re worried about energy availability and reliability Investors are increasingly concerned about the availability and reliability of power for datacenters, yet most are still confident that investment in the sector…
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The Register: You’re buying fat new servers to save energy and make room for AI hardware, claims Dell
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/27/dell_q3_nutanix_q1_2025/ Source: The Register Title: You’re buying fat new servers to save energy and make room for AI hardware, claims Dell Feedly Summary: But PCs and Nvidia are weak points, because you’re not buying one and can’t buy the other Dell believes its customers are consolidating server fleets to save energy and free…