Power Hungry: Google in Data Center Agreement for Small Modular Nuclear Reactors

IT, like nature, hates a vacuum. Actually, in today’s world, IT is a virtual force of nature. IT’s enormous appetite for power is on a trajectory to strain grids everywhere, and in no IT sector is this more keenly felt than in HPC-AI, the home of generative AI, where insatiable power demand could hobble genAI […]

DDC Report: Data Center Operators Must Lower Risk Exposure as Costs Rise

SAN DIEGO – January 29, 2025 – DDC Solutions, a provider of data center solutions, today announced the release of their Business Impact Report, “New Considerations for Datacenter Risk Exposure,” commissioned with S&P Global Market Intelligence, an analyst firm providing essential intelligence. The report states that as the demand for AI accelerators and related equipment […]

@HPCpodcast Industry View: A Deep Dive into High-Density Data Center Cooling and Efficiency Strategies with DDC Solutions

In this “Industry View” episode of the @HPCpodcast, Chris Orlando of DDC Solutions discusses the rapidly changing landscape of high density data center cooling, monitoring, safety and compliance, hybrid liquid-air solutions and other strategies for data center power efficiency. DDC’s cabinet technology, DCIM real-time monitoring and dynamic ….

Crusoe Closes $600M in Series D Round at $2.8 Billion Valuation to Power AI

Crusoe, the vertically integrated AI infrastructure provider, announced it has closed a $600 million Series D funding round. The investment was led by Founders Fund, with participation from new and existing investors, including Fidelity, Long Journey Ventures, Mubadala, NVIDIA, Ribbit Capital, and Valor Equity Partners. Through its innovative approach, Crusoe has established itself as a […]

AI’s Impact on Data Centers: Driving Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Innovation

In this contributed article, Joe Reele, Vice President, Solution Architects at Schneider Electric, discusses the challenges and innovations in data center design driven by AI advancements and discusses the implications for energy consumption, infrastructure, and technological evolution.

LogicMonitor Seeks to Disrupt AI Landscape with an $800 Million Strategic Investment at a Valuation of Approximately $2.4 Billion to Revolutionize Data Centers

LogicMonitor, a leading SaaS-based hybrid observability platform powered by artificial intelligence (AI), announced a transformative $800 million investment of new equity and strategic financing from a consortium of investors including PSG, Golub Capital and others.

AMD Unveils 5th Gen EPYC, Instinct MI325X & More at Advancing AI 2024

Today at the Advancing AI event in San Francisco, AMD announced the latest AI and high-performance computing solutions, including the 5th Gen AMD EPYC and AMD Instinct MI325X accelerators and processors, alongside leading customers and partners including Microsoft, OpenAI, Meta, Oracle, Google Cloud and more.

Hyve Solutions Named Design Partner for NVIDIA HGX Product Line

Hyve Solutions Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of TD SYNNEX Corporation (NYSE: SNX) and a leading provider of hyperscale digital infrastructures, today announced it has become a design partner for the NVIDIA HGX platform. This designation marks a significant milestone in Hyve’s focus on accelerating artificial intelligence (AI) in the datacenter and at the edge.

Why Accelerating Data Engineering Across Public Clouds and Private Data Centers is a Game Changer

In this contributed article, Rob Gibbon, Product Manager at Canonical, suggests that data engineers typically know what they need to get done. The problem is that their environment doesn’t always make it easy. If you’re working on premise, it can be hard to get data-intensive solutions off the ground quickly. However, cloud solutions come with lock-in and unpredictable pricing. The game-changer in this scenario is a hybrid solution that will allow you to accelerate data engineering.

DDN AI400X2 Turbo Appliance Accelerates Gen AI and Inference for Data Center and Cloud by 10x

DDN®, a global leader in artificial intelligence (AI) and multi-cloud data management solutions, announced the latest addition to its powerful A3I® solutions, the DDN AI400X2 Turbo. 30% more powerful than the AI400X2, the previous industry performance leader, the AI400X2 Turbo boasts faster performance and expanded connectivity options.