Category: Data Center

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DoD Partners with OpenAI for Massive AI Project

The US Department of Defense has entered into a significant partnership with OpenAI, awarding them a contract worth up to $200 million to spearhead an ambitious AI pilot program. This collaboration seeks to harness ‘frontier AI’ to tackle crucial national…

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BT Boss: AI May Cut More Jobs, Openreach Sale Considered

British telecom giant BT, under the leadership of CEO Allison Kirkby, is exploring the potential for artificial intelligence to significantly reduce its workforce beyond the current target of 55,000 job cuts by 2030. Despite challenges faced by other organizations implementing…

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AI Corporate Investments Slowed by Cloud Charges

Enterprise adoption of AI is facing headwinds primarily due to challenges in predicting ongoing inferencing expenses, coupled with concerns over potentially hefty cloud service bills. Analyst firm Canalys reports an increase in spending on cloud infrastructure and platform-as-a-service to $90.9…

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AMD Pursues Rack-Scale Computing for AI’s Efficiency Leap

Facing the challenges of Moore’s Law’s decline and mounting datacenter power needs, AMD is setting its sights on enhancing chip energy efficiency twentyfold by 2030. Central to this strategy are rack-scale architectures. AMD’s Senior VP, Sam Naffziger, emphasizes that larger…

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UK Banks on Nuclear for DC Power

The UK is significantly investing in nuclear energy as a strategy to meet future energy demands driven by data centers. A major commitment has been made to develop the Sizewell C nuclear power plant in Suffolk, backed by a £14.2…

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Unlocking AI Amid Data Challenges in Asia

AI is now a top priority for boards, rather than just a pilot project. Its integration into areas such as fraud detection and logistics is accelerating across Asia-Pacific. However, data gravity presents significant challenges in scaling AI operations. The issue…

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Government AI Strategy Exposed on GitHub

In less than a month, the Trump administration plans to unveil a comprehensive federal AI initiative previously seen on a GitHub repository but now removed from public view. The General Services Administration (GSA) is collaborating with its Technology Transformation Services…

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Leaked Trump AI Plans Spark Government Tech Buzz

The impending AI initiative by the Trump administration is stirring interest, set to spread throughout the federal government via a now-vanished GitHub repository. This project, facilitated by the US General Services Administration’s Technology Transformation Services (TTS), planned an AI.gov platform…

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Omni-Path Returns with a New 400Gbps Line, Challenging InfiniBand

Cornelis Networks is making waves by reviving the Omni-Path interconnect technology, initially developed by Intel and now emerging with a robust 400Gbps solution. It has been five years since Omni-Path’s presence was predominantly at a 100Gbps but now the CN5000…

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SAP CEO: Europe’s Cloud Strategy is Overly Ambitious

Christian Klein, CEO of SAP, stated at a recent investment summit that Europe shouldn’t focus on building datacenters to rival US cloud providers, as these hyperscalers have already invested heavily in the region. Reflecting on current geopolitical issues, Klein highlighted…

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