AI / Machine Learning

Machine learning and artificial intelligence have arrived in the data center, changing the face of the hyperscale server farm as racks begin to fill with ASICs, GPUs, FPGAs and supercomputers. The race to leverage machine learning is led by the industry’s marquee names, including Google, Facebook and IBM. As usual, the battlefield runs through the data center, with implications for the major cloud platforms and chipmakers like Intel and NVIDIA.
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AWS Unveils AI Data Center Designs Supporting 6X Increase in Density

Dec. 5, 2024
Security, availability, and performance are the focus of the newest changes to AWS data center components. Newly announced data center designs are focused on improving AI support...

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Importance of Resonance Detection and Avoidance in HVAC Systems

Dec. 6, 2024
Joe Landrette, Senior Director of Ventilation/Air Conditioning, Data Center Markets, and Digital Solutions for ebm-papst Inc., explores the challenge of resonance in centrifugal...
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Vertiv Prepares for Future of Air and Liquid Cooling, Taps Compass Datacenters as Key Partner

Dec. 3, 2024
Vertiv and Compass know that maximizing data center flexibility in an era dominated by AI and high-density computing has never been more critical.
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What's Up With Supermicro?

Nov. 22, 2024
Catching up on all the hubbub surrounding the enigmatic maker of AI and HPC data center infrastructure, who is a key NVIDIA partner.
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The Colossus Supercomputer: Elon Musk’s Drive Toward Data Center AI Technology

Nov. 20, 2024
How xAI and NVIDIA are pushing the limits of AI data center compute, power, and cooling possibilities.
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Data Center Nuclear Power Update: Microsoft, Constellation, AWS, Talen, Meta

Nov. 11, 2024
Microsoft is making good progress on its PPA with Constellation to reopen Three Mile Island, but it's not all smooth sailing for hyperscalers looking to add nuclear power.
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How Data Centers Are Harnessing AI Workloads for Enhanced Cloud, LLM, and Inference Capabilities

Nov. 8, 2024
The changes within the data center sector are coming quickly, as performance capabilities and service delivery speeds continue to grow. At the center of the change is AI and the...
NVIDIA
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NVIDIA Releases AI Reference Architectures For Enterprise-Class Hardware

Nov. 7, 2024
With reference designs derived from the existing Nvidia Cloud Partner reference architecture, Nvidia right-sizes for enterprise customers.
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Vertiv has codeveloped with NVIDIA a complete power and cooling infrastructure blueprint for the NVIDIA GB200 NVL72 Platform to enable NVIDIA Blackwell architectures up to 7 MW.

Vertiv, NVIDIA Collaboration Models Importance of Reference Designs to AI's Future in the Data Center

Oct. 25, 2024
With AI driving the demand in new data centers, the availability of reference designs for racks, power, and cooling to handle these workloads simplifies the deployment of new ...