Tag: datacenters
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The Register: AI’s power trip will leave energy grids begging for mercy by 2027
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/13/datacenter_energy_consumption/ Source: The Register Title: AI’s power trip will leave energy grids begging for mercy by 2027 Feedly Summary: Datacenter demand estimated to inflate by 160% over next two years AI-driven datacenter energy demand could expand 160 percent over the next two years, leaving 40 percent of existing facilities operationally constrained by power…
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The Register: Amazon to cough $75B on capex in 2024, more next year
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/01/amazon_75b_capex/ Source: The Register Title: Amazon to cough $75B on capex in 2024, more next year Feedly Summary: Despite extending server lifespans, AI’s power demands drive more datacenter builds Amazon expects to spend $75 billion on capital expenditure in 2024 and even more in 2025 – mostly on its cloud computing business –…
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The Register: UK gov report to propose special zones for datacenters, ‘AI visas’
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/31/uk_gov_datacenter_zone/ Source: The Register Title: UK gov report to propose special zones for datacenters, ‘AI visas’ Feedly Summary: Vendors not keen on ‘lengthy bureaucracy,’ and cost when they try to hire skilled foreigners UK government is to recommend streamlining the visa process for those with AI skills and the creation of special zones…
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The Register: Microsoft turning away AI training workloads – inferencing makes better money
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/31/microsoft_q1_fy_2025/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft turning away AI training workloads – inferencing makes better money Feedly Summary: Azure’s acceleration continues, but so do costs Microsoft has explained that its method of funding the tens of billions it’s spending on new datacenters and AI infrastructure is to shun customers who want to rent…
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Cloud Blog: Speed, scale and reliability: 25 years of Google data-center networking evolution
Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/networking/speed-scale-reliability-25-years-of-data-center-networking/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Speed, scale and reliability: 25 years of Google data-center networking evolution Feedly Summary: Rome wasn’t built in a day, and neither was Google’s network. But 25 years in, we’ve built out network infrastructure with scale and technical sophistication that’s nothing short of remarkable. It’s all the more impressive…
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The Register: Datacenter developer says power issues holding up new builds
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/29/datacenter_developer_says_power_issues/ Source: The Register Title: Datacenter developer says power issues holding up new builds Feedly Summary: ‘The single biggest constraint is access,’ says exec looking to invest ‘hundreds of millions’ One of the UK’s major commercial property developers says it would be pumping investment into new datacenters if it could just secure the…