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AI to go nuclear? Data center deals say it’s inevitable

CIO

AWS, Microsoft, and Google are going nuclear to build and operate mega data centers better equipped to meet the increasingly hefty demands of generative AI. Earlier this year, AWS paid $650 million to purchase Talen Energy’s Cumulus Data Assets, a 960-megawatt nuclear-powered data center on site at Talen’s Susquehanna, Penn.,

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AI turns liquid cooling into a data center must-have solution

CIO

Artificial intelligence (AI) has upped the ante across all tech arenas, including one of the most traditional ones: data centers. Modern data centers are running hotter than ever – not just to manage ever-increasing processing demands, but also rising temperatures as the result of AI workloads, which sees no end in sight.

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The cost of (AI) business: Getting the most out your data center now – and in the future

CIO

Today’s CIOs face unprecedented challenges in modernizing their data centers to accommodate the rapidly rising demands on their infrastructures—while also facing increasingly constrained budgets. Power and cooling costs continue to rise, and aging data center infrastructure is becoming less reliable and more expensive to maintain.

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EU moves toward regulating data center energy and water use

CIO

The European Union will take a big step toward regulating energy and water use by data centers in September, when organizations operating data centers in EU nations will be required to file reports detailing water and energy consumption, as well as steps they are taking to reduce it. between 2020 and 2030.

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Transform the modern data center: From today to the future

CIO

A seismic shift is underway in the evolution of the data center, driven by a variety of converging factors. EMA Research underscores the significant impact of manual errors, such as misconfigurations, which account for 27% of network problems. Learn more about high-performance and sustainable data center solutions from Cisco.

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Spinning out from the cryptocurrency hardware developer Bitfury, LiquidStack pitches a data center cooling tech

TechCrunch

Data centers and bitcoin mining operations are becoming huge energy hogs , and the explosive growth of both risks undoing a lot of the progress that’s been made to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions. and research and development in Hong Kong, according to a statement. billion last year.

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AMD buys server maker ZT Systems as AI battle intensifies

CIO

AMD is acquiring server maker ZT Systems to strengthen its data center technology as it steps up its challenge to Nvidia in the competitive AI chip market. From a broader market perspective, AMD’s recent acquisitions also underscore that AI success relies on the seamless integration of hardware and software, not just hardware alone.

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