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NSA Data Center Plagued by Electrical Problems

Data Center Knowledge

The NSA''s massive data center in Utah has been plagued by electrical problems that have delayed the opening of the facility. The Wall Street Journal reports that there have been 10 incidents of arc flash "meltdowns" that have damaged equipment. Featured'

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Nvidia is allegedly punishing customers with shipment delays, former AMD VP labels it a "GPU cartel"

TechSpot

On Monday, the Wall Street Journal published a report alleging that Nvidia could be delaying data center GPU orders to companies who are having meetings with rival AI accelerator firms. Hardware startup Groq, which creates AI chips for LLM inference, said Nvidia customers have to be secretive about acquiring or.

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As AI use surges, tech companies race to secure clean energy and preserve climate goals

GeekWire

(Helion Photo) The rapid growth of artificial intelligence is driving new demand for cloud computing infrastructure operated by tech giants including Amazon and Microsoft, which are investing billions of dollars each year into the construction of data centers that gobble massive amounts of energy. In the U.S.

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Apple might deploy M2 Ultra chips on cloud servers

Dataconomy

Apple is initiating its venture into generative AI by first processing intricate queries using M2 Ultra chips within data centers, with a future strategy to upgrade to the more sophisticated M4 chips. These chips are slated for use in Apple’s own data centers and are expected to eventually be utilized in third-party servers.

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Report: T5 has Tenant for North Carolina Project

Data Center Knowledge

T5 Data Centers has found a tenant for its data center project in Kings Mountain, North Carolina, according to local media. The Charlotte Business Journal reports that T5 has lined up a tenant for a $70 million deal. T5 Data Centers'

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Fountainhead: What's your "data center complexity factor"?

Fountainhead

Insights into Data Center Infrastructure, Virtualization, and Cloud Computing. Whats your "data center complexity factor"? Big Data. (6). Data Center efficiency. (1). What's your "data center complexity factor"? Data Center Design. Green Data Center blog.

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Fountainhead: IT's Blind Spots in the data center

Fountainhead

Insights into Data Center Infrastructure, Virtualization, and Cloud Computing. ITs Blind Spots in the data center. More from Egenera was published today in the Wall Street Journals MarketWatch website. And many large data center operators admit that some servers will *never* be virtualized.