12 Days of Data Centre Christmas: April 2024
According to a report by The Information at the time, the rumoured data centre is expected to power AI by OpenAI.
Microsoft is expected to be financing the project, in the wake of announcing plans to invest billions of dollars into AI-led data centres in 2024. Dubbed the ‘Stargate’ project, it is expected that the data centre could be in operation as soon as 2028.
The report suggested that this new project would be designed to work with chips from a range of different suppliers, perhaps instead of relying on leading chipmaker Nvidia.
Keeping data centres competitive
A data centre at this scale highlighted how Microsoft and OpenAI continue to deepen their partnership across all areas of AI development.
Microsoft continually supports OpenAI’s endeavours, which includes the supply of computing resources for the AI startup to run its models.
With five design phases for this series of supercomputers, the Stargate project represented more than three-times the amount of money Microsoft spent on data centre servers, buildings, infrastructure and equipment in 2023 combined.
The tech giant is also working on a smaller supercomputer to OpenAI that aims to launch in 2026.
Microsoft, alongside competitor data centre companies, has been continually looking for ways to meet the continued demand for high-performance computing (HPC) that supports AI workloads and applications. This commitment can mean overhauling legacy data centres and making expansions and improvements so that they can efficiently support customers.
These efforts remain poignant within the data centre industry, as leading companies seek to compete with Nvidia chips.
EdgeConneX: Generating Data Centre Revenue Across APAC
EdgeConneX continues to expand in APAC to meet its rising customer demands for cloud and AI, whilst working on improving its sustainability initiatives.
With its APAC headquarters in Singapore, the company seeks to continue deploying edge data centres across key markets and forming strategic partnerships with local industry leaders.
As a result, it hopes to establish a more robust network designed to help it meet rising data demands through artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud-based technologies.
Expanding global hyperscale services
In January 2024, an agreement was reached for EQT Infrastructure’s acquisition of EdgeConneX. The organisation aims to support EdgeConneX’s continued accelerated growth to build and operate high-powered and purpose-built data centres for hyperscale customers worldwide.
Since EQT Infrastructure first acquired the company in 2020, EdgeConneX has more than tripled its global capacity. EdgeConneX will also be building new facilities in Indonesia in the wake of its 2022 acquisition of PT Graha Teknologi Nusantara (GTN).
“Cloud technology and the increasing adoption of AI, are likely to lead to significant expansion into markets beyond the traditional APAC markets of Singapore and Hong Kong,” says Kelvin Fong, EdgeConneX’s Managing Director for the APAC region.
EdgeConneX is also working towards more sustainable data centre development. For instance, its data centre campus in Jakarta is specifically for sustainability-linked senior facilities, according to the company.
Its ultimate goal is to become carbon, waste and water-neutral as a data centre provider by 2030. This involves developing and operating a data centre platform entirely powered by 100% renewable energy.
See also in April
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