Quantum Machines Raises $170M to Advance Quantum Computing
📅 - Quantum control systems provider Quantum Machines (QM) has secured $170 million in Series C investment, increasing its total capital to $280 million. The investment comes as most quantum computing firms now construct and grow their systems using QM's technology. One of the biggest fundraising rounds in the quantum sector, the heavily oversubscribed round was headed by PSG Equity and included Intel Capital, Red Dot Capital Partners, and current investors.
2024 has been a landmark year for quantum computing, with ground-breaking developments in the sector establishing essential building blocks: Researchers made significant progress in implementing quantum error correction, spearheaded by [...][... Check source for end of article ...]
📅 - Colovore Expands to Reno with New Liquid-Cooled Data Center - In Reno, Nevada, Colovore, a supplier of high-density, liquid cooling colocation solutions, begins construction on its newest data center (RNO01). With anticipated rack densities of up to 250kW apiece, the facilities will accommodate the current and upcoming generation of AI accelerator systems and add to the high-density, liquid-cooled colocation inventory.
Each cabinet, like other Colovore data centers, will come with a primary liquid loop connection, which makes it simple to implement cutting-edge AI/ML systems at the corporate level.
The new Reno data center, which is close to Silicon Valley, would support that goal by offering smooth scalability for the most taxing and [...]
📅 - Juniper Networks Launches AI Solution for GPUaaS and AIaaS - In addition to providing high-performance data center networks that are tailored for multi-tenant environments, the new solution shortens time-to-market, streamlines operations, and reduces the cost of administering these services.
This is the most recent Networks for AI solution from Juniper, which is seeing significant growth in the AI data center market as businesses all over the world look for cutting-edge switching, routing, security, and automated processes.
To save costs and speed up time to market, businesses are looking to neocloud, conventional SPs, and other AI cloud providers for on-demand AI services. By offering a pay-as-you-go approach for pricey gear like GPUs, these [...]
📅 - Telehouse, HGC, and AMS-IX Boost Asia-Europe Connectivity - Telehouse, HGC Global Communications (HGC), and AMS-IX have announced a strategic partnership aimed at enhancing connectivity between Asia and Europe. The collaboration seeks to optimize cross-continent traffic flow between Bangkok and London, strengthening infrastructure and improving digital communication for businesses operating between these regions.
Leveraging Telehouse Bangkok and Telehouse London, HGC has deployed a new transmission infrastructure designed to bridge capacity gaps between continents. The initiative will expand peering between AMS-IX Bangkok and AMS-IX Amsterdam, ensuring seamless cross-border content exchange. Clients in both regions will also benefit from direct, [...]
📅 - Colt DCS Expands Hyperscale Footprint with Inzai 4 Data Center in Tokyo - Inzai 4, a new hyperscale data center, will open in Tokyo, Japan, according to Colt Data Centre Services (Colt DCS), a global supplier of large business and hyperscale data center systems. This extension is the second location created as part of the partnership between Mitsui & Co and Fidelity Investments. With 4.8MW now operating, the development's first phase is completed. When the facility is finished, it will provide 20MW, bringing Colt DCS's total capacity in Inzai to 70MW. The fact that Inzai 4 is completely pre-leased shows how much demand there is for Colt DCS's services. Colt DCS continues to be a leading data center partner for its clients because to its worldwide reach and [...]
📅 - Legrand Introduces Rack PDU Universal Input for Data Centers - For global deployments, the Universal Input Cords (UICs), which are compatible with PRO4X and PX4 PDU types, eliminate the expense and hassle of mixing and matching various PDUs. The Universal Input greatly cuts down on deployment times and expenses by enabling rapid adaption to shifting power requirements. With its support for interchangeable input cables in single- or three-phase input choices (Delta or Wye), a single PDU may be used for several projects in global deployments with different power requirements.
With this new functionality, PRO4X and PX4 PDUs are even better equipped to fulfill the power demands of data center operators now and get ready for rack power deployments in the [...]
📅 - Hurricane Electric Expands Backbone Presence in New Mexico - Hurricane Electric has expanded its network backbone presence in New Mexico with a new Point of Presence (PoP) at Oso Grande in Albuquerque. This marks the companys second facility in the city, enhancing high-speed IP transport for businesses across Albuquerque and the broader Southwest region.
The new Hurricane Electric PoP is located at 725 6th Street NW, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102, within Oso Grandes 60,000+ square foot Tier 3 facility. The data center includes three data halls and multi-purpose office space, reinforced by security measures such as 12-inch thick outer walls and secure badge access.
Key features of the Oso Grande data center would include the following: Data floors [...]