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Survey: 93% of Americans Support AI Data Centers, But Not Locally
📅 - A recent survey commissioned by HostingAdvice reveals that while 93% of Americans acknowledge the importance of AI data centers to national interests, they overwhelmingly prefer these facilities to be built away from their own communities. This paradox reflects broader concerns over local economic benefits, environmental impact, and infrastructure strain.
The push for AI development has become a defining technological and economic race, with nations competing to dominate in artificial intelligence. Historically, countries at the forefront of technological advancements have seen increased prosperity, military strength, and geopolitical influence. Given the current global competition, [...][... Check source for end of article ...]
📅 - Asperitas Unveils New Data Center Immersion Cooling Solutions - Asperitas, a provider of thermal management solutions for data centers, has introduced their DFCX series, a new line of intelligent, modular Direct Forced Convection (DFC) immersion cooling products. Designed to enhance performance, reliability, and efficiency, the DFCX series is built to accommodate a wide range of workloads, from edge computing to hyperscale data centers.
The technology is engineered for seamless integration with various OEM manufacturers, enabling high-power-density applications such as artificial intelligence (AI), big data analytics, and high-performance computing (HPC).
As the demand for digital infrastructure continues to grow, power availability would remain a [...]
📅 - Netrouting Deploys 400G backbone in the Netherlands with AFIBER - AFIBER and Netrouting have successfully developed and activated a 400G backbone connection between The Hague and Amsterdam, enhancing connectivity for clients of Netrouting andData Facilities Data Centers (DFDC) in the Netherlands. This strategic infrastructure expansion would provide improved latency, increased bandwidth, and high availability for businesses reliant on robust digital operations.
Netrouting, an Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) provider established in 2007, operates data centers across Europe, the US, and Hong Kong, delivering scalable solutions such as bare metal servers, public cloud, colocation, and connectivity services. Operating from its headquarters in the [...]
📅 - Gartner: 5 Steps to Safeguard Data Assets and Support Company Goals - Just 14% of security & risk management (SRM)executives are able to both securely protect corporate data assets and allow data to be used to accomplish business goals, according to a recent Gartner study. Only one in seven research participants can successfully do both, even though 35% of them safeguard data assets and 21% utilize data to accomplish corporate objectives.
From June to August 2024, 318 top security executives from companies of all sizes and sectors throughout the globe participated in the survey.
According to Nathan Parks, Senior Specialist, Research at Gartner, Many organizations may be more vulnerable to cyber threats, regulatory penalties, and operational inefficiencies, [...]
📅 - Intel Unveils Xeon 6 for AI, Networking, and Diverse Workloads - Intel has introduced its Xeon 6 processors with Performance-cores (P-cores), marking a significant leap in server consolidation capabilities. Designed to enhance efficiency and deliver industry-leading performance, the new Xeon 6 family is positioned to meet the needs of data centers, network infrastructure, and AI-driven applications.
The CEO of Intel Technologies and temporary co-CEO of Intel, Michelle Johnston Holthaus, emphasized the company's dedication to providing innovative solutions. "We are intensely focused on bringing leadership products to market that address our customers greatest challenges and drive business growth. The Xeon 6 family enhances efficiency, lowers total cost [...]
📅 - Colohouse Rebrands as Hivelocity, Acquisition Successfully Completed - Hivelocity's solutions, including its bare metal servers, new enterprise cloud package, and freshly released virtual dedicated servers, were integrated with Colohouse's infrastructure and hosting services.
Hivelocity would provide the flexibility and control needed for today's workloads thanks to its robust API, vast global network, and fully automated server deployments. Hivelocity's bare metal systems would continue to set the standard for edge computing, automation, and performance, whether they were supporting high-performance computing, AI/ML applications, or edge deployments. Virtual Dedicated Servers In addition to these developments, Hivelocity unveiled virtual dedicated servers [...]
📅 - Vultr Deploys AMD Instinct MI325X GPUs on Its Cloud for AI Scalability - Vultr has announced the industrys first availability of AMD Instinct MI325X GPUs, making them accessible for enterprises to develop and scale AI-native applications. As one of the worlds largest privately owned cloud infrastructure providers, Vultr is rolling out these advanced AI solutions in its Chicago data center, reinforcing its commitment to offering cutting-edge technology for AI workloads.
This development follows Vultrs recent growth funding round, which valued the company at $3.5 billion, and an expanded partnership with AMD. Through this collaboration, Vultr provides access to AMDs ROCm open software ecosystem and Instinct MI300X GPUs. The partnership aims to enhance AI [...]
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