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Energy shortages threaten to restrict 40% of AI data centers by 2027

Network World

The rapid expansion of AI and generative AI (GenAI) workloads could see 40% of data centers constrained by power shortages by 2027, according to Gartner. The surge is attributed to the increased deployment of large-scale language models (LLMs) and complex algorithms that require massive data processing capabilities.

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Buyer’s guide: Edge data centers

Network World

Edge data centers include hardware, software, applications, data management, connectivity, gateways, security, and advanced analytics. Larger ones resemble traditional data centers. Download our editors’ PDF edge data center buyer’s guide today!]

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Lumen Orbit emerges from stealth and raises $2.4M to put data centers in space

GeekWire

“We started Lumen with the mission of launching a constellation of orbital data centers for in-space edge processing,” Oltean explained in an email. “Essentially, other satellites will send our constellation the raw data they collect.

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HPE-Juniper merger faces antitrust inquiry in UK

Network World

An inquiry into HPE’s $14 billion takeover of Juniper Networks by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), a move that potentially could delay approval of the deal, will have little impact on data center managers, an analyst with Info-Tech Research Group said. Not at all.”

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AWS to invest $5.3 to build data centers in Saudi Arabia to bolster tech in the region

CIO Business Intelligence

billion in the Middle East kingdom to build data centers and a significant cloud presence in the region. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the latest high-tech giant to announce a major stake in Saudi Arabia’s burgeoning technology industry, unveiling a plan this week to invest more than $5.3

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AI already uses as much energy as a small country. It’s only the beginning.

Vox

Paige Vickers/Vox; Getty Images The energy needed to support data storage is expected to double by 2026. Included for the first time were projections for electricity consumption associated with data centers, cryptocurrency , and artificial intelligence. Servers at data centers also heat up.

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Buyer’s guide: High-performance computing (HPC) for AI

Network World

But HPC also calls for a full stack of complementary technologies including software, high-performance storage, memory and file systems, high-speed networking (typically InfiniBand), and specialized management tools for scheduling and other tasks.

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