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Nvidia’s Blackwell raises the bar with new MLPerf Inference V5.0 results

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405B workload compared to the companys H200 NVL8, which is based on the Hopper architecture. In the latest round of benchmarks, the three year old architecture still managed to achieve a 60% performance boost over last year on the Llama 2 70B workload. McGregor described Dynamo as significant: Think of an OS for an entire data center.

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Internet upgrade part of a move towards 400/800G connectivity

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Another driver is the fact that individual data centers themselves are upgrading to 400G Ethernet. The previous capacity of the DE-CIX network was 100G, which means that data centers running at 400G need to split the signal. Companies are spending money on AI data center clusters, which need to be connected to each other.

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SoftBank to buy Ampere for $6.5B, fueling Arm-based server market competition

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The deal, which sees Oracle and Carlyle selling their stakes in Ampere, strengthens SoftBanks position in the growing market for AI-optimized processors as major cloud providers increasingly look beyond traditional x86 architecture. SoftBank Group has announced plans to acquire Ampere Computing for $6.5

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Intel, AMD forge x86 alliance

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We are on the cusp of one of the most significant changes in the x86 architecture and ecosystem in decades – with a new level of customization, compatibility and scalability required to meet current and future customer demands,” said Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger in a statement.

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Oracle inks deal with AWS to offer database services

CIO Business Intelligence

In continuation of its efforts to help enterprises migrate to the cloud, Oracle said it is partnering with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to offer database services on the latter’s infrastructure. This is Oracle’s third partnership with a hyperscaler to offer its database services on the hyperscaler’s infrastructure.

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Oracle bolsters distributed cloud, AI strategy with new Mexico cloud region

CIO Business Intelligence

Oracle has partnered with telecommunications service provider Telmex-Triara to open a second region in Mexico in an effort to keep expanding its data center footprint as it eyes more revenue from AI and generative AI-based workloads. In December last year, Oracle launched a public cloud region in Chicago.

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Oracle cuts price of OCI Dedicated Region to expand user base

CIO Business Intelligence

In an effort to appeal to a broader range of users, Oracle is reducing the entry price for its Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Dedicated Region. The move to reduce prices show that Oracle is confident with scaling to a larger number of customers with smaller footprint.

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