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Meta introduced the next four generations of its custom processing unit, the MTIA series, which are specifically engineered to sustain generative artificial intelligence workloads through deployment by 2027.
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Read at Data Center Dynamics→
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Meta has disclosed specifications for four custom artificial intelligence chips built with Broadcom technology, asserting that some of these internally developed accelerators surpass the performance of comparable commercial silicon utilized in their massive infrastructure deployments.
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Read at The Register→
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Do you believe Meta’s custom AI chips genuinely outperform the best commercially available processors today?
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Alibaba Cloud is progressing with its Shanghai data center project, which will incorporate custom-designed Zhenwu chips, following a new agreement with the Jinshan District government.
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Read at Data Center Dynamics→
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Broadcom's chief executive has established an ambitious target of securing $100 billion in revenue, driven primarily by the company's established leadership in the custom silicon market, which is supported by major technology partners.
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Read at Data Center Knowledge→
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Alternative cooling and power
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A recent study projects that peak cooling demands from artificial intelligence data centers on the hottest days could necessitate water withdrawals equivalent to the total consumption of New York City, requiring billions in infrastructure investment to safeguard US water systems by 2030.
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Read at The Register→
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Should regional governments mandate higher water efficiency standards for new AI data centers immediately?
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Asia Pacific data center provider Bridge DC is investigating nuclear power as a viable energy source through a collaboration with a Singaporean research institute and an engineering consultancy.
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Read at Data Center Dynamics→
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Aikido Technologies is preparing to demonstrate an underwater data center off the coast of Norway, leveraging offshore wind power and seawater cooling in an effort to alleviate the significant power constraints faced by AI operations.
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Read at TechRepublic→
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Would you support deploying critical AI infrastructure in an underwater, sea-cooled data center prototype?
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Private equity firm KKR is reportedly in discussions to divest liquid cooling specialist CoolIT, approximately three years after initially acquiring the firm.
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Read at Data Center Dynamics→
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Gary Wong of Aveva asserts that the escalating global demand for computing power necessitates that data center operators fundamentally revise conventional construction methodologies to maintain parity.
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Read at Data Center Knowledge→
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IT training is a strategic investment that can be justified to executive teams by demonstrating its positive impact on productivity, innovation, and risk reduction, thereby highlighting its return on investment.
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Read at TechTarget IT Infrastructure→
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Intel is introducing its Core Series 2 processor and expanding its edge artificial intelligence portfolio, banking on a two-chip strategy to appeal to customers prioritizing predictable performance balances.
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Read at Data Center Knowledge→
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Anticipation is building for Nvidia GTC 2026, where discussions are expected to cover tokenomics, new frameworks like OpenClaw, and the underlying silicon powering demanding generative artificial intelligence workloads that current graphics processing unit architecture struggles to handle.
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Read at The Register→
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Building an effective DevOps culture requires blending collaboration, shared accountability, automation, and continuous learning, with leadership actively aligning incentives to drive improved delivery outcomes for the business.
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Read at TechTarget IT Infrastructure→
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“Did an ex-manager pull a really elaborate prank regarding alarm recording.”
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The poster is driven to distraction manually transcribing hundreds of daily BMS alarms into an Excel spreadsheet, suspecting a decade-old policy mandated by a former manager is an absurd, non-standard prank that prevents automation.
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Read at r/datacenter→
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“I Feel Average Yet I Am Constantly Cleaning Up After “Experts””
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An IT professional who self-taught into a role at an MSP feels like an imposter despite consistently fixing critical errors left by supposedly experienced colleagues, struggling with the confidence to pursue senior roles without embellishing their documented problem-solving abilities.
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Read at r/sysadmin→
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“Windows Server 2025 DCs: Defender not starting, PDQ Inventory scans hanging, Splashtop failing”
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A critical boot-time regression on Windows Server 2025 Domain Controllers causes Microsoft Defender to fail initialization because it starts before the Group Policy hive is ready, a problem exacerbated by Splashtop, leaving servers potentially unprotected.
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Read at r/sysadmin→
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Should Microsoft delay the Windows Server 2025 release until the boot-time dependency bug impacting Defender is resolved?
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Oracle claims that its proficiency in utilizing artificial intelligence code generation tools is enabling the company to avoid downturns affecting software as a service rivals, given its substantial backlog of cloud orders.
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Read at The Register→
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HPE reported better-than-expected first-quarter financial results, driven by a surge in networking demand fueled by the Juniper acquisition, as the company capitalizes on the expanding artificial intelligence market.
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Read at Data Center Knowledge→
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