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Cloud a viable choice amidst uncertain AI returns

Dedicated AI infrastructure helps ensure data is controlled, compliant and secure, while models remain accurate and differentiated. However, this reassurance comes at a cost that may not be justified compared with cheaper options.

 
28 Jan 2025
Neoclouds: a cost-effective AI infrastructure alternative

A new wave of GPU-focused cloud providers is offering high-end hardware at prices lower than those charged by hyperscalers. Dedicated infrastructure needs to be highly utilized to outperform these neoclouds on cost.

 
AI supremacy: how will the new US GPU export controls work?

The US government is applying a new set of rules to control the building of large AI clusters around the world. The application of these rules will be complex.

 
22 Jan 2025
IT efficiency: an untapped power resource

The data center industry’s growth projections can be met by combining energy supply growth and demand reduction. Highly utilized IT infrastructure and efficient software can mitigate demand growth while delivering needed IT capacity.

20 Jan 2025
How AWS’s own silicon and software deliver cloud scalability

Hyperscalers design their own servers and silicon to scale colossal server estates effectively. AWS uses a system called Nitro to offload virtualization, networking and storage management from the server processor onto a custom chip.

 
16 Jan 2025
United Nations specs for IT efficiency: more work required

If adopted, the UNEP U4E server and storage product technical specifications may create a confusing and counter-productive regulatory structure. The current proposals are as likely to limit as improve data center operations' efficiency

 
Uptime’s predictions for 2025: an overview

This summary of the 2025 predictions highlights the growing concerns and opportunities around AI for data centers.

 
Sweat dedicated GPU clusters to beat cloud on cost

Dedicated GPU infrastructure can beat the public cloud on cost. Companies considering purchasing an AI cluster need to consider utilization as the key variable in their calculations.

 
Five data center predictions for 2025

Uptime Intelligence looks beyond the more obvious trends of 2025 and identifies examines some of the latest developments and challenges shaping the data center industry.

Keynote Reports 28 min read
 
18 Dec 2024
AI to trigger radical overhaul of data center electrification

Supersized generative AI models are placing onerous demands on both IT and facilities infrastructure. The challenge for next-generation AI infrastructure will be power, forcing operators to explore new electrification architectures.

12 Dec 2024
Why AWS’s AI strategy is a sprint

Cloud providers need to win AI use cases in their early stages of development. If they fail to attract customers, their AI applications may be locked-in to rival platforms and harder to move, which can have serious repercussions.

 
11 Dec 2024
Nvidia’s vision for data centers may be a false prophecy

Nvidia’s dominant position in the AI hardware market may be steering data center design in the wrong direction. This dominance will be harder to sustain as enterprises begin to understand AI and opt for cheaper, simpler hardware.

How tagging provides better management of cloud costs

Visibility into costs remains a top priority for enterprises that are consuming cloud services. Improving the tagging of workloads and resources may help them to spot, and curb, rising costs.

 
27 Nov 2024
Why bigger is not better: gen AI models are shrinking

Not all generative AI applications will require large and dense infrastructure footprints. This complicates AI power consumption projections and data center planning.

 
26 Nov 2024
AI: enterprises are active — but cautious

Enterprises have much enthusiasm for AI, interviews and workshops by Uptime Intelligence suggest, but this is tempered by caution. Most hope to avoid disruptive, expensive or careless investments.

 
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