atNorth Names Erling Gudmundsson COO

Reykjavík, Iceland – August 15th, 2023 – atNorth, a Nordic colocation, high-performance computing, and artificial intelligence service provider, has announced the appointment of Erling Gudmundsson as chief operating officer (COO). The company said the hire supports atNorth’s commitment to building a world class leadership team to guide its extensive growth plans in response to the increasing demand […]

HPC and AI Workloads Drive Storage System Design

Many organizations are tied to outdated storage systems that cannot meet HPC and AI workload needs. Designing high‑throughput, highly scalable HPC storage systems require expert planning and configuration. The Dell Validated Designs for HPC Storage solution offers a way to quickly upgrade antiquated storage….

HPC News Bytes Podcast for 20230731: AWS’s GPU-Laden P5 Instance; TACC’s Stampede-3; Micron’s 24GB HBM3; Cineca’s ‘White Space’ Infrastructure

As August beckons let’s take a quick (4:14) look at the highlights of the latest news in HPC, AI, quantum and other advanced technologies. This week, Shahin and Doug discuss: AWS EC2 P5 cloud instance with Nvidia H100 and AMD Milan; TACC’s Stampede-3 mini Intel Aurora with Cornelis Network’s Omni-Path Express fabric; Micron 8-high 24GB HBM3; Cineca’s “white space” supercomputing infrastructure strategy.

HPC Colo atNorth Announces Shortlist Selection for the National Sustainability Awards

Reykjavík, Iceland – July 25th, 2023 – atNorth, a Nordic colocation, high-performance computing, and artificial intelligence service provider, has been shortlisted in two categories at this year’s National Sustainability Awards. The ‘Building of the Year’ shortlisting recognizes the design of atNorth’s SWE01 data center that was launched in 2022. The site is one of the world’s first large […]

TD Cowen: Generative AI Driving Record Growth for Data Center Industry

The generative AI phenomenon has spurred growth in many sectors of the tech industry (just ask NVIDIA), including and spectacularly the data center sector. According to a report released today by investment bank and analyst firm TD Cowen, approximately 2.1GW of data center leases have been signed in that last 90 days. Putting that number […]

atNorth Announces 44% Revenue Growth

Reykjavik, Iceland – July 12th 2023 — atNorth, a nordic colocation, high-performance computing and AI service provider, has today announced a group income of SEK 560 million  (EUR 53 million) as it publishes its 2022 annual accounts. This figure represents a 44 percent increase in revenue from 2021 and further growth is expected in the […]

Revolutionizing the Electronic Design Industry with Ansys and AWS

The electronics industry operates in a highly competitive landscape, where companies are constantly striving to launch products faster while meeting evolving consumer demands. However, this quest for speed and innovation comes with challenges. Electronics engineers often encounter complex designs, tight schedules….

Kao Data Partners with Zayo to Expand Lit and Dark Fibre Connectivity Options

London, June 26th 2023 – Kao Data, developer and operator of high-performance data centers for enterprise, cloud, HPC and AI, has announced it has signed a partnership with Zayo, a global communications infrastructure provider, to expand the connectivity solutions at its data center campus in Harlow, UK. The partnership will see Zayo deploy two new […]

Why HPC Storage at the Edge Is a More Viable Option

By Jeff Whitaker, VP Product Strategy and Marketing, Panasas The edge is growing fast. Deloitte predicts that the enterprise market for edge computing will see 22 percent growth in 2023, in comparison to 4 percent in spending on enterprise networking equipment and 6 percent on overall enterprise IT. This growth is not surprising given how […]

IonQ and QuantumBasel Partner on European Quantum Data Center

COLLEGE PARK, MD – June 22, 2023 – Quantum computing company IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) today announced a partnership with Switzerland-based QuantumBasel to jointly establish a European quantum data center. The companies said the transaction is expected to bring two systems, one that will be capable of #AQ 35 followed by another system capable of #AQ […]