GPUs in research clouds: why virtualization matters

𝐆𝐏𝐔 𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞—𝐲𝐞𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 47% 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐏𝐔 𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐠𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢-𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐬.𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫? Smarter virtualization. By enabling fine-grained sharing, fault isolation, and workload-aware scheduling, multi-tenant AI clusters can unlock performance that static partitions never could.  Explore how virtualization strategies are reshaping academic and private research clouds in our latest blog: https://lnkd.in/g4mCbYBY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #NetwebTyrone #GPUVirtualization #MultiTenantAI #PrivateCloud #FutureOfTech #InnovationLeadership

The center of gravity in high performance computing continues to shift, with power emerging as the defining constraint for growth and scale. Training and deploying frontier AI models now demand physical infrastructure a... https://lnkd.in/eayWUQ_t

Super X AI Technology Limited has introduced the SuperX Modular AI Factory, a new solution aimed at transforming AI infrastructure. This solution is designed to address the challenges of traditional AI data centers, such as long construction times and high costs, by offering a deployment cycle of under six months. The SuperX Modular AI Factory integrates compute, cooling, and power systems into a full-stack ecosystem, allowing for rapid deployment and scalability. Read more: https://lnkd.in/ey3QYUNh 📰 Subscribe to the weekly Silicon Brief Newsletter: https://lnkd.in/ejfzg92J #ai #artificialintelligence #ainews #aichips #datacenters

🚨 Tomorrow, the future of AI infrastructure takes the stage — will you be there? At World Summit AI 2025 (October 08–09, Amsterdam), Shaun O’Meara, CTO of Mirantis, will deliver a keynote that challenges one of the industry’s biggest misconceptions: infrastructure is no longer “just the plumbing.” In “All infrastructure is AI infrastructure,” Shaun will explore how AI reshapes the relationship between applications, developers, and infrastructure—from GPUs and TPUs to networking and storage—guiding enterprises to scale AI workloads reliably and efficiently. 📌 Why this matters: In a world where every app is AI-enabled, mastering infrastructure strategy is essential for innovation, performance, and competitive advantage. #WorldSummitAI #WSAI #AIBrains #AIInfrastructure #CloudNativeAI #EdgeComputing #worldaiweek

AI Hotness Meets Cool Tech! NY AI Week is in full swing and it’s clear that AI workloads are hotter than ever. High-density racks, hyperscale deployments, and skyrocketing compute demands are pushing traditional cooling to its limits. At Nortek Data Center Cooling, we’re helping operators stay ahead with liquid cooling, hybrid systems, and advanced thermal strategies that keep AI infrastructure running efficiently. This isn’t just about staying cool; it’s about future-proofing for the AI era. Here's our question for the week: How is your team tackling the thermal challenges and the hot AI workloads? #NYAIWeek #DataCenterCooling #AIInfrastructure #LiquidCooling #Sustainability #FutureProof

The future of data centers isn’t just modular, it’s mass-customized at scale. In this episode of Cool Vector Video-Podcast, Tony Grayson of Northstar Enterprise + Defense shares how years of experimentation, first at Compass Datacenters and now at Northstar, have led to a breakthrough in scalable modular design. Fueled by agentic AI and the need for low-latency compute, these flexible deployments are finally delivering both ROI and resilience. Featuring David Snow, Cool Vector; Phillip Koblence, Cool Vector | NYI | Critical Ventures | UIA | Nomad Futurist; and Nabeel Mahmood, ZincFive, Inc. | Nomad Futurist. Watch the full video interview: https://lnkd.in/erjwPU-p #DigitalInfrastructure #DataCenters #iMillerPR #AgenticAI #AI #ModularDataCenters

We’re excited to share coverage on our strategic partnership with POET Technologies to co-develop External Light Source (#ELS) modules for co-packaged optics (#CPO) and #GenAI infrastructure. Together, we’re combining Sivers’ high-power #DFBLasers with POET’s #OpticalInterposer™ platform to deliver scalable, efficient and manufacturable ELS solutions. With a market potential of over $1B annually for ELS supporting CPO, this collaboration marks a significant step toward advancing optical connectivity for AI and cloud data centers. 📖 Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/gxhRkERT A big thank you to Converge! Network Digest for the coverage. #SiversSemiconductors #Photonics #CoPackagedOptics #AI #Innovation Vickram Vathulya | Sander Arts | Heine Thorsgaard | Bami Bastani | Todd Thomson | Harish Krishnaswamy | Andrew McKee | Alexander McCann

AI Infra Summit 2025 Insights: AI Factories at the Core of the Fifth Industrial Revolution We’ve all heard the analogy before: AI is having its “iPhone moment.” But what does that really mean for the infrastructure powering this revolution? In her latest deep dive, DCF Editor at Large Melissa Farney reports from the AI Infra Summit 2025, capturing how hyperscale AI workloads are colliding with breakthroughs in compute, networking, and power to transform data centers into the factories of the Fifth Industrial Revolution. Key insights include: 🔹 Meta’s bold roadmap toward 1GW GPU clusters like Prometheus, redefining scale and supplier ecosystems. 🔹 NVIDIA’s AI Factory vision, marrying hardware and software to transcend performance and efficiency limits. 🔹 Amazon Web Services (AWS) democratizing AI with Blackwell GPUs, Trainium chips, and cloud-native training platforms. 🔹 Emerging neocloud providers and financing models reshaping competition and accelerating growth. 🔹 Breakthroughs in memory, chip design, and networking eliminating bottlenecks while pushing efficiency. 🔹 Shifts toward flexible, modular, sustainable design—a new paradigm for AI-ready infrastructure. As Farney explains, data centers are no longer hidden engines in the background. They are becoming the apex platforms for global innovation, where compute, memory, networking, and sustainable power converge to redefine economies and society. Read the full analysis here: https://lnkd.in/gJv6N8dX #DataCenters #AI #Cloud #Hyperscale #AIInfra #HPC #DigitalInfrastructure #FifthIndustrialRevolution

Double the performance with just one-eighth of the infrastructure. Designed for AI and HPC with minimal complexity. Check out the latest technical brief highlighting the impressive performance results Hammerspace achieved in the IO500 benchmark tests: https://okt.to/57Q3yr #IO500 #Hammerspace #IO500Benchmark

We know where our digital world is heading to but what can help us teleport there? Partners. Partners like Lumen Technologies. If you're piloting or deploying #AI, the last thing you want to have to worry about is bandwidth or the network bottlenecks that slow down model training and inference. So it's a real thrill to share that Digital Realty is now partnering with Lumen Technologies to deliver high-capacity, AI-ready connectivity for major U.S. metros. Lumen's Wavelength RapidRoutes℠ are now available with PlatformDIGITAL®. That means enterprise connectivity at up to a MASSIVE 400Gbps 🚀. This eliminates the network as a constraint for AI workloads - whether you're training models, running inference at scale, or moving datasets between GPU clusters. I'm tremendously excited about what this means for our customers - network connections with effectively limitless performance. Another big step forward for our AI private exchange ecosystem. https://okt.to/JtRs7X