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Gcore launches new AI cloud cluster in Amsterdam or large ,” said Andre Reitenbach , CEO of Gcore . “ Our second AI Cloud cluster is an important step in this journey .”
Gcore ’ s AI Cloud is built with Graphcore ’ s ground-breaking IPUs ( Intelligence Processing Units ), a completely new processor specifically designed for AI computing and Machine Learning processing . These processors are twice as powerful as regular central processing units ( CPUs ).
Gcore , an international provider of cloud and Edge solutions , has strengthened its global infrastructure by launching a new AI Cloud cluster in Amsterdam , the Netherlands .
Infrastructure-as-a-Service , providing even smaller companies with the IT resources of a tech giant , enabling them to develop AI with less investment and minimal technical set-up .
The IaaS model means this hardware is now available for businesses of all sizes – speciality AI hardware , previously only available to enterprise companies , can be rented by a start-up on as little as a perminute basis .
As more companies begin to build Artificial Intelligence applications , investing in the infrastructure required to host such applications can be a roadblock to development . Gcore ’ s AI Cloud is an AI-
“ We are excited to be the cloud provider which is building the first European AI infrastructure . With our British partner Graphcore , we ’ re making it easier to integrate innovations for all kinds of businesses , small
Alongside Gcore ’ s existing cluster in Luxembourg , the new cloud will allow enterprises to accelerate their AI and Machine Learning development across Western Europe .
Nokia to build optical transport network for Energie AG , Austria
Nokia has announced that it has been selected by Austrian utility and infrastructure company , Energie AG Oberösterreich , to build an optical transport network across 18 sites in Upper Austria . Energie AG will use the network to backhaul traffic from Fibre-to-the-Home ( FTTH ) nodes in regional sites to two central sites . Deployment is already underway .
Energie AG Oberösterreich is a regional energy supply and infrastructure company . The group , with its subsidiaries and holdings , is active in the energy sectors , i . e . electricity , natural gas and heat , as well as in the waste disposal and water sectors .
A subsidiary of Energie AG , Energie AG Telekom GmbH is currently operating a fibre optic network which is spanning more than 7,000 km . Currently , Energie AG ’ s fibre optic access network creates up to 6.4 Terabits per second of aggregated traffic for the optical transport network to carry . The capacity of the new transport network can be scaled to 10s of Tbs , providing Energie AG with plenty of room for growing demand and customer base .
“ It has become very clear over the past two years that the scaling of fibre-based connectivity virtually everywhere is a key economic factor for any country ,” said Patrick
Langelaan , Vice President Nokia Enterprise CBT Europe South .
“ Local and regional communications service providers can play an important role in providing this ultra-fast connectivity . We are excited to support Energie AG on its journey to connect Upper Austria with high-speed fibre access .”
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