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providers in Europe to deploy Nvidia H100 GPUs . Recently , the company announced the launch of AI Accelerator , a global initiative to give a limited number of startup businesses access to the Nvidia H100 GPU compute power .
“ It ’ s the responsibility of businesses like us to ensure that the world ’ s growth in AI development is not stunted , and a key reason we ’ re investing in our AI Accelerator is that we ’ re passionate about giving organisations of all sizes the opportunity to bring their best ideas to life ,” Rosanne continues .
As part of its AI Accelerator , startups will be given the opportunity to harness state-of-the-art hardware and incorporate cutting-edge finetuning , quantisation and retrieval augmented generation .
“ It will also include one-on-one mentoring sessions from our leadership team at Northern Data Group and representatives from our industryleading partners , including HPE , Nvidia , Supermicro and Deloitte ,” she adds . ” Applications will be reviewed by a panel of industry leaders , who ’ ll be working closely with the businesses to make their ideas a reality .”
This next year is going to be very exciting for Northern Data , as the business is more than ready to take big punches and disrupt the industry .
“ We have massive expansion plans to enter more markets – staying true to our European heart but having a global reach – and we will be making investments across our tech estate ,” says Rosanne . “ The future ’ s greatest opportunities are going to be driven by giant technological leaps , such as Gen AI , liquid-cooled infrastructure and advanced blockchain technology . We want to be part of shaping the future .” Northern Data ’ s investments in the most cutting-edge hardware , software and sustainable environments will drive the industry forward .
“ Northern Data Group is absolutely focused on ensuring that we all have access to the future – today .”
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