DATA CENTRE HIGHLIGHTS
BEHIND MICROSOFT’ S PLANS TO TRIPLE CLOUD CAPACITY BY 2032
Microsoft is reportedly targeting more than 38GW of global data centre capacity by 2032, up from an estimated 12-15GW today, according to Bloomberg. It’ s a figure that, if realised, would mark one of the largest infrastructure build-outs the industry has seen.
HOW
ALIBABA SHARES JUMPED FOLLOWING AI CHIP ANNOUNCEMENT
Alibaba Group’ s Hong Kong-listed shares climbed 5.1 % to their highest level in a month, according to Reuters. The surge followed the company’ s chip design unit T-Head unveiling a new AI processor built to compete with NVIDIA hardware amid tightening US export restrictions on China.
“ Our target is that, by 2032, the global data centre capacity operated by Alibaba Cloud will surpass 20GW, fuelling the industry’ s exponentially-rising demand for AI”
Eddie Wu CEO Alibaba Group
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QTS IS TARGETING WATER POSITIVITY BY 2035 WITH
ITS GLOBAL STEWARDSHIP INITIATIVE
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