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AQ COMPUTE STARTS CONSTRUCTION WORKS ON A NEW DATA CENTRE IN BARCELONA
AQ Compute , a provider of colocation data centres with a strong focus on sustainability , has started construction works on its second data centre .
After the first site near Oslo commenced commercial operations in February 2024 , the company is further expanding its presence in Europe . The new facility is currently being built in Parc de l ’ Alba ( Cerdanyola del Vallès ) in Barcelona .
“ With the start of construction of our data centre in Barcelona , we are continuing our company ’ s growth strategy ,” said Henry Daunert , CEO of AQ Compute . “ We see an increasing demand for power-intensive IT applications and corresponding server capacities , which highly require energy and cost-efficient solutions , while simultaneously focusing on sustainability . This is exactly where our data centres come into play .”
The AI-ready campus is designed to have independent buildings with the following characteristics :
• 60MW data centre campus ; with independent data centre buildings , the first of them 15MW
• 100 % renewable energy supply
• Cooling for high-density racks , compliant with the AI requirements
• 43,000 square-metre total plot space
• Tier III design principles
• 24 / 7 remote hands services available
• Training , innovation and R & D centre available on the campus
Strong collaboration with renowned market participants
CBRE Project Management is acting as the project manager . Moreover , AQ Compute is cooperating with PQI , a 70 / 30 joint venture between PGI Data Centers and PQC , as design partner for its new data centre . The construction work will be carried out in collaboration with GSE as the general contractor .
Secured end-to-end , it delivers 3x more performance per core compared to previous generations , making it ideal for businesscritical workloads and AI acceleration .
The E1-1000 is the latest in Eviden ’ s range of Escala servers , each featuring the Power10 processor . This new server enables businesses to reduce their IT footprint by up to 75 %.
Featured as a half-wide 2U rack or in a smaller tower chassis format ( 54 % smaller than E2-1000 ), it enhances businesses ’ IT footprint and with Eviden High Availability software it offers new opportunities and cost-effective solutions for clients looking for business continuity or for expanding applications from core to cloud and at the Edge .
Eviden , the Atos Group business leading in digital , cloud , Big Data and security , has announced its new Escala E1-1000 server , a compact Power10 server engineered to optimise data centre space and run workloads at the Edge , whilst maintaining the performance , security and reliability of an enterprise server .
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Based on the Power10 chip accelerators ( 4 MMA engines / core and 8 SIMD engine / core ), these CPUs provide an effective solution for AI inferencing at the Edge reducing latency , thereby improving AI model performance without the costly expense , maintenance , or noise disturbance associated with GPUs .
In addition , the Escala E1-1000 is a cloud-ready server , ideal for businesses looking to deploy a new cloud infrastructure , with agility , automation and security as key pillars . Multiple virtual servers can run on a single physical server leading to better resource utilisation and reduced energy consumption . The Escala E1-1000 also has built-in advanced thermal and power management , and together with its energy-efficient design , it enables businesses to reduce energy consumption by up to 75 %.
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