Cisco and NVIDIA Announce Partnership to Provide AI Hardware and Software Solutions

Translation: Cisco and NVIDIA have announced a collaboration to offer integrated AI hardware and software solutions, providing enterprise customers with an alternative choice for AI infrastructure in data centers. This partnership deepens the long-standing collaboration between the two companies, enabling enterprise customers to receive support and guidance through the Cisco partner ecosystem for adopting AI and automation technologies. NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang stated that the collaboration with Cisco will equip enterprises with the technology and expertise necessary for building, deploying, managing, and scaling AI solutions securely.

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Crusoe completed a $1.38 billion equity financing, with its valuation exceeding $10 billion, reflecting investors' high confidence in the AI infrastructure market. The company operates a large data center in Texas, providing services to giants such as OpenAI and Oracle. This round of financing was led by Valor Equity Partners and the Abu Dhabi Sovereign Wealth Fund.

Meta Invests $1.5 Billion in Texas to Build an AI Data Center, with a Water Recycling Rate of 200%

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Microsoft recently announced that it will build a second AI data center in Wisconsin, USA, with an investment totaling $4 billion. This investment is a significant step in Microsoft's continued expansion in the data center sector, marking its emphasis on artificial intelligence technology and confidence in future development. Microsoft President and Vice Chairman Brad Smith revealed that the new data center will be located in Mount Pleasant, and is expected to be equipped with hundreds of thousands of NVIDIA Blackwell GB200 chips. These high-performance chips will provide powerful support for the operation of AI models.

AI Energy Consumption Expected to Surpass Bitcoin Mining by the End of 2025

According to a new analysis, the power consumption of artificial intelligence is expected to reach nearly half of the total electricity consumption of global data centers by the end of 2025, meaning AI energy consumption will soon surpass bitcoin mining. The analysis was conducted by Alex de Vries-Gao, a Ph.D. student at the Environmental Institute of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. He has previously tracked the power consumption and environmental impact of cryptocurrencies and published related data on his website Digiconomist. Currently, AI has already accounted for a significant portion of data center energy usage.

Cisco and NVIDIA Announce Partnership to Provide AI Hardware and Software Solutions

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