Nvidia Teams Up With Colocation Providers on AI

Nvidia teamed up with North American data center operators for a new program that gives companies access to its deep-learning DGX systems through a network of colocation partners. The initial partners include Aligned Energy, Colovore, Core Scientific, CyrusOne, Digital Reality, EdgeConneX, Flexential, Scale Matrix, and Switch. “And since we’ve announced it, we have more and more colo providers approaching us,” said Tony Paikeday, director of product marketing for the Nvidia DGX portfolio. The chipmaker is in talks with several other data center operators in the U.S. and abroad, and “the goal is to expand it globally,” he added. “We do expect the list will continue to grow over time.” Nvidia’s DGX systems are purpose built for artificial-intelligence (AI), machine learning, and deep learning. They are built on the vendor’s Volta GPU platform and include integrated deep-learning and management software. Nvidia also partners with leading storage and networking vendors on these systems and offers DGX reference architectures in combination with DDN, IBM Storage, NetApp, Pure Storage, Cisco, Arista, and Mellanox.