SUNDAY IN THE YOTTAVERSE

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Zero Downtime: AI’s Thirst for Power Will Dominate Digital Infrastructure

This recent podcast from DCD has the Dutch digiconomist, Alex de Vries, go deep into the power consumption of AI at a global scale. His previous calculations on the energy intensity of cryptomining were eye-watering. His approaches to how we calculate energy footprint are worth listening to. Listen to the podcast here.  

SPONSOR SHOWCASE

Yotta is proud to share the initial list of media and industry partners supporting the event and evangelizing for the importance of silo-busting in the digital infrastructure ecosystem. Presenting thought-leadership workshops at the event are iMason’s Climate Accord and Open Compute Project. Other valued partners include Alliance of Channel Women, Autonomy Institute, CO2EFFICIENT, Data Centre Club, Digital Climate Alliance, Global Satellite Operators Association, iMiller Public Relations, Infrastructure Masons, InterGlobix, International Data Corporation (IDC), Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition), Jaymie Scotto & Associates (JSA), Nomad Futurist Foundation, Plug and Play, Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), Uptime Institute and World Teleport Association. Want to add your organization to the list? Let us know!  

ICYMI

NEWS FROM AROUND THE INDUSTRY

• Nvidia steals all the headlines, but according to a recent Gartner report, global semiconductor revenue declined 11% in 2023

• U.K.’s data center module provider Sonic Edge has delivered an advanced immersion cooling pod to Castrol’s Berkshire research site

• TechInsights reports that cloud providers underutilize GPUs for AI, leading to potential revenue losses. Can you say over-provisioning? 

• Aligned Data Centers launches DeltaFlow~, a new high-density liquid cooling system for data centers

• Newmark’s data center report predicts that U.S. data center power consumption, driven by AI demands, will double to 35GW by 2030 

• HPE proposes a $14 Billion offer to acquire Juniper Networks, aiming to strengthen AI and security in networking

• Data Center Frontier’s article, “Keeping Pace with the Surge of AI-Driven Data Center Financing and Property Investment,” discusses major recent announcements driven by the cloud and AI boom        

ONE MORE THING

THE INNOVATE ARENA

On Day 1 of Yotta, everyone’s invited to the Innovate Arena to hear rapid-fire, cutting-edge technology demos from 24 leading companies in the most important categories of digital infrastructure.  Categories include: Compute IT, Connect IT, Cool IT, Power IT, Automate IT, Sustain IT and Locate IT. Interested companies can apply to be selected.