Gcore, an international cloud and edge solutions provider, has opened an AI cloud cluster in Newport, Wales.
Built on Graphcore’s revolutionary IPUs, it gives even the smallest companies access to enterprise-scale IT resources, democratizing AI development opportunities across the UK and Europe.
The opening of the new cluster in Newport marks the third Point of Presence (PoP) for Gcore’s AI Cloud, which already has locations in the Netherlands and Luxembourg. This location was a strategic decision based on three key factors. The UK government’s commitment to advancing and integrating AI technology. High internet penetration in the UK and the country’s status as one of the world’s largest digital economies.
Seva Vayner, Director of Edge Cloud Streams at Gcore, said: “Partnering with Graphcore to open Gcore’s AI cloud cluster in Newport is an important step in building one of Europe’s first AI infrastructures. Integrate and get easy access to cutting-edge AI technology.
This new cluster marks an important milestone for companies looking to integrate AI innovations quickly and conveniently. The Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) model provides access to Graphcore’s specialized AI hardware. Companies of all sizes can now leverage hardware resources facilitated by processors that offer superior price/performance compared to GPUs on a pay-per-minute basis for a variety of AI applications, accelerating their AI efforts. and accelerate development. Hardware such as Graphcore BOW-POD, IPU-POD, BOW-vPOD will be available. Gcore AI Cloud also includes software tools and integrations such as PyTorch, Keras, TensorFlow, Hugging Face, Paddle, and ONNX to support your ML and AI work.
With the launch of a new AI cloud cluster in Newport, Gcore continues to expand its global cloud solutions. The company has built a strong presence in his 140+ territories and has over 20 cloud locations. Customers gain access to faster innovation by managing their technical infrastructure, storage, security and setup requirements with Gсore’s rich set of services. From protected bare-metal servers and virtual instances, to cloud storage and specialized AI hardware, Gcore provides cutting-edge technology and driving development for companies of all sizes.
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