The rapid build-out of AI systems is increasing data centre power demand, exposing a less visible constraint in cloud computing: access to power.
A recent agreement between Oracle and Bloom Energy means the two intend to deploy up to 2.8 gigawatts (GW) of fuel cell capacity to support data centre growth, according to a statement from Bloom Energy.
AI systems consume far more energy than traditional workloads. Model training and inference requires clusters of GPUs running for long periods, raising electricity use and adding to cooling demands….
