Tuesday, July 11, 2023

Digital Realty's first NVIDIA DGX H100-ready data center

Digital Realty’a newest data center in Osaka, Japan, has been certified NVIDIA DGX H100-ready as part of the NVIDIA DGX-Ready Data Center program. The KIX13 facility has been accredited for its ability to provide a dedicated, robust, and resilient environment optimized for intensive computing systems deployments at scale.

NVIDIA’s DGX H100 is the foundation of NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD for deep learning AI models. 

Digital Realty was one of the first data center providers to be awarded the "DGX-Ready Data Center" certification at the launch of the program in 2019 and currently operates DGX-Ready data centers in more than 20 markets worldwide, including six sites across Asia Pacific.

"Organizations looking to implement enterprise AI are investing in accelerated computing infrastructure – including hardware and software purpose-built for AI – to deploy their models into production quickly," says Charlie Boyle, Vice President, DGX systems, NVIDIA. "With the certification of Digital Realty's new KIX13 facility in the DGX-ready data center program, customers have access to a flexible, simple option for deploying the world's leading AI platform."

"Digital Realty understands the impact AI will have on the way businesses drive digital transformation in the years to come. However, business breakthroughs made possible with AI can only be realized if enterprises are able to integrate the technology into their operations, and that is where we come in," says Chris Sharp, Chief Technology Officer, Digital Realty. "With Digital Realty's KIX13 DGX-Ready Data Center certification, we remain focused on delivering a meeting place that allows our customers to accelerate innovation and growth."

https://investor.digitalrealty.com/news/news-details/2023/Digital-Realty-Announces-Its-First-NVIDIA-DGX-H100-Ready-Data-Center/default.aspx