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Core42 Establishes European Headquarters in Dublin

Core42, a G42 company specializing in sovereign cloud and AI infrastructure, today announced the establishment of its European headquarters in Dublin, Ireland. The news was shared at Investopia, the UAE’s global investment platform, which is hosting its global dialogue series in Dublin this week. The new headquarters strengthens Core42’s ability to serve European enterprises and governments seeking secure, high-performance infrastructure to scale AI adoption.

Core42 was founded in 2023 by G42 to build globally relevant infrastructure for large-scale AI. The company focuses on sovereign cloud, advanced compute platforms, and hyperscale AI environments that support production-grade AI across sectors. Core42 partners with Microsoft, NVIDIA, AMD, Cerebras, and other global ecosystem leaders to ensure customers have access to the latest accelerators, models, and architectures.

Through its AI Cloud platform, Core42 provides fast, self-service access to high-performance compute for training, inference, and large-scale experimentation. Its services portfolio, managed delivery functions, and AI solutioning capabilities support customers through cloud modernization, data readiness, and the full AI adoption lifecycle.

Since 2024, Core42 has expanded its European presence through a series of large-scale sovereign compute initiatives. In France, Core42 partnered with Data One and Oreus to deliver a national-scale AI infrastructure deployment in Grenoble that supports high-performance enterprise and public sector workloads. In Italy, the company collaborated with Domyn to build Europe’s largest AI compute cluster, creating a strong foundation for an AI-first economy and accelerating the region’s ability to scale advanced AI solutions.

Establishing the European headquarters in Dublin marks the next phase of this expansion. The office will act as the regional hub for customer delivery, engineering leadership, regulatory engagement, and ecosystem partnerships. It positions Core42 to work more closely with European institutions and industry leaders as demand for scalable AI infrastructure accelerates across key sectors.

Commenting on the milestone, Talal M. Al Kaissi, Interim CEO of Core42, said: “Europe is a central part of Core42’s global expansion strategy. Establishing our headquarters in Dublin gives us the operational base to support growing demand for high-performance AI infrastructure and to work more closely with customers and partners as they scale production-grade AI across key sectors.”

Also at Investopia, Core42 together with Emerging Markets Intelligence and Research (EMIR), released a report that explores the infrastructure, policy, and investment conditions required for Europe to accelerate its AI capabilities. The report draws on comparative insights from the rapid AI scale-up in the UAE and provides practical guidance for governments, investors, and enterprises developing sovereign-aligned AI ecosystems. To download the report, click here.

Core42 will begin formal operations in Dublin in early 2026, with plans to expand engineering, customer success, and partner ecosystem teams throughout the year.

Award winning Shannon Teen to Represent Ireland in the Technovation Global Semi Finals with Dementia Support App

Chloe O’Loughlin, a 2nd year student in St. Patrick’s Comprehensive School in Shannon, won the Junior category award at the Technovation Ireland Regional Pitch Event (RPE) in AMD’s Headquarters CityWest Dublin. Chloe has been working on an app to help people with dementia since she started the Teen-Turn afterschool program in January. Twelve weeks of mentoring and support led to the big event, with Chloe winning the Junior category. 65 projects from 8 counties and more than 20 schools were submitted to Technovation from Ireland this year. Chloe will now represent Ireland in the semi-finals of the global competition.

This project was particularly personal to Chloe who had a dream to help people suffering with dementia in a simple and easy way. She said: ‘I have relatives with dementia. I see firsthand the effects that it has on them.  I wanted to think of something that would help them.’

It was this initial thought that led her to create and develop her app called Brain Track. “The app features a to-do list, calendar, to keep track of different appointments and allows relatives and caregivers to keep an eye on them.” An additional feature of the app is a profile page where the user or their relatives can input profiles of the people around them including photos and key details about that person. Chloe believes that to be a very important feature for the wellbeing of the person with dementia and a reassurance to their loved ones. “If someone with dementia were to forget someone’s name, they can go into the app and remind themselves of their name, which would save them the frustration of having to ask the person directly.”

Chloe committed to 12 weeks of staying after school with more than 10 other girls in the group to learn to code, develop a business plan and pitch to judges. Her mentor Donna O’Sullivan, who is also a teacher at the school, applauded Chloe for her commitment and dedication to the project and app. “Chloe has shown tremendous dedication and commitment to attending our Teen-Turn sessions after school each week and made superb progress during that time. We are so proud of what she has achieved and grateful to Teen-Turn for their continued support in developing tech skills for our girls.”

Chloe really enjoyed participating in Teen-Turn’s afterschool program and said “I really enjoyed working with everyone in the group. We got tons of different ideas and opinions when putting it all together and it’s great to see how the others projects were coming along.” Chloe also benefited from extra sessions held by Teen-Turn over the midterm in partnership with PayPal and on two Super Session Saturdays where the girls had the opportunity to gain in person mentorship in University of Limerick from academic staff and Immersive Software Engineering students.

On the day of the RPE Chloe said that she was a little apprehensive to pitch to the judges but that she found the experience to be a very powerful one.  “I was very nervous, but the judges were really nice and once I started, I was more excited than nervous. They genuinely wanted to find out more about the app and how it works.” Chloe was overjoyed to take first place on the day, winning a laptop with AMD chip technology, and is looking forward to the next stage of the competition.

So what does the future hold for Chloe and Brain Track? I definitely want to continue with Teen-Turn and with Project Squad and Technovation in the future because I really enjoyed it.’ says Chloe who is very excited at the thought of possibly bringing the app to the market in the future. “I think the app will help people  and I want to continue improving it.” Chloe hopes that she can make the future a little brighter for those with dementia and their loved ones.

Technovation is a tech education nonprofit that inspires people around the world to believe in themselves as leaders and become more confident, curious problem-solvers. Technovation offers interactive learning programs in which young people ages 8-18 and adults in their community learn how to use technology to solve real-world problems. Technovation partners with leading organisations like UNESCO and UN Women, and with mentors from companies like Google, NVIDIA, and Adobe to reach children and families in more than 100 countries. To learn more, visit technovation.org.

Dell Technologies Fuels Enterprise AI Innovation with Infrastructure, Solutions and Services

Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL), the world’s No. 1 provider of AI infrastructure, announces Dell AI Factory advancements, including powerful and energy-efficient AI infrastructure, integrated partner ecosystem solutions and professional services to drive simpler and faster AI deployments.

 Why it matters

AI is now essential for businesses, with 75% of organizations saying AI is key to their strategy and 65% successfully moving AI projects into production. However, challenges like data quality, security concerns and high costs can slow progress.

The Dell AI Factory approach can be up to 62% more cost effective for inferencing LLMs on- premises than the public cloud and helps organizations securely and easily deploy enterprise AI workloads at any scale. Dell offers the industry’s most comprehensive AI portfolio designed for deployments across client devices, data centers, edge locations and clouds. More than 3,000 global customers across industries are accelerating their AI initiatives with the Dell AI Factory.

 

Dell infrastructure advancements help organizations deploy and manage AI at any scale

Dell introduces end-to-end AI infrastructure to support everything from edge inferencing on an AI PC to managing massive enterprise AI workloads in the data center.

Dell Pro Max AI PC delivers industry’s first enterprise-grade discrete NPU in a mobile form factor7

The Dell Pro Max Plus laptop with Qualcomm® AI 100 PC Inference Card is the world’s first mobile workstation with an enterprise-grade discrete NPU. It offers fast and secure on-device inferencing at the edge for large AI models typically run in the cloud, such as today’s 109-billion- parameter model.

The Qualcomm AI 100 PC Inference Card features 32 AI-cores and 64 GB memory, providing power to meet the needs of AI engineers and data scientists deploying large models for edge inferencing.

Dell redefines AI cooling with innovations that reduce cooling energy costs by up to 60%9

The industry-first Dell PowerCool Enclosed Rear Door Heat Exchanger (eRDHx) is a Dell- engineered alternative to standard rear door heat exchangers. Designed to capture 100% of IT heat generated with its self-contained airflow system, the eRDHx can reduce cooling energy costs by up to 60% compared to currently available solutions.

 

With Dell’s factory integrated IR7000 racks equipped with future-ready eRDHx technology, organizations can:

  • Significantly cut costs and eliminate reliance on expensive chillers given the eRDHx operates with water temperatures warmer than traditional solutions (between 32 and 36 degrees Celsius).
  • Maximize data center capacity by deploying up to 16% more racks of dense compute, without increasing power consumption.
  • Enable air cooling capacity up to 80 kW per rack for dense AI and HPC deployments.
  • Minimize risk with advanced leak detection, real-time thermal monitoring, and unified management of all rack-level components with the Dell Integrated Rack Controller.

 

Dell PowerEdge servers with AMD GPUs maximize performance and efficiency

 

Dell PowerEdge XE9785 and XE9785L servers will support AMD Instinct™ MI350 series GPUs, which offer 288 GB of HBM3E memory per GPU and deliver up to 35 times greater inferencing performance. Available in liquid-cooled and air-cooled configurations, the servers will reduce facility cooling energy costs.

Dell advancements power efficient and secure AI deployments and workflows

Because AI is only as powerful as the data that fuels it, organizations need a platform designed for performance and scalability. The Dell AI Data Platform updates improve access to high quality structured, semi-structured and unstructured data across the AI lifecycle.

 

  • Dell Project Lightning is the world’s fastest parallel file system per new testing, delivering up to two times greater throughput than competing parallel file systems. Project Lightning will accelerate training time for large-scale and complex AI workflows.
  • Dell Data Lakehouse enhancements simplify AI workflows and accelerate use cases — such as recommendation engines, semantic search and customer intent detection — by creating and querying AI-ready datasets.

 

“We’re excited to work with Dell to support our cutting-edge AI initiatives, and we expect Project Lightning to be a critical storage technology for our AI innovations,” said Dr. Paul Calleja, director, Cambridge Open Zettascale Lab and Research Computing Services, University of Cambridge.

With additional portfolio advancements, organizations can:

  • Lower power consumption, reduce latency and boost cost savings for high performance computing (HPC) and AI fabrics with Dell Linear Pluggable Optics.
  • Increase trust in the security of their AI infrastructure and solutions with Dell AI Security and Resilience Services, which provide full stack protection across AI infrastructure, data, applications and models.
  • Dell expands AI partner ecosystem with customizable AI solutions and applications

Dell is collaborating with AI ecosystem players to deliver tailored solutions that simply and quickly integrate into organizations’ existing IT environments. Organizations can:

  • Enable intelligent, autonomous workflows with a first-of-its-kind on-premises deployment of Cohere North, which integrates various data sources while ensuring control over operations.
  • Innovate where the data is with Google Gemini and Google Distributed Cloud on- premises available on Dell PowerEdge XE9680 and XE9780 servers.
  • Prototype and build agent-based enterprise AI applications with Dell AI Solutions with Llama, using Meta’s latest Llama Stack distribution and Llama 4 models.
  • Securely run scalable AI agents and enterprise search on-premises with Glean. Dell and Glean’s collaboration will deliver the first on-premises deployment architecture for Glean’s Work AI platform.
  • Build and deploy secure, customizable AI applications and knowledge management workflows with solutions jointly engineered by Dell and Mistral AI.

 

The Dell AI Factory also expands to include:

  • Advancements to the Dell AI Platform with AMD add 200G of storage networking and an upgraded AMD ROCm open software stack for organizations to simplify workflows, support LLMs and efficiently manage complex workloads. Dell and AMD are collaborating to provide Day 0 support and performance optimized containers for AI models such as Llama 4.
  • The new Dell AI Platform with Intel helps enterprises deploy a full stack of high performance, scalable AI infrastructure with Intel® Gaudi® 3 AI accelerators.

 

Dell also announced advancements to the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA and updates to Dell NativeEdge to support AI deployments and inferencing at the edge.

 

“It has been a non-stop year of innovating for enterprises, and we’re not slowing down. We have introduced more than 200 updates to the Dell AI Factory since last year,” said Jeff Clarke, chief operating officer, Dell Technologies. “Our latest AI advancements — from groundbreaking AI PCs to cutting-edge data center solutions — are designed to help organizations of every size to seamlessly adopt AI, drive faster insights, improve efficiency and accelerate their results.”

 

“We leverage the Dell AI Factory for our oceanic research at Oregon State University to revolutionize and address some of the planet’s most critical challenges,” said Christopher M. Sullivan, director of Research and Academic Computing for the College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University. “Through advanced AI solutions, we’re accelerating insights that empower global decision-makers to tackle climate change, safeguard marine ecosystems and drive meaningful progress for humanity.”

 

HighPoint’s PCIe Gen5 x16 RocketStor 8631CW Breaks New Ground for GPU Expansion

HighPoint’s RocketStor 8631CW represents a revolutionary leap forward in eGPU (external GPU) connectivity. Designed for professional media, industrial applications, and high-demand computing environments, the RocketStor 8631CW leverages industry-proven PCIe Switching technology and robust CopprLink CDFP connectivity to deliver an unprecedented x16 lanes of dedicated host-to-device PCIe 5.0 bandwidth.

 

Key Features
Burdened by performance and latency bottlenecks imposed by Thunderbolt and OCuLink connectivity? This groundbreaking solution liberates users from the limitations of conventional eGPU solutions, offering unparalleled performance and flexibility.

Unleash the True Potential of Your GPU with Industry-Leading PCIe Switching Technology: The RocketStor 8631CW harnesses the power of cutting-edge PCIe Gen5 switching technology to ensure your GPU operates at its maximum potential. This technology eliminates the performance and latency bottlenecks commonly associated with traditional eGPU enclosures, providing a seamless and efficient connection between your host system and GPU.

Ready for Today’s Fastest, Power-Hungry GPUs: The RocketStor 8631CW is engineered to support the most advanced, power-hungry GPUs available, including full-height, 2-slot, and 3-slot models from NVIDIA, AMD, Intel, and more. It provides a massive 600W of direct power, ensuring that even the most demanding GPUs can operate at peak performance without any power-related constraints.

Robust CopprLink CDFP Connectivity Delivers x16 Lanes of Dedicated Gen5 Host Bandwidth: The innovative CopprLink CDFP connectivity delivers a dedicated x16 lane connection, offering a staggering 128GB/s of bi-directional bandwidth. This ensures that your GPU receives the full bandwidth it needs to handle the most intensive workloads with ease.

Low-Profile LP-MD2 Adapter for Compact Workstations and Mini-PCs: The RocketStor 8631CW includes a low-profile LP-MD2 adapter, making it an ideal solution for compact workstations, rackmount chassis, and mini-PCs. This adapter ensures that even space-constrained systems can take advantage of the RocketStor 8631CW’s powerful capabilities.

Advanced Dual-Fan Cooling System with Programmable Smart Fan Control: To maintain optimal performance, the RocketStor 8631CW features an advanced dual-fan cooling system with programmable smart fan control. This system effectively dissipates heat, preventing thermal throttling and ensuring that your GPU operates at peak performance even under heavy loads.

Simple & Seamless Plug-and-Play Software-less Installation for Linux & Windows Platforms: The RocketStor 8631CW offers a straightforward plug-and-play installation process that requires no additional software. This makes it easy to integrate into both Linux and Windows platforms, allowing for quick and efficient deployment in any professional or industrial environment.

Target Use Cases
AI/ML Computing & Deep Learning: The RocketStor 8631CW is perfect for AI and machine learning applications that require the processing power of high-end GPUs. Its robust connectivity and power delivery ensure that these demanding workloads are handled with ease.

High-Performance Content Creation & Rendering: For content creators and 3D artists, the RocketStor 8631CW provides the performance needed for real-time rendering and high-resolution video editing, making it an invaluable tool for professional media production.

High-End Gaming, VR, and Media Platforms: Gamers and VR enthusiasts can benefit from the RocketStor 8631CW’s ability to support the latest, most powerful GPUs, providing a smooth and immersive gaming experience.

Scientific Research & Big Data Analytics: Researchers and data scientists can leverage the RocketStor 8631CW to accelerate complex computations and data analysis, enabling faster insights and more efficient research processes.

Enterprise Workloads & Cloud Computing: The RocketStor 8631CW is also suited for enterprise environments, where it can enhance the performance of cloud computing platforms and support the demanding workloads of large-scale data centers.

In Summary
HighPoint RocketStor 8631CW is a game-changing eGPU expansion solution that breaks free from the constraints of traditional connectivity options. With its industry-leading PCIe Gen5 switching technology, robust CopprLink CDFP connectivity, and advanced cooling system, it delivers unparalleled performance and reliability for a wide range of applications. Whether you’re a professional media creator, a data scientist, or an enterprise IT manager, the RocketStor 8631CW is designed to meet your most demanding GPU expansion needs.

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vStream collaborates with AMD to open the first AMD Product Experience Centre in Dublin, Ireland

The new AMD Product Experience Centre offers an immersive and interactive experience for AMD’s stakeholders

Global experiential agency vStream has collaborated with AMD, the high-performance and adaptive computing leader, to launch in Dublin the first European AMD Product Experience Centre.  This groundbreaking interactive and immersive centre is designed to showcase the transformative power of the latest innovations from AMD in real-world applications across AI, cloud computing, gaming, and more by using immersive storytelling, interactive displays, and cutting-edge augmented reality experiences.

The new centre was opened by Ruth Cotter, Senior Vice-President for Marketing, Communications and Human Resources at AMD, together with Andrew Jenkinson and Niall O’Driscoll, co-founders of vStream, and Brendan Farley, Managing Director Ireland and Corporate Vice President of Wireless Engineering at AMD.

Andrew Jenkinson, Co-Founder of vStream, commented:

“We are incredibly proud to have worked with AMD on this project. The AMD Product Experience Centre is a testament to our shared vision of innovation, bringing advanced technology to life in a way that is both engaging and educational. Our expertise in immersive storytelling has allowed us to create a space where visitors can truly interact with and understand the game-changing technologies from AMD.”

Niall O’Driscoll, Co-Founder of vStream, added:

“At vStream, we believe that technology should be experienced, not just explained. The AMD Product Experience Centre encapsulates that philosophy by turning complex semiconductor innovations into a tangible, interactive journey. We are excited to see visitors explore and engage with incredible technological advancements from AMD.”

Ruth Cotter, SVP Marketing, Communications and Human Resources at AMD, said:

“We are delighted to open AMD’s inaugural Product Experience Centre that is strategically aligned to our R&D and engineering presence in Ireland and is expected to support further collaboration and breakthrough innovations with our customers and partners. Our collaboration with vStream enables us to showcase how AMD’s cutting-edge processors and adaptive computing technologies are shaping the future across a range of industries through a unique immersive experience.”

 

A Journey Through Innovation

Designed and built by vStream, the award-winning experiential agency, the AMD Product Experience Centre integrates multiple interactive elements to engage visitors in a dynamic and memorable way:

  • A Personal Welcome from AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su – Upon entering the space, visitors are greeted by AMD’s CEO via a large switchable glass screen, setting the stage for an inspiring exploration of AMD technology.
  • Interactive Display Cases – Through an intuitive gamified experience, visitors can see how AMD processors power the world around us, with motion graphics, animations, and videos revealing physical products inside the futuristic transparent LED display cases.
  • The Intelligent Table – An innovative tactile experience where users place AMD chips—AMD Versal™, AMD Ryzen™, AMD EPYC™, and AMD Instinct™—on the table surface to unlock interactive content that explores their impact across industries.
  • Augmented Reality Experiences – A deep dive into how AMD is driving AI advancements in PCs with AMD Ryzen processors and in supercomputers with the latest generations of AMD EPYC processors and AMD Instinct accelerators, offering visitors a first-hand look at the future of AI-powered computing. Built on vStream’s award-winning work in Augmented Reality with brands including Pfizer and McLaren F1, this experience allows the user to interact with digital assets, while still seeing their surroundings and interacting with other guests – a true example of the power of spatial computing.

A Seamless Blend of Innovation and Experience

The AMD Experience Centre was meticulously crafted by vStream, from concept to production and installation, ensuring a seamless fusion of technology and storytelling. With a fully user-friendly management system, AMD representatives can demonstrate any product with the touch of a button, providing an engaging and dynamic experience for every visitor.

About vStream

Founded in 2007 by Andrew Jenkinson and Niall O’Driscoll, vStream is a global award-winning experiential agency specializing in innovation and storytelling. vStream uses design-thinking, creativity and innovation to solve complex problems and develop human-centric experience across multiple verticals for the world’s largest companies in both real and virtual worlds. With a diverse client portfolio spanning industries such as sports, technology, healthcare, finance, and FMCG, vStream has delivered world-first brand experiences for McLaren and Mercedes F1, The Super Bowl, Manchester City FC, SAP, Dell, Pfizer, Novartis, and many more. Their expertise in immersive experiences continues to set the standard for cutting-edge brand engagement.

Dell Technologies Expands Dell AI Factory with New PowerEdge Servers to Accelerate Enterprise AI Adoption

Dell Technologies announced the expansion of the world’s broadest generative AI (GenAI) solutions portfolio with Dell AI Factory additions tailored for AMD environments. These solutions offer enterprises enhanced AI capabilities, including greater scalability and flexibility, to stay competitive in the evolving technology landscape.

“By integrating AMD technology into the latest Dell servers, AI solutions and services through the Dell AI Factory, we’re providing the performance and efficiencies enterprises need today and, in the future,” said Arthur Lewis, president, Infrastructure Solutions Group, Dell Technologies. “Together with AMD, we are setting new standards in AI performance, giving enterprises powerful and cost-effective solutions essential for modern data-driven environments.

“Our latest AMD EPYC processors and Instinct accelerators, provide Dell customers with advanced end-to-end solutions, at scale, that will speed AI deployments and power business critical IT infrastructure,” said Forrest Norrod, executive vice president and general manager, Data Center Solutions Group, AMD. “Our longstanding collaboration with Dell continues to deliver cutting edge solutions that help enhance operational efficiency and reduce time to value, fostering innovation across highly competitive industries.”

New Dell PowerEdge servers drive demanding AI workloads at scale

The additions to the Dell PowerEdge portfolio drive a wide range of AI use cases and traditional workloads and simplify server management and security. The platforms provide customizable and efficient solutions that simplify management and support high-performance workloads for modern enterprises:

 

  • Designed for enterprise AI workloads, the Dell PowerEdge XE7745 supports up to eight double-width or 16 single-width PCIe GPUs with AMD 5th Generation EPYC processors in a 4U air-cooled chassis. Purpose-built for AI inferencing, model fine-tuning and high-performance computing, the internal GPU slots are paired with eight additional Gen 5.0 PCIe slots for network connectivity, creating dense, flexible configurations with 2x more DW PCIe GPU capacity.
  • The PowerEdge R6725 and R7725 servers are optimized for scalability with high performing AMD 5th Generation EPYC processors. The new DC-MHS chassis design enables enhanced air cooling and dual 500W CPUs, conquering tough thermal challenges for power and efficiency. These platforms maintain rigorous data analytics and AI workloads, with configurations optimized for scalability, and offer record-breaking performance for workloads like virtualization, databases, and AI. The R7725 offers up to 66% increased performance and up to 33% increased efficiency at the top of the stack.

All three platforms can support up to 50% more cores, with up to 37% increased performance per core resulting in greater performance, efficiency and improved TCO. These gains consolidate up to seven 5-year-old servers into one server today, resulting in up to 65% lower CPU power consumption.

 

  • The PowerEdge R6715 and R7715 servers with AMD 5th Gen EPYC processors offer increased performance, efficiency and up to 37% increased drive capacity resulting in greater storage density. Available in various configuration options, the single-socket servers support double the memory with support for 24 DIMMs (2DPC), and meet diverse workload requirements and maximize performance in compact 1U and 2U chassis. The R6715 sees world record performance for AI and virtualization tasks.9
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For customers deploying AI at scale, Dell Technologies will also continue to support all the latest AMD Instinct accelerators in Dell PowerEdge XE servers.

IT teams can remotely monitor, manage, and update Dell PowerEdge servers with the updated Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC). With a faster processor, increased memory, and dedicated security co-processor, iDRAC simplifies server management and security, allowing IT teams to respond with greater reliability and efficiency.

“The systems provided by Dell Technologies and AMD for OSF Healthcare allow us to deliver better services to our clinicians and patients, reduce our overall cost and help communities in need. When you have patient lives dependent on our platforms, it is critical that our systems remain stable and operational 24/7, 365 days a year,” said Joe Morrow, director, Technology Services, OSF Healthcare. “Because of these systems, we have significantly reduced Epic downtimes, empowering OSF Healthcare to provide superior healthcare services while ensuring security and scalability in our operations.”

Dell AI Factory enhancements simplify and speed GenAI deployments

The Dell AI Factory is designed to support diverse AI requirements with the world’s broadest AI solutions portfolio from desktop to data center to cloud, allowing organizations to right-size their AI investments:

  • Dell Generative AI Solutions with AMD using the Dell PowerEdge XE9680 server with AMD Instinct™ MI300X accelerators to deliver AI inferencing, retrieval augmented generation (RAG) and customization. The integration simplifies AI deployment, enhances security, allows for scalable and modular architectures, and reduces time to value by up to 86%, helping organizations optimize their AI investments.
  • The Dell Enterprise Hub on Hugging Face now supports the Dell PowerEdge XE9680 with AMD Instinct MI300X accelerators, providing custom containers and scripts for easy, secure deployment of models such as Llama and Mixtral. These containerized models are uniquely optimized to boost inferencing performance based on the model and server and leverage the Hugging Face Text Generation Inference (TGI) back-end.
  • Dell Professional Services for Generative AI are expanding to support AMD environments. New Dell Implementation Services for GenAI Platform with AMD provide a tailored operational platform, including Kubernetes configuration, deployment of advanced AI frameworks and customer knowledge transfer on best practices to maximize ROI. From strategy development to data preparation, platform and model implementation and solution scaling, Dell professionals help customers achieve business outcomes with AI throughout the lifecycle.

“Dell Technologies and AMD continue to drive AI innovation, offering comprehensive solutions and services that help businesses modernize data centers, improve scalability, and leverage AI for better business outcomes,” said Kuba Stolarski, Research VP, IDC. “The latest updates to the Dell AI Factory are the next step in Dell’s journey of delivering AI solutions that boost efficiency and value.”

Availability

  • The Dell PowerEdge XE7745 server will be available globally starting January 2025.
  1. The Dell PowerEdge R6715, R7715, R6725 and R7725 servers will be available globally starting November 2024.
  2. Dell Generative AI Solutions with AMD will be available globally starting in Q4 2024.
  3. Dell Enterprise Hub on Hugging Face updates are available globally now.
  4. The Dell Implementation Services for Generative AI platform is available in select countries now.

AMD Plans to Invest $135 Million to Expand Adaptive Computing Research, Development and Engineering Operations in Ireland with up to 290 jobs

AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) today announced plans for continued growth in Ireland through an investment of up to $135 million over four years. The investment is intended to fund several strategic R&D projects through the addition of up to 290 highly skilled engineering and research positions, as well as a broad range of additional support roles.

The development is being formally announced in Dublin today by Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Simon Coveney TD, and Ruth Cotter, senior vice president, Marketing, Communications and Human Resources at AMD. The new investment is supported by the Irish government through IDA Ireland.

“I warmly welcome the ambitious plans of AMD to expand their advanced R&D and engineering operations in Ireland. This significant investment will not only bolster our thriving technology sector but also create long-term career opportunities for both highly experienced professionals and new graduates from engineering disciplines. The company’s plans to add up to 290 new positions and its funding of strategically important R&D projects demonstrate its confidence in Ireland’s supportive enterprise environment and infrastructure. The Irish government, through IDA Ireland, is delighted to support this expansion, further solidifying our commitment to nurturing a vibrant ecosystem for research, development, and engineering,” said Simon Coveney TD, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment.

“From the cloud and PCs to communications and intelligent end points, AMD’s high-performance and adaptive computing solutions play an increasingly larger role in shaping the future of computing today. For nearly three decades, Ireland has been a flagship European R&D centre developing adaptive computing solutions, drawing from a strong and highly-skilled workforce. By further investing and expanding our presence in Dublin and Cork, we are committed to continuing to both drive innovation in Ireland and to support the European semiconductor ecosystem. Through this investment, our R&D teams in Ireland will design innovative high-performance and adaptive computing engines to accelerate data centre, networking, 6G communications and embedded solutions while taking a leadership position on artificial intelligence.” said Ruth Cotter, senior vice president, Marketing, Communications and Human Resources at AMD

Prior to the acquisition of Xilinx by AMD in 2022, Xilinx partnered with IDA Ireland on a number of occasions to advance semiconductor innovation in Ireland. Most recently, in 2017, Xilinx announced a $40 million investment to expand its research, development and engineering operations, as well as recruit over 100 new skilled employees.

“This investment will continue to push the boundaries of what is possible while contributing further to Ireland’s position as a global technology leader. This expansion further strengthens the company’s presence in Ireland as a leading centre of semiconductor innovation and puts Ireland at the heart of AMD’s European research and engineering operations. IDA Ireland has been proud to support AMD and previously Xilinx for nearly three decades and is committed to supporting investments of scale that impact positively on Europe’s semiconductor industry,” said Michael Lohan, chief executive officer, IDA Ireland.

The Irish site was first established in 1994 as the first purpose-built Xilinx site outside of the U.S. and began its operations a year later with a focus on manufacturing, operations support, engineering and administration services. Since the acquisition of Xilinx, Ireland is now home to one of the largest AMD R&D sites in Europe with a strong record of delivering products with significant commercial success, such as the AMD Zynq™ UltraScale+™ RFSoC semiconductor product family.

Enjoy Full #VR & #AR without a PC thanks to @SulonTech By @VicenteA_George

Virtual Reality & Augmented Reality are two of the most wanted features, but so far with products like Oculus   and the HTC Vive that asked for a NASA computer to have at home, it’s time to go on a different path and there’s where the Sulon Q enter

The first all-in-one, tether-free, “wear and play” VR and AR device

 

If you don’t want to pay a fortune your better options are Google and Samsung devices, which comes with a far better price but are useless without a phone.

Oculus, Sony and HTC offers are more attractive but demand a way bigger budget, besides been tied to an external devices al well.

The Sulon Q on the other hand, is totally independent, giving the user freedom of movement and enjoyment anywhere.

Using the latest technology to transform any room into an immersive experience backed by AMD the headset is quite different from what we’ve seen lately.

Some of the internals we have:

AMD FX-8800P processor at up to 35W with Radeon™ R7 Graphics Core Next architecture.

4 compute cores and 8 GPU cores  through a revolutionary Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)

A 2,560 x 1,440 OLED Screen resolution

110-degree field of view

DirectX® 12 and Vulkan

A custom spatially optimized Sulon Q™ earbuds

Dual noise-cancelling embedded microphones.

An FX-8800P “Carrizo” APU

A 3.5mm audio jack

It uses spatial mapping in real-time to bring the entire space you are occupying into your experience allowing you to seamlessly transition from the real world to virtual worlds.

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With full compatibility with Windows 10 the devices seems to be a truly unique experience.

There’s no word about price or availability beyond the launch date during Spring 2016.

Bu what do you think about this? Been able to play VR or AR games even in the forest with some friends sounds good to you? Let us know in the comment section below.

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