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Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA Delivers Proven Path to Enterprise AI ROI

Dell Technologies marks the two-year anniversary of the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA by announcing advancements across its AI data platform, end-to-end AI infrastructure, and AI solutions and services portfolio that help enterprises move AI from pilot to production at scale. With over 4,000 customers deploying the Dell AI Factory, and early adopters seeing up to 2.6x ROI within the first year, Dell proves that an end-to-end approach delivers measurable business results.

Why This Matters

The enterprise AI landscape is undergoing a fundamental shift. As AI code assistants and agentic workflows drastically lower the cost and time to build custom applications, CIOs are increasingly choosing to develop AI capabilities in-house, on-premises—driving the need for owned infrastructure.

Yet unclear ROI remains the top obstacle preventing AI deployments at scale. Two years of the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA has revealed three critical requirements for achieving measurable returns: data platforms that make enterprise information AI-ready, infrastructure that seamlessly scales the latest innovations efficiently from pilot to production, and solutions and services that compress time to value by simplifying deployments and accelerating ROI. Dell is the premier provider delivering all three with NVIDIA technology at the core, creating a proven path from AI investment to business outcome.

Three Capabilities That Define Enterprise AI Leadership

As the top AI infrastructure provider, Dell’s AI infrastructure portfolio—the industry’s broadest—delivers integrated capabilities across data, infrastructure, solutions and services.

Data platforms that turn institutional knowledge into AI fuel

AI is rapidly shifting from assistive tools to autonomous, agentic systems, but its effectiveness is constrained by the data it can access, trust and act upon. The Dell AI Data Platform with NVIDIA addresses this challenge with a unified platform for AI that combines Dell’s high-performance storage, modular data engines, and NVIDIA accelerated computing, networking, software and CUDA-X libraries. As the data foundation of the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA, it handles workloads from retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and multimodal search to agentic workflows and large-scale data processing. Advancements announced today make it faster and easier for companies to turn data into real AI results.

Infrastructure that enables AI workflows from desktop to data center

Dell’s next-generation infrastructure supports AI workflows at every stage, from rapid prototyping to production deployment at scale.

For desktop AI development and autonomous agents:

For production AI at scale:

  • PowerEdge XE9812 is Dell’s flagship liquid-cooled server leverages the NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 platform for massive real-time training and inference.
  • PowerEdge XE9880L, XE9882L, and XE9885L are liquid-cooled servers featuring NVIDIA HGX™ Rubin NVL8 designed to accelerate validated AI performance within existing data center footprints and power constraints.

For enterprise workloads in the data center:

For high-performance networking and emerging technologies:

  • Dell PowerSwitch SN6000-series are NVIDIA Spectrum-6 Ethernet switches with 1.6Tbs, liquid cooling and co-packaged optics options for Vera Rubin-based Dell platforms.
  • PowerSwitch SN5610 and SN2201 now offer expanded network OS choices including Cumulus Linux and Enterprise SONiC Distribution by Dell Technologies.
  • NVIDIA Quantum-X800 InfiniBand Q3300-LD liquid-cooled switches deliver high-bandwidth networking for AI and cloud-native workloads.
  • Dell Integrated Rack Scalable Systems (IRSS) expands to include Dell PowerSwitch and NVIDIA liquid-cooled switching, providing unified, rack-level power and cooling management for AI infrastructure.

NVIDIA NVQLink and NVIDIA CUDA-Q support – Dell is the first OEM to integrate NVIDIA NVQLink with CUDA-Q across PowerEdge servers featuring NVIDIA AI infrastructure, allowing enterprises and research institutions to explore emerging quantum-classical computing use cases. These capabilities accelerate discoveries in advanced drug development and materials science simulations by combining the processing power of Quantum Processing Units with NVIDIA accelerated computing for quantum systems control and error correction on a trusted foundation of Dell PowerEdge servers.

Solutions and services that accelerate deployment and prove ROI

Updated Dell AI Solutions combine new modular architecture with Dell Automation Platform blueprints and NVIDIA AI Enterprise software to deliver enterprise outcomes while simplifying operations and reducing deployment complexity. New services bridge skill gaps and scale deployments from experimentation to production.

 

Accelerating enterprise AI workloads:

  • Knowledge assistant provides the foundation for designing, deploying and managing intelligent assistants, working with industry leaders like Aible, Cohere’s North and NVIDIA.
  • ClearML blueprint improves agentic AI environments for enterprises with secure, efficient GPU cluster management and workload scheduling.
  • Agentic AI platform, in collaboration with Cohere’s North, DataRobot and NVIDIA allows enterprises to securely deploy and manage AI agents with orchestration, governance and observability.
  • Dell Accelerator Services for Agentic AI provide packaged capabilities to support businesses at any stage, from experimentation and validation to enterprise-wide integration, closing skill gaps and reducing technical complexity.

 

Simplifying AI infrastructure deployment:

  • Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA modular architecture offers a clear, simplified path to enterprise AI by addressing deployment complexity, managing rapid technology change and supporting continuous adoption. Integrated automation gives organizations the flexibility to start at the right size and scale as needs evolve.

 

Michael Dell, chairman and chief executive officer, Dell Technologies: “Two years ago, enterprises were asking how to access AI technology. Today, they’re asking how to make their data AI-ready, how to operationalize AI at scale and how to prove ROI. The Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA answers all three questions. We’re brought in from the start as a trusted advisor, helping customers navigate their entire AI journey—from turning raw data into AI fuel, through deployment and to measurable business outcomes.”

Jensen Huang, founder and chief executive officer, NVIDIA: “AI infrastructure is being built everywhere — every company will be powered by it, every country will build it— and it demands integrated data platforms, scalable infrastructure and deployment expertise. Dell Technologies delivers all three, with NVIDIA at the core. The Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA is a proven infrastructure blueprint for every phase of AI powering the next industrial era.”

Availability

  • Dell Pro Precision 5 and 7 Series mobile workstations with NVIDIA RTX PRO Blackwell GPUs will be available in May.
  • Dell Pro Precision 9 T2/T4/T6 will be available in May.
  • Dell has shipped Dell Pro Max with GB300 to select customers in March 2026, with plans to ship more broadly in the coming months.
  • Dell PowerEdge XE9812 will be globally available 2H 2026.
  • Dell PowerEdge XE9880L, XE9885L will be globally available Q3 2026.
  • Dell PowerEdge R770, R7715 and R7725 with NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell Server Edition GPUs are globally available now.
  • Dell PowerEdge M9822 AND R9822 will be globally available in September.
  • Dell PowerSwitch SN6000-Series will be globally available starting in July.
  • Dell SONiC with Spectrum-based PowerSwitch SN5610 and S2201 will be globally available in March.
  • NVIDIA Quantum-X800 Q3300-LD will be globally available by Dell Technologies in Q4 2026.
  • Dell PowerEdge NVIDIA NVQLink and CUDA-Q integration is available now.
  • Knowledge assistant is globally available now.
  • Agentic AI platform with Cohere’s North and DataRobot are available now, agentic AI platform with ClearML will be available in March.
  • Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA modular architecture will be globally available in April.
  • Dell Accelerator Services for Agentic AI are available now.

Google Ireland Opens ‘The Factory at Bolands Mill’: A Newly Restored Community, Arts & Culture Space

Minister Patrick O’Donovan TD was joined by Vanessa Hartley, Head of Google Ireland today to celebrate the official opening of The Factory, a dedicated community arts and culture space located at Bolands Mills, the new urban quarter made possible by Google. Designed as a home for creativity, collaboration, and community engagement, The Factory reaffirms Google’s long-standing commitment to its local community.

Long a landmark on Dublin’s cultural map, The Factory has hosted legendary names like The Bolshoi Ballet, U2, and David Bowie, who have spent time here, performing, recording or rehearsing. The Factory has also nurtured some of Ireland’s most talented actors and film-makers.  Paying homage to its rich  history, the space has been restored by Google in consultation with multiple local community groups across the arts and creative industries including the National Performance Arts School, Neurodiversity Irishtown, Ringsend & Pearse Street (NIRP), RMS Music, the Dublin 4 Dance Academy, St Andrews Resource Centre, Ringsend Community Services Forum, Education Task Force and This City Works.

Vanessa Hartley, Head of Google Ireland said:

“For 22 years, Google has been proud to call Ireland home to our EMEA headquarters. What began with just five employees in a shared office has grown into a thriving team of over 5,000 people around Barrow Street. But our presence here has always been about more than just offices — it’s about being a supportive part of the local community. With the opening of The Factory, we’re creating a revitalised  space for arts, culture, and creativity — a space for people to come together, express themselves, and nurture  the talent of the Dublin Docklands. This is just one part of our commitment to being an active, helpful neighbour, and we’re extremely grateful to all those who helped bring this vision to life.”

The Factory is located at the site of the historic Bolands flour mills which was acquired by Google in 2018. Now complete, the restoration of the 150-year-old mill and surrounding site includes over 50,000 square feet of newly landscaped outdoor areas alongside 30,000 square feet of retail and community space. Bolands Mills also provides a new hub for Google’s engineering teams,  retail spaces for an eclectic mix of independent local businesses, as well as 46 discounted-rental apartments made available to key workers supporting the local community via Clúid.

Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport, Patrick O’Donovan said:

“The restoration of The Factory is a shining example of how we can preserve our cultural heritage while creating new opportunities for creativity and community. Spaces like this are essential for fostering artistic expression, inclusion, and innovation — especially in dynamic urban areas like the Dublin Docklands. I commend Google for their ongoing commitment to cultural engagement and look forward to seeing The Factory become a vibrant hub for local talent and creative collaboration.”

The Factory is now ready to continue the creative legacy of The Docklands. As a versatile hub for all forms of expression, it has been redesigned for flexibility and inclusivity — offering a blank canvas for diverse voices, sounds, and rhythms of the neighbourhood. From 2025, this storied space will be available for local groups to book for various creative, educational, and cultural activities. Requests for booking can be made at https://bolandsmills.com/event-spaces/.

Speaking at the event, local artist Paula Moen said:

“The arts are a vital part of Ireland’s cultural identity. Spaces like The Factory at Bolands Mills are essential in nurturing creativity and community connection. The support of a global company like Google is invaluable and very much appreciated in our local communities—not only does it help preserve our rich artistic heritage, but it also empowers local artists to thrive and innovate. It’s crucial that we continue to champion our homegrown talent and create opportunities for artists at every level, ensuring that the ancient creative spirit of Ireland remains strong and vibrant for generations to come.”

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.”

 

Why TVCMALL is Your Top Choice for Wholesale Cellphone Cases and Bulk Purchases

In today’s fast-paced market, retailers need a reliable wholesaler with a strong supply chain to keep up with consumer demand for mobile accessories. TVCMALL stands out as a leading wholesaler for phone cases bulk purchases, offering a comprehensive selection, competitive pricing, and valuable support services that make bulk purchasing both easy and profitable.

1.Wide Range of Phone Cases in Bulk

TVCMALL provides retailers access to over 1 million unique SKUs in wholesale cellphone cases and accessories, covering styles such as clear, leather, silicone, and rugged cases. With 100,000 new items added weekly, businesses can stay on top of trends and cater to varied customer preferences. From sleek, clear phone cases bulk options for iPhones to durable, protective cases for active users, TVCMALL ensures that retailers can meet every type of demand with a diverse inventory.

 

  1. Competitive, Factory-Direct Pricing

TVCMALL’s competitive pricing is enabled by direct partnerships with over 3,000 factories and suppliers in their vast supply chain. This network allows TVCMALL to offer factory-direct pricing on all wholesale cellphone cases, giving businesses a chance to maximize profit margins while providing customers with affordable products. By purchasing phone cases bulk, retailers benefit from significant per-unit savings, and frequent discounts make TVCMALL a cost-effective choice for businesses of all sizes.

 

  1. Customization Options to Stand Out

Customization is a growing fashion in the phone case industry. Consumers love including a non-public contact to their smartphone cases, whether through their names, initials, or creative designs. To help businesses differentiate in a crowded market, TVCMALL offers both OEM and ODM services for phone cases bulk. Retailers can add brand logos, create unique designs, or even develop fully custom cases that align with their brand identity. These customizable wholesale cellphone cases add value for customers and boost repeat sales, making TVCMALL an ideal partner for retailers looking to offer something unique.

 

  1. Reliable Shipping and Global Supply Chain Reach

With a highly efficient supply chain that delivers to over 200 countries and serves 1.5 million users worldwide, TVCMALL guarantees reliable and timely shipping for phone cases bulk orders. Whether a retailer is based in North America, Europe, or elsewhere, TVCMALL’s dependable logistics ensure smooth order fulfillment. This robust supply chain minimizes stock disruptions, allowing businesses to keep up with demand and stay competitive.

 

  1. High-Quality, Certified Products

Quality is a priority for TVCMALL. Every certified item in their wholesale cellphone cases catalog undergoes thorough inspections by experienced quality control teams at partnered factories. Each product comes with a certification report, providing retailers and their customers with confidence in product durability and safety. Whether it’s premium clear cases that resist yellowing or eco-friendly materials, TVCMALL’s rigorous quality control promotes customer satisfaction and encourages repeat purchases.

 

  1. Value-Added Services and Personalized Support

As a comprehensive wholesaler, TVCMALL goes beyond product sales by offering a suite of value-added services to support business growth. These services include custom labeling, packaging, warehousing, API integration, and factory audits—all designed to streamline operations and enhance product presentation. TVCMALL also provides one-on-one customer service, assigning a dedicated representative to each client to assist with everything from placing phone cases bulk orders to tracking shipments. This personalized support helps businesses thrive and maximizes the value of a partnership with TVCMALL.

 

Top Benefits of Buying Clear iPhone Cases in Bulk

Clear iPhone cases remain popular among consumers for their minimalist design and essential protection. Sourcing these wholesale cellphone cases in bulk from TVCMALL offers multiple advantages, including competitive pricing, high-quality materials that prevent yellowing, and options from trusted brands like Torras and MOFI. By stocking up on clear iPhone cases bulk and other popular styles, retailers can attract a broad customer base while boosting profit margins.

 

Conclusion

If you’re looking to boost your online sales, partnering with a professional B2B wholesaler like TVCMALL is the key to success. With over 1 million products, competitive factory-direct pricing, a reliable supply chain for fast global shipping, and comprehensive value-added services, TVCMALL empowers retailers to meet customer demands and thrive in a competitive market. Take your business to the next level—request a quote today and discover the benefits of working with an industry-leading B2B wholesaler.

Dell AI Factory Transforms Data Centers with Advanced Cooling, High Density Compute and AI Storage Innovations

Today Dell Technologies introduces new integrated rack-scalable systems, server, storage and data management innovations to the Dell AI Factory, powering high density computing and AI workloads at scale.

“Today’s data centers can’t keep up with the demands of AI, requiring high density compute and liquid cooling innovations with modular, flexible and efficient designs,” said Arthur Lewis, president, Infrastructure Solutions Group, Dell Technologies. “These new systems deliver the performance needed for organizations to remain competitive in the fast-evolving AI landscape.”

The future of accelerated compute with leading cooling innovations

The Dell Integrated Rack 7000 (IR7000) handles accelerated computing demands with superior density, more sustainable power management and advanced cooling technologies. This Open Compute Project (OCP) standards-based rack is ideal for large-scale deployment and features a futureproof design for multigeneration and heterogenous technology environments.

Key features include:

  • Designed for density, the 21-inch Dell IR7000 is designed to support industry-leading CPU and GPU density.
  • Future-ready and efficient, the rack features wider, taller server sleds to accommodate the latest, larger CPU and GPU architectures. This rack was purpose built for liquid cooling natively, capable of cooling future deployments of up to 480KW, and is able to capture nearly 100% of heat created.
  • Engineered for greater choice and flexibility, this integrated rack offers support for both Dell and off-the-shelf networking.
  • Deployments are simple and energy-efficient with Dell Integrated Rack Scalable Systems (IRSS). IRSS delivers innovative rack-scale infrastructure optimized for AI workloads, making the setup process seamless and efficient with a fully integrated plug-and-play rack scale system.

Dell Technologies introduces AI-ready platforms designed for the Dell IR7000:

  • Part of the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA, the Dell PowerEdge XE9712 offers high-performance, dense acceleration for LLM training and real-time inferencing of large-scale AI deployments. Designed for industry-leading GPU density with NVIDIA GB200 NVL72, this platform connects up to 36 NVIDIA Grace CPUs with 72 NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs in a rack-scale design. The 72 GPU NVLink domain acts as a single GPU for up to 30x faster real-time trillion-parameter LLM inferencing. The liquid cooled NVIDIA GB200 NVL72 is up to 25x more efficient than the air-cooled NVIDIA H100-powered systems.
  • The Dell PowerEdge M7725 provides high performance dense compute ideal for research, government, fintech and higher education environments. Designed to be deployed in the IR7000 rack, the Dell PowerEdge M7725 delivers more compute with improved serviceability scaling between 24K-27K cores per rack, with 64 or 72 two socket nodes, powered by 5th Gen AMD EPYC CPUs Front IO slots enables high speed IO connectivity and provides seamless connectivity for demanding applications. The server’s energy-efficient form factor allows for more sustainable deployments through both direct liquid cooling (DLC) to CPUs and air cooling via quick connect to the integrated rack.

Unstructured storage and data management innovations for the AI era

Dell Technologies unstructured data storage portfolio innovations improve AI application performance and deliver simplified global data management.

Dell PowerScale, the world’s first Ethernet storage certified for NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD, delivers new updates that enhance data management strategies, improve workload performance and offer greater support for AI workloads.1

  • Enhanced discoverability: Unlock data insights for faster smarter decision-making using PowerScale metadata and the Dell Data Lakehouse. A forthcoming Dell open-source document loader for NVIDIA NeMo services and RAG frameworks is designed to help customers improve data ingestion time and decrease compute and GPU cost.
  • Denser storage: Customers can fine tune their AI models by training them on larger datasets with new 61TB drives that increase capacity and efficiency while reducing data center storage footprint by half.2
  • Improved AI performance: AI workload performance is enhanced through front-end NVIDIA InfiniBand capabilities and 200GbE Ethernet adapter support that delivers up to 63% faster throughput.3

With new enhancements to the Dell Data Lakehouse data management platform, customers can save time and improve operations with new features like disaster recovery, automated schema discovery, comprehensive management APIs, and self-service full stack upgrades.

Customers can simplify their data-driven journey and quickly scale their AI and business use cases with Optimization Services for Data Cataloging and Implementation Services for Data Pipelines. These services increase accessibility to high-quality data through discovery, organization, automation and integration.

Dell Generative AI Solutions with Intel for modern workflows

As part of the Dell AI Factory, Dell Generative AI Solutions with Intel offers jointly engineered, tested and validated platforms for seamless AI deployment. Featuring the Dell PowerEdge XE9680 and Intel ® Gaudi 3 ® AI accelerators with Dell storage, networking, services and an open-source software stack, these preconfigured, flexible and high performing solutions support a range of GenAI use cases including content creation, digital assistants, design and data creation, code generation and more.

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.

The Founder Factory Unveils New Brand ‘Factory44’, Delivering On-Demand Creative Services for Every Business Stage

The Founder Factory, Ireland’s on-demand creative studio, has announced its strategic rebrand to Factory44, with a renewed mission to provide compelling and impactful content solutions for businesses at every stage of development.

The transition to Factory44 signals the company’s evolution from a niche service provider initially geared towards startups and founders, to a dynamic, membership-based hub of creative solutions catering to the diverse and time-sensitive content needs of businesses. From ideation to execution, Factory44’s dedicated team of experienced content creators, designers, and strategists are on-hand to deliver content that engages, educates, and inspires audiences, powered by a state-of-the-art studio and equipment suite.

Since inception, Factory44 has exclusively served clients from the founder and start-up community, with an affordable membership price tier of €4,500 per year. This membership package grants members unlimited, on-demand access to Factory44’s dynamic studio, expert team and a full-scope of content creation services including podcasting, videography and photography. It also includes invites to exclusive member-only events, featuring Factory44’s growing network of members, creatives, founders and marketers. Factory44 has also introduced separate price tiers for SMEs and large enterprises with more comprehensive content needs, with add-on packages including copywriting, video editing, strategic digital consultancy, graphic and web design, as well as social media management.

Under the stewardship of serial entrepreneurs Bernard Nolan and Robbie Phelan, Factory44 has experienced an accelerated growth trajectory, expanding from an original staff of two at the beginning of 2023 to eight full-time staff members currently, with two new hires earmarked for Q4 of this year. Having closed a €250,000 pre-seed investment round earlier this year, the funding is being allocated towards business expansion and recruitment, with a particular emphasis on scaling the company’s multi-faceted content department and launching new content ‘factory’ locations in the coming 24 months.

Bernard Nolan (CEO and Co-Founder) has held senior management positions in globally renowned tech companies along with founding multiple startups in fields such as MedTech and AI recruitment. Bernard has won multiple startup awards, including Ireland’s Best Healthcare Start-up in 2017 at the National Start-Up Awards, having founded an online medical platform empowering users to access, store, manage and communicate medical information anytime, anywhere. He was also a regional finalist in Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur Competition by Local Enterprise Office / Enterprise Ireland in 2018. His Factory44 Co-founder Robbie Phelan is a seasoned sales and operations senior manager, who previously Co-founded a HR technology company that delivers an AI-powered talent experience platform, enabling a faster, fairer and friendlier hiring experience for candidates and employers alike. Together, Bernard and Robbie are now laser focused on disrupting Ireland’s content creation scene.

Commenting on the announcement, Bernard Nolan, Co-Founder and CEO of Factory44 said: “Our ongoing and rapid expansion demonstrates the high market demand for affordable, membership-based content creation services. In today’s hyper-competitive economy, businesses at every stage of development need on-demand access to dedicated content experts, without paying lofty fees. Whether you’re a startup looking to establish a strong digital presence, a founder seeking to expand your sphere of influence and personal brand, or an established enterprise aiming to refresh your brand narrative, Factory44 has the expertise to craft best-in-class content that aligns with and supports your business objectives.”

Robbie Phelan, Co-Founder of Factory44 said: “By only paying for what they need, our expanding client base derives fantastic value from our dedicated in-house experts, who are treated like an extension of their team – reliable, dedicated and invested in their success. With a three-story state of the art facility centrally located in the heart of Dublin, we’re building a thriving network of enterprises that can explore collaboration synergies, while achieving the highest standards of content output in an affordable and efficient manner.”