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Nvidia, AMD, Google and Meta develop open data center design standard
Nvidia, AMD, Google and Meta are working on an open blueprint for designing data centers.
Called Open Data Center Specification v0.7, it covers building layout, cooling and power systems.
Data centers need large amounts of electricity and cooling to keep their computer chips running safely.
Different customer designs can make these complex facilities slower to build.
Shared templates could help builders bring new centers online faster.
Nvidia is also working with Google, Meta and Microsoft on a standard to help data centers recover quickly after power disruptions.
The specifications are intended for system makers, data center operators and other providers, but no timeline for their use is given.
Nvidia, AMD, Google and Meta are working on an open specification for data center design.
The Open Data Center Specification v0.7 covers building layouts, cooling and power architecture.
Nvidia is also working with Google, Meta and Microsoft on a specification for how data centers respond to power disruptions.
The standards are intended to give builders predefined templates and reduce the need to accommodate different customer designs.
- Who
- Nvidia, AMD, Google and Meta are developing the data center design specification. Nvidia, Google, Meta and Microsoft are working on a separate power-resilience specification.
- What
- They are developing open standards for data center design and for responding to power disruptions.
- When
- Not stated
- Where
- The specifications are for data centers; no specific location is stated.
- Why
- The standards aim to provide predefined templates for building data centers and help them return to full operation after power disruptions.
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- Design standard
- Open Data Center Specification v0.7
- Design partners
- Nvidia, AMD, Google and Meta
- Power-resilience partners
- Nvidia, Google, Meta and Microsoft
- Design scope
- Building layout, cooling and power architecture
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