NVIDIA expands Australia AI capacity with 8 partners

NVIDIA announced on Sept. 9 that it is working with eight Australian infrastructure providers on an AI factory buildout targeting up to two gigawatts of capacity by 2027. Summary NVIDIA and eight Australian partners plan up to two gigawatts of AI capacity by 2027. Australian providers will operate the AI factories while NVIDIA supplies computing, networking, software and support. Sharon AI plans to deploy up to 68,000 NVIDIA GPUs using DSX infrastructure in Australia. IREN’s planned Bundey campus in South Australia is designed for 800 megawatts of capacity overall. Australia currently has 1.6 gigawatts of computing capacity, according to published Data Centres Australia estimates. The planned expansion involves Firmus, Sharon AI, IREN, Megaport, ResetData, CDC, NEXTDC and AirTrunk. According to NVIDIA’s official announcement, the partners will develop land, power and powered-shell capacity capable of hosting multiple generations of NVIDIA DSX infrastructure. NVIDIA will provide accelerated computing systems, networking equipment, software and technical support. The participating companies will operate the facilities. That structure means the two-gigawatt figure represents a collect...