Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR), a large international provider of data center services, colocation, and interconnectivity solutions that are neutral to cloud providers and carriers, has been chosen to house one of the planet’s most powerful AI supercomputers within an AI-optimized data center in Copenhagen, Denmark.
This project in Digital Realty’s colocation data center in Copenhagen will provide Danish public and private sector researchers with access to a sophisticated AI supercomputer powered by NVIDIA via a cooperation started by the Novo Nordisk Foundation and the Export and Investment Fund of Denmark (EIFO). This involves using NVIDIA’s software platforms and benefiting from its knowledge and experience.
This configuration includes 191 NVIDIA DGX H100 systems, which together use the power of over 1,500 NVIDIA H100 Tensor Core GPUs. It also includes the state-of-the-art NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD supercomputer. Through the Quantum-2 InfiniBand networking infrastructure from NVIDIA, these systems are connected. To enable pretrained models, efficient computing frameworks, and software libraries to assist data science operations, the DGX SuperPOD further incorporates NVIDIA AI Enterprise software.
This powerful computing system will be supported by the AI-capable, high-density colocation data center infrastructure that Digital Realty has to offer. The National Center for AI Innovation, which was founded in Denmark as a result of this collaboration, will be able to further research and innovation in a number of fields, including healthcare, life sciences, and climate studies, with the help of this foundation.
Digital Realty is forging a path in shaping the digital future, evolving beyond mere infrastructure creation to sculpt the future,” stated Chris Sharp, Chief Technology Officer of Digital Realty. “We are committed to providing advanced, AI-ready infrastructure not just to speed up the adoption of AI, but to propel the wave of next-gen innovation. Our ambition is to position Digital Realty as the top hub for private AI – a meeting point for businesses and data, more than just an AI interaction site. Here, the blend of innovation and tech leads to accomplishments in science and industry, thereby influencing future trajectories.”
With the announcement of a high-density colocation option on its global data center platform, PlatformDIGITAL, Digital Realty has demonstrated its proactive support for AI integration. This program aims to overcome hurdles that hinder global businesses from integrating AI. In addition, Digital Realty distinguished itself as the first company worldwide to receive certification for the NVIDIA DGX H100 as part of the NVIDIA DGX-Ready Data Center program, through its KIX13 data center located in Osaka, Japan.
Novo Nordisk Foundation’s CEO, Mads Krogsgaard Thomsen, expressed, “We are excited to be partnering with Digital Realty. Their excellent history of operational proficiency and clear commitment to sustainability makes them the perfect partner to host the supercomputer and advance this promising initiative.”
A member of the EU Climate Neutral Data Center Pact, Digital Realty aims to reach carbon neutrality in their European data centers by 2030. They currently hold an international contract for over a gigawatt of renewable energy.
Denmark’s AI research and innovation community has likely hit a significant milestone with the collaboration between Digital Realty, the Novo Nordisk Foundation, EIFO, and NVIDIA. The National Center for AI Innovation’s mission is to further groundbreaking research and foster the development of innovative solutions to international issues by providing access to premier AI infrastructure and talent.
