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Investing.com -- Digital Realty Trust Inc (NYSE:DLR) stock jumped 4.1% in after-hours trading Monday following the announcement of an expanded collaboration with NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) focused on advancing AI infrastructure at Digital Realty’s Northern Virginia campus.
The data center provider revealed that its Manassas facility now hosts NVIDIA’s newly announced AI Factory Research Center. The partnership supports several key initiatives including the NVIDIA Omniverse DSX blueprint for AI factories, implementation of advanced liquid cooling technologies, and exploration of innovative approaches to power management and energy efficiency.
Digital Realty’s Chief Technology Officer Chris Sharp highlighted the unique infrastructure challenges posed by AI workloads. "The infrastructure requirements for AI are fundamentally different from traditional data center workloads, and meeting these demands requires deep collaboration between infrastructure providers and technology innovators," Sharp said.
The collaboration aims to establish new standards for AI-optimized data center infrastructure through joint work on multiple facilities and design initiatives. Digital Realty’s Northern Virginia operations feature high-density power capabilities, sophisticated cooling systems, and robust connectivity specifically aligned with modern AI application requirements.
This partnership expansion comes as data center operators race to meet surging demand for AI computing resources, with Digital Realty positioning itself as a key infrastructure provider for the next generation of AI deployments.
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