Businesses around the world could soon be helped on their AI journey following a new alliance between Dell and Nvidia.
The two tech heavyweights have announced an expanded partnership on what they call “AI factories,” building on their initial reveal in July 2023.
Announced at Dell Technologies World 2024 by CEOs Michael Dell and Jensen Huang, the news will see an expansion of the existing offering, which provides businesses with technologies and services designed to help make AI adoption simpler and more effective.
AI factories
The new Dell AI Factory with Nvidia brings together hardware and software from both companies to put businesses on track with next-generation AI tools.
This includes products powered by the latter's successful Blackwell chips, announced earlier this year, with the new Dell PowerEdge XE9680L server offering support for eight Nvidia Blackwell GPUs in a smaller form factor, and a new Dell generative AI for digital assistants that can help customers. Deploy digital assistants faster than ever.
“The big idea of AI, regardless of the source… is that we can learn the meaning of information from data,” Huang said on stage at the event.
“Every company is built on intelligence,” he added, “every company will be an artificial intelligence company… (and) every aspect of computing is changing.”
The partnership will be the largest go-to-market in AI computing in history, Huang said, noting that “only Dell has the ability to create computer networks and storage, integrated with incredible software, whether you want it to be air cooled”. , liquid cooled.”
Huang also highlighted the huge potential opportunities for companies like Dell and Nvidia when it comes to providing the hardware needed for the new AI-driven era.
“We have two things to do,” he laughed, “one, we have to modernize the centers of the world for a trillion dollars; and two, we have to build these AI factories for the rest of the hundred trillion dollars.” “. industries”.