Pawan Kumar
Intel Data Centers
Intel cancelled plans to build its 200,000-square-foot Oregon Research and Design Mega Lab, which was supposed to test new ways of cooling data centers. This was reported by OregonLive.Several people who run data centers are pulling back from their plans to build new ones. Facebook started things off by putting off or stopping the building of Intel data centers in Europe. Then, Google “indefinitely put off” building a data center in Minnesota. Facebook isn’t building as many data centers because they want to rethink their plans in light of the rise of AI. Google says they didn’t really say they were building a data center; they were just thinking about it. Intel is looking for cheaper ways to buy land, which is why they are cancelling the project.
This cancellation of a data center project is another sign that Intel will have a hard time taking over the data center chip market from AMD. When AMD released Ryzen AI, the first x86 chip that could run an AI engine, it was a big setback for Intel. Also, AMD’s MI300 chip is set up to be the chip of choice for hyperscalers who want AI processing power on par with HPC.
Omdia analyst Manoj Sukumaran says, “The Intel Data Centers GPU Max Series is a monster co-processor, but I think the announcement of the AMD MI300 was more exciting than the launch of the GPU Max Series.”
In May 2022, Intel announced the $700 million, state-of-the-art R&D lab. The company advertised the mega lab as a place to get help with data centre technology that is good for the environment. It looked at cooling, heating, and water use, which are the three biggest challenges for Intel data centers when it comes to being environmentally friendly.
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Intel told OregonLive, “We are looking to reduce costs and increase efficiencies through multiple initiatives.” They also said that they are still doing research on data centres, but not at the planned 200,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art mega lab.
After the keynote @intel are now describing the data centres of the future #ocpsummit #tfd26 pic.twitter.com/Uk34piYggJ
— Craig Rodgers (@CraigRodgersms) October 18, 2022
For 2023, the company wants to cut $3 billion in costs. The chipmaker seems to be doing a lot of things this year to cut costs, like cancelling the Oregon mega lab.
