Digital Realty partners with Vultr to boost AI infrastructure

Digital Realty, the largest global provider of cloud- and carrier-neutral data centre solutions, has entered into a strategic partnership with Vultr, the world’s largest privately-held cloud infrastructure company. This collaboration aims to deliver enterprise-ready, GPU-accelerated AI infrastructure worldwide.

By merging Vultr’s GPU-accelerated cloud capabilities with Digital Realty’s data-centric infrastructure, organisations can now run AI workloads with enhanced speed, security, and compliance. An integral part of this partnership is ServiceFabric®, which facilitates direct integration into the AI Private Exchange (AIPx) for seamless, secure connectivity across hybrid environments.

Through this initiative, Digital Realty reaffirms its dedication to enabling next-generation AI, hybrid cloud solutions, and Data Gravity solutions on a large scale. Vultr has deployed high-density GPU clusters, enhanced by NVIDIA HGX B200 and AMD Instinct™ MI325X chips, on Digital Realty’s global data centre platform, PlatformDIGITAL®. These resources are currently accessible in Atlanta, Dallas, London, and Singapore, with future deployments planned for crucial locations such as San Francisco, Frankfurt, Mumbai, Sydney, and Tokyo.

Key benefits of the partnership include:

• Enterprises can swiftly access GPU resources and collaborate with AIPx partners through direct interconnection via ServiceFabric®.
• AI workloads can be quickly deployed in secure, pre-validated environments tailored for training and inference.
• Alignment with local infrastructure helps meet compliance and sovereignty requirements in different territories.
• Scalable capacity with consumption-based models ensures flexibility without long-term commitments.

The architecture is meticulously designed for AI, ensuring optimisation for intensive GPU computing.

Chris Sharp, Chief Technology Officer of Digital Realty, expressed confidence in the partnership, highlighting the blend of Vultr’s cost-effective performance model with Digital Realty’s expansive PlatformDIGITAL® footprint. He emphasised the empowerment of enterprises through instant AI infrastructure, simplifying compliance and eliminating the need for tailored environments.

Kevin Cochrane, Chief Marketing Officer of Vultr, echoed these sentiments, underscoring the partnership’s ability to provide robust and compliant AI infrastructure swiftly across global digital hubs. Together, Digital Realty and Vultr envisage being long-term collaborators, helping enterprises scale AI initiatives with assuredness.