Horizon 1 handed over to Microsoft; design change requested
Company: IREN
The claim, verbatim
IREN has handed over the Horizon 1 data center to Microsoft. Microsoft then requested a reconfiguration and upgrade of network infrastructure so the 200MW of capacity can serve latest-generation frontier models, which will cause a small delay.
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Microsoft design change delays Iren's data center delivery in Texas (-, news_article)
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Quote: “they made a request to reconfigure and upgrade some of the network infrastructure. And the purpose of that was really to enable the 200MW of capacity to service these latest-generation frontier models”
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confirms Microsoft design change delays Iren's data center delivery in Texas
Quote: “they made a request to reconfigure and upgrade some of the network infrastructure. And the purpose of that was really to enable the 200MW of capacity to service these latest-generation frontier models”