NVIDIA Builds Europe's First Industrial AI Cloud with 10,000 GPUs

NVIDIA is building Europe's first industrial AI cloud for manufacturers, featuring 10,000 GPUs, to accelerate applications from design to robotics. The AI factory will be built by following the NVIDIA Omniverse Blueprint for AI factory design and operations. European manufacturers will be able to accelerate AI development and adoption with the investment. Jensen Huang, NVIDIA's CEO, said, "In the era of AI, every manufacturer needs two factories: one for making things, and one for creating the intelligence that powers them."

NVIDIA, a leading AI chipmaker, is set to build Europe's first industrial AI cloud in Germany. The AI factory will feature 10,000 GPUs, including NVIDIA DGX B200 systems and NVIDIA RTX PRO Servers, to support AI workloads for European manufacturers [1]. The facility will run NVIDIA CUDA-X libraries, RTX, and Omniverse-accelerated workloads, enabling manufacturers to accelerate applications from design to robotics.

The AI factory will follow the NVIDIA Omniverse Blueprint for AI factory design and operations [1]. This blueprint emphasizes the use of digital twins and virtual environments to optimize the entire AI factory. The investment is expected to serve as a launchpad for accelerating AI development and adoption in Europe.

European manufacturers, such as BMW Group, Maserati, Schaeffler, and Volvo Cars, are already using NVIDIA-accelerated applications from software leaders like Ansys, Cadence, and Siemens [1]. These companies are transforming their end-to-end product lifecycles, from simulated product design and factory planning to AI-driven operations and logistics.

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang emphasized the importance of AI in modern manufacturing, stating, "In the era of AI, every manufacturer needs two factories: one for making things, and one for creating the intelligence that powers them" [1]. The European Commission has previously announced plans to invest $20 billion in AI infrastructure, which may fund this project [2].

In addition to the industrial AI cloud, NVIDIA is releasing new tools to facilitate the creation of AI factories, both on-site and in the cloud. This will allow governments and organizations to develop sovereign AI agents tailored to regional needs and cultures [2]. The DGX Cloud Lepton marketplace will also make it easier for smaller companies to rent computing power for their AI factory needs.

The construction of this facility marks a significant step forward in Europe's AI development and adoption, positioning the region at the forefront of AI-driven manufacturing.

References:
[1] http://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-builds-worlds-first-industrial-ai-cloud-to-advance-european-manufacturing
[2] https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/nvidia-is-building-the-worlds-first-industrial-ai-cloud-german-facility-to-leverage-10-000-gpus-dgx-b200-and-rtx-pro-servers