The 4.5 GW data center run by Oracle in Abilene, Texas is at the heart of the deal. (Picture: OpenAI)In what could be one of the largest data center deals ever, OpenAI is identified by The Wall Street Journal as a significant contributor to Oracle’s recent jump in new orders.
The cloud computing giant announced on Tuesday a jump of some 359% in committed deals for $455 billion in outstanding orders — surprising the market and sending its stock up 35.95% on Wednesday, CNBC reports.
What problems? Parts of the Stargate Abilene data center are already starting to come online. (Picture: OpenAI)Following reports over the weekend that the Stargate project, aiming to invest $500 billion dollars in 10 GW of datacenter capacity, was in trouble over crucial terms like where to put them, OpenAI has responded:
Their new 4.5 GW data center in Abilene, Texas, built in cooperation with Oracle, is indeed part of the Stargate project, they say. As a reply to the report, they are showing operations are already starting.
