Google Commits to Future Intel Xeon Chips and $7B AI Data Center Lease
Google has signed a multiyear agreement to adopt next-generation Intel Xeon processors and customize Intel’s infrastructure processing units for networking, security, and storage in its data centers. Alphabet secured a 15-year, $7 billion AI data center lease at Hut 8’s River Bend campus to expand its AI compute capacity.
1. Intel Partnership on Xeon and IPUs
Google has entered a multiyear agreement with Intel to adopt upcoming Xeon processor generations and to customize Intel’s infrastructure processing units to handle networking, security and storage tasks, reflecting Intel’s push to regain data center share and meet expanding AI compute demands.
2. 15-Year $7B AI Data Center Lease
Alphabet signed a 15-year, $7 billion lease for Hut 8’s River Bend campus, a 592-megawatt facility on 300 acres designed for AI data center operations, underscoring its commitment to scale AI infrastructure capacity over the next decade and beyond.