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Nvidia turns away neoclouds from GTC Berlin
Nvidia reportedly refused neoclouds at GTC Berlin after they added AMD and TPU chips.
In brief
Nvidia reportedly refused neoclouds at GTC Berlin after they added AMD and TPU chips. Nvidia reportedly turned away neoclouds from GTC Berlin for adding AMD GPUs and Google TPUs to their cloud services. Originally reported by Dealroom.
SemiAnalysis confirms neoclouds denied GTC Berlin access
Chip research firm SemiAnalysis says several neoclouds were refused access to Nvidia's GTC Berlin conference after adding AMD GPUs, Google TPUs and other non-Nvidia chips to their cloud offerings.
Neoclouds fear losing Nvidia support for IPO or VC raise
Neocloud executives fear running non-Nvidia networking gear or offering AMD GPUs could cost them early chip allocations or Nvidia's support for a future IPO or VC raise.
Nvidia pressures neoclouds to stay exclusive
Neoclouds feel Nvidia used high-pressure tactics to keep them Nvidia-only, and some are now considering offering TPUs or AMD GPUs quietly to avoid retaliation.
The one thing
Nvidia reportedly turned away neoclouds from GTC Berlin for adding AMD GPUs and Google TPUs to their cloud services.
