CMOtech Ireland - Technology news for CMOs & marketing decision-makers
Ireland
Irish Edition · 2026

The Ultimate Guide to AI Infrastructure

A curated Irish edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for AI Infrastructure.

What to know about AI Infrastructure

AI Infrastructure explores the hardware, software, and systems that make modern artificial intelligence possible. This tag covers everything from compute and storage architectures to networking, data pipelines, and observability stacks that keep AI workloads reliable and efficient.

Stories here dig into practical questions: how to design scalable training and inference clusters, choose between GPUs and emerging accelerators, manage feature stores, and orchestrate distributed workloads. You’ll find discussions of MLOps practices, cost optimization, performance tuning, and the trade-offs behind different infrastructure patterns.

Whether you’re building a new AI platform or evolving an existing stack, this tag helps you understand the components, constraints, and design decisions that sit underneath AI products. Reading these pieces will give you concrete examples, architectural patterns, and lessons learned that you can apply to your own systems.

Irish AI Infrastructure News

Regional stories with direct local relevance

Analyst Insights

Research and market analysis connected to AI Infrastructure

Expert Columns

Interviews

Interviews and video coverage from the network

Recent AI Infrastructure News

Nvidia agrees USD $12.93 billion deal for Hugging Face
Semiconductors

Nvidia agrees USD $12.93 billion deal for Hugging Face

The deal puts a major open AI model hub under Nvidia's control, raising questions over whether its neutrality will survive intact.

Yesterday

F5 integrates AI Guardrails into MuleSoft Agent Fabric
Security Operations Centres

F5 integrates AI Guardrails into MuleSoft Agent Fabric

Businesses using AI agents can now inspect prompts and responses inline, as F5's guardrails plug into MuleSoft's Agent Fabric.

2 days ago

Hetzner launches GEX45 GPU server for AI workloads
Small Business

Hetzner launches GEX45 GPU server for AI workloads

A lower-cost option for AI, rendering and CAD users, the dedicated server keeps sensitive workloads in Europe under GDPR and ISO 27001 controls.

3 days ago

Equinix launches AI inference exchange with Nvidia
Digital Transformation

Equinix launches AI inference exchange with Nvidia

Enterprises could cut AI latency and simplify compliance as the new service places inference closer to data, apps and users.

4 days ago

CrowdStrike launches SafeMind and cyber defence AI lab
Digital Transformation

CrowdStrike launches SafeMind and cyber defence AI lab

Enterprise security teams could see faster breach detection and response as CrowdStrike's new AI models are trained on live threat data.

4 days ago

Nvidia begins shipping Vera CPU for AI data centres
Data centers

Nvidia begins shipping Vera CPU for AI data centres

The move deepens Nvidia's grip on AI server design as cloud customers seek tighter integration, lower power use and faster deployment.

4 days ago

Mirantis k0rdent AI gains NVIDIA hypervisor certification
IT Department

Mirantis k0rdent AI gains NVIDIA hypervisor certification

Certification could help cloud operators share costly GPUs more efficiently, with k0rdent AI coming within 5% of bare-metal performance.

5 days ago

Airrived launches sovereign AI platform for governments
DataCentre infrastructure

Airrived launches sovereign AI platform for governments

Governments and regulated firms can now keep agentic AI on their own systems, reducing cloud dependence and tighter data controls.

5 days ago

Google unveils Cloud Run instances for always-on AI agents
Infrastructure-as-a-Service

Google unveils Cloud Run instances for always-on AI agents

Persistent AI agents can now run for up to seven days on Google Cloud Run instances, with fixed endpoints and no autoscaling.

Last week

Eclypsium flags 1,051 CVEs in infrastructure advisories
Network Infrastructure

Eclypsium flags 1,051 CVEs in infrastructure advisories

Revised guidance and remotely exploitable flaws are heightening the risk of widespread compromise across firewalls, routers and switches.

Last week

AWS, NVIDIA to deploy 2 million more GPUs for AI workloads
Robotics

AWS, NVIDIA to deploy 2 million more GPUs for AI workloads

The deployment will help AWS meet surging demand for AI computing as the cloud giant deepens reliance on NVIDIA hardware and robotics.

Last week

NVIDIA expands NVLink Fusion with new NVHBM memory
Energy efficient

NVIDIA expands NVLink Fusion with new NVHBM memory

Cloud builders could gain more compute headroom, as NVIDIA shifts memory control off the chip and opens NVHBM to multiple suppliers.

Last week

Liner raises USD $36.1 million to expand enterprise AI
Digital Transformation

Liner raises USD $36.1 million to expand enterprise AI

The fresh capital will help Liner turn its 14 million-user consumer search base into enterprise AI revenue as funding tightens for smaller rivals.

Last week

Google Cloud urges fallback planning for AI workloads
Disaster Recovery

Google Cloud urges fallback planning for AI workloads

Enterprises facing AI demand spikes are being told to secure spare capacity and automate backups to avoid outages and overspending.

Last week

Leiolai launches AI model that runs on user devices
Data centers

Leiolai launches AI model that runs on user devices

Users can earn cash and save water as Leiolai shifts AI inference onto phones, tablets and computers instead of data centres.

Last week

Ciena survey: AI revenue & quantum-safe encryption
Network Infrastructure

Ciena survey: AI revenue & quantum-safe encryption

Most operators expect AI services to drive new revenue, but nearly half say optical network upgrades are critical to meet demand.

Last week

Ciena says AI services to drive telecoms revenue growth
Network Infrastructure

Ciena says AI services to drive telecoms revenue growth

Telecom operators face urgent network upgrades as most expect AI and managed fibre services to be major new revenue sources.

Last week

AMD launches calculator for enterprise AI deployment costs
Chief Financial Officer

AMD launches calculator for enterprise AI deployment costs

Rising token bills may push firms towards local or hybrid AI, as AMD's new tool estimates when hardware beats cloud-only spending.

Last week

Google Cloud & Anyscale launch Ray sandboxing tool
AI Security

Google Cloud & Anyscale launch Ray sandboxing tool

The experimental setup lets AI teams run untrusted model code in isolated Ray clusters on Google Kubernetes Engine without exposing host containers.

Last week

Kimi.ai picks TiDB for AI app data at massive scale
Cloud Native

Kimi.ai picks TiDB for AI app data at massive scale

The move could cut costs and delays for millions of AI-built apps by giving each one an isolated database in about a second.

Last week