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Hyperscaler

What does “Hyperscaler” mean?

Hyperscaler: Industry shorthand for the very largest cloud providers, which operate global networks of data centers at enormous scale. Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud are the usual examples. They are among the biggest buyers of AI chips and builders of AI infrastructure.

Hyperscaler visual guide: Industry shorthand for the very largest cloud providers, which operate global networks of data centers at enormous scale. Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud are the usual examples. They are among the biggest buyers of AI chips and builders of AI infrastructure.
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What is an example of “Hyperscaler”?

Spending announcements by hyperscalers are closely watched as a signal of overall demand for AI hardware.

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