The Ultimate Guide to AI Infrastructure
A curated Kiwi 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.
Kiwi AI Infrastructure News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Contact & CDC explore 250 MW Stratford data centre
The proposed 250 MW facility could bring fresh jobs and new renewable generation to Taranaki, but it still needs consent, finance and tenants.
New Zealand data centre strategy backs AI expansion
Growing use of cloud and AI is driving demand for local processing, as the sector warns New Zealand risks relying on offshore systems.
Datagrid secures substation kit for Southland AI data centre
Long-lead transformers have been ordered to keep New Zealand's largest AI data centre on track for a late-2027 grid connection.
Companies must adapt to rising AI costs, tech CEO says
Rising token-based charges and compliance risks are forcing firms to monitor AI agents more closely, Fusion5's chief executive says.
SiteHost launches local AI platform for New Zealand
Businesses wary of offshore AI will be able to keep requests in New Zealand, with usage-based billing and no upfront fee.
Train and retain the catch cry to beat skilled labour shortage
Australia and New Zealand are facing tighter construction labour supplies as data centre, defence and Olympic projects drive demand and cost pressure.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to AI Infrastructure
Hitachi Vantara posts 12% revenue growth on AI demand
Data centre power market set to hit USD $70.94bn by 2034
Tencent rolls out Hy3 internationally for enterprise AI
Ethyca launches Astralis to govern enterprise AI data
Fortinet launches FortiGate 1200G with FortiSASE Outpost
Featured News
John Margerison on the new class of employee: AI managers
Businesses should treat AI like a new hire, as weak oversight could expose sensitive data and leave staff needing fresh skills to stay relevant.
Agentic AI creates enterprise challenge beyond LLM boom
Enterprises face rising costs and governance gaps as thousands of AI agents begin operating alongside staff across multiple systems.
Exclusive: Virtuozzo sees GPU clouds reshape AI infrastructure
AI demand is pushing cloud providers towards GPU-as-a-service models, with efficiency and utilisation emerging as key differentiators.
Marvell targets AI connectivity bottleneck with NVIDIA boost
AI data centres are hitting copper limits, pushing Marvell and Nvidia towards optics as clusters grow larger and more distributed.
Expert Columns
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent AI Infrastructure News
AI could drive advances that solve the problems it brings, computer scientist suggests
Higher electricity demand from artificial intelligence could be eased if it speeds up more efficient solar panels, batteries and chips.
Physical security guidance for New Zealand data centre hopes
New government guidance warns mega data centres are now critical infrastructure, with a single breach risking banking, logistics and communications.
Asia Pacific at the forefront of AI development
Asia Pacific firms are moving from pilots to GenAI scale-up, with talent shortages and data governance now the main brakes on returns.
NIWA partners with VAST Data to upgrade climate data systems
The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research in New Zealand has chosen VAST Data's platform to enhance its climate data management capabilities.
What recent moves in AI mean for infrastructure
Greater investment is needed if AI is to cut costs, speed delivery and ease labour shortages across infrastructure projects.
Building a 15,000km cable from Australia to Chile
A planned link to Chile could give the Asia Pacific and Oceania faster connectivity, as suppliers are asked to price the 15,000 km Humboldt Cable.
New Zealand needs a national strategy for AI
Limited funding means New Zealand risks missing out on AI benefits unless ministers set a coordinated plan for research, safety and growth.
Dell'Oro lifts data centre chip forecast on AI demand
Rising AI infrastructure spending is set to push the global data centre semiconductors market to USD $1.8 trillion by 2030, Dell'Oro says.
Nvidia & Wall Street launch $500bn AI funding push
The tie-up could unlock financing for AI data centres as demand for computing power outstrips the balance sheets of cloud providers.
Centuria & ResetData expand AI pipeline beyond 250MW
Customer demand is outstripping near-term AI compute capacity as the pair line up power, data halls and GPUs to speed deployments.
Allianz warns data centre boom reshapes insurer risk
Rising losses and tighter underwriting are forcing insurers to treat data centres as mission-critical infrastructure rather than specialist property.
NVIDIA unveils Nemotron 3.5 Lightning for local agents
Developers can now run more specialised AI agents on PCs and compact systems, as NVIDIA broadens support for open-weight local models.
NVIDIA outlines 800 VDC power plan for AI factories
The shift could help AI data centre operators add denser racks without rebuilding sites, as NVIDIA moves to cut power-conversion losses.
Nvidia launches Nemotron 3.5 Lightning & Switchyard
Cheaper, faster agent workflows are the aim as Nvidia's new open model and routing library target multi-model AI systems.
Enlightra uses Yokogawa analysers for AI data-centre links
Demand for denser AI data-centre links is pushing Enlightra to validate comb-based laser chips with high-resolution spectrum testing.
Datagrid secures Transpower gear for Southland AI site
A Southland data centre project has moved ahead as Transpower secures long-lead equipment to help Datagrid meet a late-2027 commissioning target.
Cloudera survey finds AI projects hit governance strain
Governance and infrastructure are blocking AI scale-ups, with 95% of enterprises delaying or cancelling projects, Cloudera said.
Enterprise SSD prices jump 5% as AI storage costs soar
AI cloud operators face sharply higher storage bills, with a mixed-fleet design costing almost USD $39 million less than all-flash over three years.
Everpure wins second top-five hyperscaler storage deal
The agreement could lift revenue from fiscal 2028 as cloud operators seek denser, more power-efficient storage for AI-heavy data centres.
QumulusAI lands Blackwell GPU deal with hedge fund
The deal ties QumulusAI's returns to a hedge fund's trading gains, adding profit sharing to standard compute fees and heightening revenue risk.