Recently, SNS Network announced a collaboration with NVIDIA to launch a fully managed, local AI cloud infrastructure service hosted in Malaysia. It is powered by 64 NVIDIA Hopper GPUs across eight Dell PowerEdge XE9680 servers (AI Factory) with NVIDIA Quantum-2 InfiniBand networking and NVIDIA AI Enterprise software.
By providing high-performance computing through GPU-as-a-Service (GPUaaS), SNS Network is offering an AI Factory to accelerate AI adoption among enterprises in Malaysia and foster AI industry growth and talent development through training programs and Proof of Concept (POC) activities. It is currently located at Telekom Malaysia Berhad's Klang Valley Data Center in Cyberjaya.
According to the company, the AI Factory will dedicate 50% of its accelerated computing capacity to commercial workloads while reserving the remaining 50% for activities aimed at fostering AI growth – including POCs, industry training, boot camps and hackathons. It is aimed towards supporting local and regional enterprises, government bodies, and academia across industries from financial services to education, retail, telecommunications, manufacturing, and healthcare.
SNS Network plans to offer flexible subscription options to cater to the diverse computing needs supported by AI-driven enterprises, supported by Dell PowerEdge servers with NVIDIA accelerated computing, NVIDIA Quantum-2 InfiniBand networking, and NVIDIA AI Enterprise software. To help accelerate the AI adoption, an AI Readiness Assessment and PC service will be introduced to selected qualified customers.
Mr Ko Yun Hung, the Managing Director of SNS Network, said the GPUaaS AI Factory features local hosting, which provides data sovereignty and compliance with Malaysia’s data privacy and security regulations. The scalable service offering gives technology developers access to cutting-edge AI infrastructure without the intensive capital expenditure and allows flexibility to technology developers to scale their computing needs on demand.
“This initiative will democratize access to AI infrastructure, allowing enterprises and institutions to harness AI’s full potential. GPUaaS is a natural progression for SNS Network, building on our expertise in supplying AI super servers tailored to client needs,” said Mr Ko.
Customers can opt for monthly or annual GPUaaS subscriptions, as well as reserved instances options for one to three years. SNS Network is offering its monthly subscription starting at RM35,000 per NVIDIA Hopper GPU, to RM240,000 per Dell XE9680 server with eight of the NVIDIA Hopper GPUs.
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