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-基础容量180兆瓦，最大可扩容到300兆瓦
-“Nothern Data的战略性市场定位和强大的领导力”
-“Northern Data提供的HPC解决方案有极大的需求”
美因河畔法兰克福，德国–（美国商业资讯）– 全球最大的高性能计算解决方案提供商（HPC）Northern Data AG(XETRA代码: NB2, ISIN代码: DE000A0SMU87)和新顾客签署了产能达180兆瓦的合约，保持了2020年成功的势头。
“Block.one一直关注利用EOSIO为更大的区块链行业提高规模化和改进透明度，因此，我们会和Northern Data合作，以利用其战略性市场定位和强大的领导力。我们很高兴能和它们合作，引入前所未有的、由EOSIO支持的比特币挖矿解决方案。
Northern Data这个客户是由区块链巨头Block.one支持的比特币挖矿业务，本次协议涉及的初始容量是180兆瓦，最大可以扩容到300兆瓦。合约在今天签署，将于2021年初开始服务。
Block.one的CEO Brendan Blumer说，“Block.one一直关注利用EOSIO为更大的区块链行业提高规模化和改进透明度，因此，我们会和Northern Data合作，以利用其战略性市场定位和强大的领导力。我们很高兴能和它们合作，引入前所未有的、由EOSIO支持的比特币挖矿解决方案。”
Northern Data AG的CEO Aroosh Thillainathan补充说，“我们很高兴Block.one对我们的服务有信心，我们也很高兴能够再获得一个优质客户。我们在德州大规模运行的基础设施针对HPC应用，这个独特的设施吸引了大客户，它们对其HPC应用的时间和成本效益都有高要求。”
Northern Data认为自己的HPC解决方案有极大的市场需求，因为线上交易模式的蓬勃发展和金融相关的区块链应用，如比特币挖矿等，的大规模市场应用。这也是Northern Data的客户在利用其提供的HPC产能主要在做的事情。
关于 Northern Data:
Nothern Data AG在高性能计算（HPC）领域提供世界范围的基础设施解决方案，它在机器学习和人工智能、大数据分析、区块链应用、游戏流媒体等领域提供解决方案。该公司是一个跨国企业，一开始它是German Northern Bitcoin AG和American Whinstone US, Inc.合并的产物，现在它成为公认的世界领先的HPC解决方案提供方。该公司提供HPC解决方案，其中既包括固定的大型、先进的数据中心，还包括可以设置在世界各地的高科技移动数据中心。这样，他就结合了自主开发的软件和硬件和可持续的能源供给的智能概念。Northern Data在德州运行了美国最大的HPC数据中心，该中心同时还是世界最大的专业HPC设备。
关于 Block.one:
Block.one是致力于高性能的区块链软件的跨国软件公司。2018年，其发布EOSIO，这是一款免费、开源的协议，其目标是为分布式数据库安全和透明的基础带来快捷的速度、庞大的使用规模和简单的使用方法。Block.one的社交平台Voice目标是通过真人用户创造、分享、发现和传播内容重新定义社交媒体。Block.one的风投部门，EOS VC会对全球各利用EOSIO软件的企业、项目和开发者进行投资。
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– Base case 180 MW with upsize option to 300 MW
– “Strategic market positioning and strong leadership of Northern Data”
– Strong demand for Northern Data’s HPC-Solutions
FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Northern Data AG (XETRA: NB2, ISIN: DE000A0SMU87), one of the world’s largest providers of high-performance computing (HPC) solutions, continues to enjoy a very successful 2020 with the signing of 180 MW of capacity with a new customer.
“Block.one’s focus on leveraging EOSIO to bring increased scalability and transparency to the greater blockchain industry led us to Northern Data and their strategic market positioning and strong leadership. We’re excited to be collaborating with them to introduce unprecedented Bitcoin mining solutions, powered by EOSIO.”
Northern Data’s most recent customer is a Bitcoin mining operation backed by Blockchain Powerhouse Block.one with an initial 180 MW volume and an upsize option to 300 MW, which the company signed today and which shall go live in early 2021.
Brendan Blumer, CEO of Block.one, says: “Block.one’s focus on leveraging EOSIO to bring increased scalability and transparency to the greater blockchain industry led us to Northern Data and their strategic market positioning and strong leadership. We’re excited to be collaborating with them to introduce unprecedented Bitcoin mining solutions, powered by EOSIO.”
Aroosh Thillainathan, CEO of Northern Data AG adds, “We are pleased that Block.one is convinced of our services and that we have won the company as another blue-chip customer. The unique infrastructure for HPC applications, which we operate from Texas on this scale, is a magnet for large customers who place high demands on the time and cost efficiency of their HPC applications.”
Northern Data continues to see strong demand for its HPC solutions, fuelled by the boom of online business models as well as the increased market adoption of financial related Blockchain-applications like Bitcoin mining, one of the major tasks Northern Data’s clients are performing with the HPC capacities provided.
About Northern Data:
Northern Data AG builds and offers global infrastructure solutions in the field of High-Performance Computing (HPC), offering solutions in the fields of machine learning and artificial intelligence, big data analytics, blockchain applications, game streaming and others. Operating internationally the Company evolved from the merger of German Northern Bitcoin AG and American Whinstone US, Inc. and is now a recognized leader in the provision of HPC solutions worldwide. The Company offers HPC solutions, both stationary in large state-of-the-art data centers as well as in high-tech mobile data centers, which can be located at any location worldwide. In doing so, it combines self-developed software and hardware with intelligent concepts for sustainable energy supply. In Texas, Northern Data is running the largest HPC data center in the USA and, at the same time, the world’s largest dedicated HPC facility.
About Block.one:
Block.one is a global software company specializing in high performance blockchain software. In 2018, it published EOSIO, a free, open-source protocol designed to bring speed, scalability, and ease of use to the secure and transparent fundamentals of distributed databases. Block.one’s social platform Voice aims to redefine social media by cultivating creation, sharing, discovery and promotion of content by real users. Block.one’s venture capital arm, EOS VC, invests in companies, projects, and developers around the world leveraging EOSIO technology.
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