Anthropic Signs SpaceX Colossus 1 Deal For Major Claude Compute Expansion by Lyle Smith on May 8, 2026 AI ◇ Enterprise Anthropic’s new compute agreement with SpaceX gives the AI company access to all compute capacity at SpaceX’s Colossus 1 data center, adding more than 300 megawatts of capacity and… …
… Industry Context The funding round underscores growing momentum behind liquid cooling technologies as AI workloads reshape data center design. …
… The partnership brings together NVIDIA’s AI systems and architecture with IREN’s infrastructure experience across power, land, data centers, GPU deployment, and operations. …
… Supermicro’s DCBBS approach reflects this shift by enabling organizations to deploy modular infrastructure that can scale from individual servers to full data center builds. For providers like Verda, this flexibility supports rapid expansion while maintaining consistency across regions. …
… At the same time, the EIA option is intended to fit within existing enterprise data center standards without requiring a shift to new rack dimensions. …
… Data Foundation and Ecosystem Integration NVIDIA’s involvement centers on aligning data infrastructure with AI processing requirements. …
… At the center of the effort is a trusted security clearinghouse that serves as an intermediary between enterprises and the open-source ecosystem. …
… The system supports up to 256GB of DDR5 memory, up to six total storage drives, PCIe Gen 5 expansion, and a broad mix of front and rear ports. …
… Thermal loads require dedicated data center cooling infrastructure. …
… I/O and Expansion The front of the unit is minimalist, featuring only a power button and a status LED. …