Scaleway to open Nvidia-powered computing site in Copenhagen

By Leo Marchandon

Oct 13 (Reuters) - French cloud provider Scaleway said on Tuesday it would open a new AI computing site in Copenhagen, running on chips from Nvidia.

It is the company's second expansion announcement of the day, after it said it would build an AMD-powered supercomputer in Sweden. The moves will boost Scaleway's computing capacity in northern Europe, targeting European businesses that want their AI work hosted under EU law.

"Access to high-performance computing for AI is becoming a strategic priority for European organizations," Scaleway CEO Damien Lucas said in a statement.

The machines will use the Nvidia HGX B300 system built around Nvidia's latest-generation AI chips. Scaleway said Copenhagen was chosen for its tech sector, low-carbon electricity and cool climate which cuts the energy needed for cooling.

Scaleway already serves Danish customers, including the City of Copenhagen and AI firm Corti, it said.

(Reporting by Leo Marchandon in Gdansk, editing by Milla Nissi-Prussak)