
NVIDIA and Dell have announced a major collaboration at Dell Technologies World, unveiling the Dell AI Factory powered by NVIDIA's Vera Rubin NVL72. This new infrastructure aims to reduce AI inference costs and improve performance for enterprise applications. The partnership emphasizes a move towards on-premises AI solutions, allowing businesses to deploy advanced AI models securely. With this development, NVIDIA and Dell are setting the stage for more efficient and scalable AI deployments in the enterprise sector.
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