Oracle to offer Google TPUs through its cloud platform

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 28 Oct, 13:20 · Archive

Oracle will make Google's Tensor Processing Units available to customers through its cloud platform starting in 2027.

Oracle has announced a partnership with Google to offer Google's Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) through its OCI cloud platform starting in 2027. The deal marks the first time a hyperscaler other than Google Cloud has made TPUs available to customers. Oracle will offer Google's eighth-generation TPUs—the 8t model for training and 8i for inference—which were launched by Google Cloud earlier this year.

Oracle's customers will be able to choose between different hardware options for their AI workloads, including Google's TPUs, Nvidia GPUs and other accelerators. OCI President Mahesh Thiagarajan stated that different AI workloads have different compute needs, justifying the decision to expand the range of options available. Google AI & Infrastructure SVP and Chief Technologist Amin Vahdat added that 'the next generation of AI will require a diverse range of compute'.

The partnership reflects increasing competition in the AI accelerator market. While Nvidia remains dominant, hyperscalers are developing their own hardware and custom silicon to reduce dependence on Nvidia's GPUs. By offering TPUs through its platform, Oracle provides customers with an alternative to Nvidia without requiring them to use Google Cloud directly.

How it is being reported

• 'The next generation of AI will require a diverse range of compute': Oracle deal means Google TPUs are coming to a rival cloud for the first timeOracle is adding Google's TPU 8t and 8i to its cloud offerings in 2027 just months after launch.TechRadar · 28 Oct, 13:00
• Big Red gets cozy with Google to offer TPUs to AI customersOracle plans to add those chips alongside new Nvidia hardware and OpenAI services as businesses await AI payoffsThe Register · 27 Oct, 20:20

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