Google to put TPU AI chips on Oracle Cloud by 2027
Google says the deal marks the first time it has offered its TPUs to a cloud platform other than its own, according to The Information.
Google and Oracle announced a partnership under which Google's TPU AI chips will be offered to Oracle Cloud customers, with plans to bring the chips to Oracle's public cloud service Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) by 2027, according to The Information.
It is the first time Google has provided its TPUs to a cloud platform other than its own.
Amin Vahdat, Google's senior vice president and CTO of AI infrastructure, said providing TPUs on Oracle Cloud will let more organizations use them and make building and running complex AI applications more flexible.
Tensor chips outside Google
Google developed the TPU about 10 years ago and has been accelerating expansion of the TPU ecosystem. Starting this year, the company began selling TPUs to outside companies such as neocloud providers.
Last week, Google decided to offer OpenAI models, which compete with its Gemini, to Google Cloud customers.
Quick answers
When will Google TPUs be available on Oracle Cloud?
Oracle plans to bring TPUs to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) by 2027.
Is this the first time Google has offered TPUs outside its own cloud?
Yes. According to the announcement, it is the first time Google has provided its TPUs to a cloud platform other than its own.