Intel Forecast Shatters Estimates on Data Center Growth
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Intel’s upside forecast on the back of data center demand shows AI workloads are lifting even lagging incumbents. If you’re multi-sourcing compute, this is a window to extract better terms from non-Nvidia vendors before capacity tightens further.
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