In May 2024, GreenNode has established itself as a NVIDIA Preferred Partner in providing, deploying, and leveraging the power of NVIDIA H100 GPUs in the Asian market. With thousands of GPUs installed across data centers in the region, this partnership lays a solid foundation for the advancement of AI in APAC.

Current Landscape of AI Adoption and Deployment in APAC

According to Kearney's report, AI adoption is still in nascent stages in Southeast Asia. Over 80% of regions are still at the early stage of AI adoption. In addition, the data also shows that 83% are devoting less than 0.5 percent of their revenues to embedding AI solutions into their operations. One of the biggest challenges for AI startups in Asia is the lack of appropriate infrastructure for AI cultivating shift.

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As 2024 approaches, there is a greater than ever need to invest in the creation and use of AI to improve business and manufacturing processes. Tractica's analysis indicates that the yearly global income from AI software is expected to increase from $10.1 billion in 2018 to $126.0 billion by 2025.

In the consumer, commercial, government, and defense sectors, artificial intelligence (AI) is evolving from a theoretical "nice to have" to a vital innovation that promotes advances in speed, efficiency, and quality. Consequently, AI applications become promising “gold mines” for players in a wide range of industries.

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Challenges and solutions

The ability to adapt and integrate AI models into existing workflows is critical for businesses looking to leverage this technology. However, significant challenges exist on both the geopolitical fronts and infrastructure.

As the US is continuously tightening its trade restrictions on China, especially in light of technological advancements advancements, outsourcing AI training models to this billion-person technology market has become increasingly challenging. Such cons thus have posed a significant need for businesses of all sizes across Asia to establish and leverage their in-house ML models for specific needs.

In addition, establishing an AI framework requires substantial upfront investment. This includes not only the raw computing power of high-performance GPUs from world-class provider NVIDIA, AMD, and Intel but also the expertise to manage and optimize these resources for specific machine learning workloads. This presents a significant barrier to entry for many businesses, particularly startups with limited resources.

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Recognizing the challenges involved, GreenNode has been working with NVIDIA to become the AI Cloud leader, owning thousands of NVIDIA H100 Tensor Core GPUs in Asia. Through this collaboration, GreenNode offers cloud-based access to advanced AI hardware at an economical expense for all APAC AI startups.

This allows businesses to focus on AI development, with GreenNode managing the infrastructure and offering expert support. In this way, Asian businesses can overcome challenges and foster innovation with AI.

GreenNode powers up AI industry in Asian via multiple global partnerships

In April 2024, thousands of high-performance NVIDIA H100 Tensor Core GPUs have been deployed across GreenNode's data centers in Thailand and Vietnam. This collaboration also opens up priority access to NVIDIA's premier chips and AI Factory solutions, enabling limitless expansion in the future.

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As a leader in Asia in forging partnerships with global leaders, GreenNode is steadily profounding an ecosystem for startups across the APAC region. Following the collaboration with NVIDIA, GreenNode has also advanced its global partnerships with industry leaders, namely ST Telemedia Global Data Centres, and VAST Data.

In this way, the partnership establishment guarantees affordable access to cutting-edge AI infrastructure and deployment, with the aim of leveling up the AI playing field and enriching the AI adoption culture in Southeast Asian areas.

Beyond AI Cloud Computing Solutions

GreenNode is not only a provider of high throughput and low latency networking for cloud-based high-performance computing applications and machine learning training but also at the forefront of developing Generative AI technologies and applications. Driven by a product-centric mindset, GreenNode remains steadfast in its commitment to developing AI models with practical applications across diverse industries.

34-billion parameter Vietnamese Large Language Model (LLM): This LLM can generate Vietnamese text, translate languages, write different kinds of creative content in Vietnamese, and answer your questions in Vietnamese in an informative way. It is trained on a massive dataset of Vietnamese text and code.
AI-driven chatbots with an advanced RAG model: The RAG model is a new type of neural network architecture that is specifically designed for Vietnamese chatbots. By implementing this intuitive system, these chatbots can engage in more natural and engaging conversations with users. They understand the nuances of conversation and provide highly personalized responses to search queries.
No Code AI Chatbot is one of the latest AI applications of GreenNode
Sentiment Analysis: This is the latest data analysis feature integrated into GreenNode no-code chatbot to help read and analyze data provided by users. With this feature, businesses can quickly gain insight, query, and extract important information from data in the form of tabular reports or charts, depending on usage needs.
Stable Diffusion-powered application named Artian for in-house game production and design: This application can be used to generate realistic and creative game assets, such as characters, environments, and textures. It leverages the power of Stable Diffusion, a cutting-edge diffusion model renowned for its ability to generate high-quality images.
Stable Diffusion-powered application named Artian for in-house game production and design

Being a top developer of AI applications, GreenNode remains laser-focused on utilizing the latest AI achievements to solve real-world business problems and advance AI responsibly.

Final thoughts

Leveraging AI applications in business operations not only rockets business growth but also creates a 10 to 18 percent GDP uplift across Southeast Asia by 2030, equivalent to nearly $1 trillion. Therefore, substantial infrastructure investment is crucial for developing AI applications, benefiting both enterprises and national development.

The collaboration between NVIDIA and GreenNode marks a significant step toward accelerating AI advancement in Asia. GreenNode provides sophisticated and affordable AI infrastructure, making it easier for startups and enterprises to adopt AI solutions. This will spur economic growth and innovation in the region, contributing to regional technology development.

Ready to unlock the potential of AI for your business? Contact GreenNode today to learn more about the cloud-based AI solutions for your business. You can also subscribe to GreenNode's newsletter to receive real-time updates on LinkedIn and always stay ahead of AI innovations in the industry.