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BUZZ HPC - President & COO Craig Tavares Q&A - Hive Digital Technologies HPC & AI Special!


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Craig Tavares, President and COO of Buzz HPC, shares how the Hive Digital subsidiary is pioneering sovereign AI cloud services powered by 100% renewable energy in strategic locations across Canada and Sweden. Leveraging their vertically integrated approach from owned power assets to GPU clusters, BuzzHPC delivers high-performance computing at a quarter of the cost of major cloud providers.

• Started career in telecom building infrastructure for ISPs and data centers in Canada
• Acquired and built approximately 20 data centers between 2010-2020
• Joined BuzzHPC earlier this year after meeting Frank Holmes
• Built on foundation of Hive's renewable energy assets and legacy of GPU operations
• Operates enterprise-grade Tier 3 data centers with complete redundancy for power and network
• Invests $8-11 million per megawatt compared to $350-400K for crypto mining facilities
• Recently acquired 7.2 megawatt data center in Toronto capable of hosting 2,000+ GPUs
• Targets data sovereignty needs for governments and enterprises
• Operates diverse GPU fleet including Ampere, Hopper, with Blackwell coming in Q4
• Monetizes through hourly rentals, long-term contracts, and value-added services
• Currently at $20M annualized run rate with target of $100M by 2026
• Most recent GPU cluster sold out within three weeks of deployment
• Focuses on sustainability with closed-loop liquid cooling and zero water wastage

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