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Report: Anthropic struggles to secure cloud compute

Original title: Anthropic’s cloud partnerships are getting messy

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What it is: Anthropic is having difficulty getting enough cloud computing capacity from major providers like AWS, Google, and Microsoft. These providers increasingly see the maker of Claude as a competitor.
How it works: To address this, Anthropic is leasing its own data centers and working with third-party data center operators. The company is also spending heavily on cloud contracts.
Where it is available: This applies to Anthropic's infrastructure operations involving AWS, Google, Microsoft, and third-party data centers.
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What it is: Anthropic is facing cloud capacity constraints as major hyperscalers, including AWS, Google, and Microsoft, view the company as a competitor. This occurs alongside massive infrastructure spending ahead of a planned IPO.
How it works: Anthropic is attempting to secure capacity by leasing its own data centers and partnering with third-party operators. However, the company notes that these third-party operators have a limited operating history, which may impact reliability.
Where it is available: The capacity issues affect Anthropic's infrastructure across AWS, Google, Microsoft, and alternative data center operators.
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Anthropic’s cloud partnerships are getting messy