Craig Tavares

President and COO

BUZZ HPC, A HIVE Digital Technologies Company

Craig Tavares, President of Buzz AI, brings 20+ years of expertise in digital infrastructure and energy, leading the company’s GPU Cloud and HPC data center business. An innovator in telecom, data centers, cloud, and power generation, he has a proven track record in high-performance technologies.

His career began with Toronto Hydro Telecom, developing a metro fiber network. At Cogeco, he managed 20 data centers, global networks, and HPC hosting. At Aptum, he led cloud strategy, partnering with Microsoft Azure and AWS, and contributed to Apple’s hybrid cloud approach.

As co-founder of Kingston Co-gen, he spearheaded M&A and corporate development, acquiring 300+ MW of natural gas generation and launching one of North America’s first HPC data centers linked to a power plant.

Additionally, he has advised and contributed to several scale-up companies in energy, HPC, big data, and AI. At Buzz AI, his leadership is instrumental in expanding the company’s HPC capabilities and delivering high-performance cloud solutions for demanding workloads.

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