Posts Tagged ‘AI Infrastructure’
AI Infrastructure TCO: On-Premises vs Cloud
New Report — May 2026 I finally ran the detailed cost comparison I’ve wanted to see for years: a real, apples-to-apples TCO analysis of a production 248-GPU AI cluster running on-premises versus AWS, Google Cloud, and Oracle Cloud. Same workload. Same performance target. Real pricing. No spot instances. No vendor fluff. If you’re trying to decide…
Read MoreUnlocking 40–50% More Capacity in Existing Data Centers
This is a bold claim. These are big numbers. But we’ve done the work, we have the receipts, and we believe it. When you combine four things — a thorough data center assessment, optimized power infrastructure, modern liquid cooling, and disciplined operational efficiency practices — many legacy environments can realistically unlock 40–50% more usable power…
Read MoreAI Isn’t Replacing HPC – It IS HPC
In recent discussions with industry vendor sales and marketing teams, I’ve repeatedly heard that HPC demand is falling while AI system demand continues to surge. I’ve also seen articles suggesting that AI is displacing HPC. This just isn’t the case. Period. AI is not a separate category that is replacing HPC. AI is a subset…
Read MoreFirst & Lasting SC25 Impression: It’s a Liquid Cooled World Now
The first thing that struck me when I entered the show floor at SC25 is that it’s big. Very big. There were over 16,000 attendees, all of whom seemed intent on wandering into my path while I was power-walking from one corner of the massive exhibit hall to the exact opposite side for my next…
Read MoreThe Real Challenges of AI (and Why Most Data Centers Aren’t Ready)
The conversation around AI is everywhere. Most of it focuses on models, new applications, and what AI might do next. Very little of it talks about what it actually takes to run these workloads at scale. That’s the problem. AI isn’t just another application category. It is a fundamentally different class of computationally intense…
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