As GPU availability stays fickle, on-prem setups are starting to pay off
generativist · x · 2026-09-09
The author notes that data storage and transfer lock-in kept him tied to cloud providers, but with GPU availability remaining fickle, there are now cases where on-prem infrastructure delivers decent returns. He adds that California's high electricity costs are an exception, but other states are far less terminal.
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