Garage server farms return: GPU and power shortages reverse the AWS era in Palo Alto
bookwormengr · x · 2026-10-03
Quoting Ethan Agarwal's observation that on-prem server rooms are making a comeback in Palo Alto offices, the post ties it to a 2015 Silicon Valley episode where Gilfoyle was forced onto AWS due to traffic growth. With GPU and power shortages today, garage-style server farms are returning — hopefully the grid can handle it.
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