# No Akash providers actually run on Amazon

- **Speaker:** Unknown
- **Attribution:** uncertain
- **Said:** 2022-08-27
- **Theme:** Cloud Decentralization — https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/cloud-decentralization/
- **Source:** Akash Analysis - Are Akash providers hosted on AWS? (Akash Network)
- **Watch at:** 00:02:50 — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBUhY7u3zq0&t=170s
- **Canonical:** https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/cloud-decentralization/2022-08-27-no-akash-providers-actually-run-on-amazon-lpmw/
- **Cite as:** Unknown, "No Akash providers actually run on Amazon," Akash Analysis - Are Akash providers hosted on AWS? (Akash Network), 27 Aug 2022, 00:02:50. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBUhY7u3zq0&t=170s

## Quote — verbatim

> I've looked at preliminary data... I haven't seen anyone running on Amazon at all, because it does not make sense — like why would you host on Amazon and provide the same compute for 97 \[percent\] cheaper? It makes no sense... the real data indicates there are no Amazon providers.

## Context — site annotation, not spoken

Debunking a viral graphic built from test-provider IPs; he promised a public verification report from a system deploying canary workloads to all ~50 providers. **Speaker:** uncredited clip; likely Greg (describes personally coding the verification system).