# Own your data center, sell the spare capacity

- **Speaker:** Greg Osuri
- **Attribution:** attributed
- **Said:** 2023-02-01
- **Theme:** Cloud Decentralization — https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/cloud-decentralization/
- **Source:** Messari Happy Hour Ep11 (Messari)
- **Watch at:** 00:23:54 — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9cuO5P42i4&t=1434s
- **Canonical:** https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/cloud-decentralization/2023-02-01-own-your-data-center-sell-the-spare-capacity-a67i/
- **Cite as:** Greg Osuri, "Own your data center, sell the spare capacity," Messari Happy Hour Ep11 (Messari), 1 Feb 2023, 00:23:54. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9cuO5P42i4&t=1434s

## Quote — verbatim

> If you want something permanent like a blockchain... you have complete control over cost and complete control over privacy. What Akash comes into play and does is really enables you to have your own data center — that gives you sovereignty and control — and sell any unused capacity you have in the data center to people that want to use it, or tap into a larger pool when you want to scale.

## Context — site annotation, not spoken

After contrasting colo economics (capex, 1-3 month acquisition) with cloud premium; the recurring Akash thesis of monetizing owned infrastructure.