# 8.4 million data centers, 85% unused

- **Speaker:** Greg Osuri
- **Attribution:** attributed
- **Said:** 2023-09-06
- **Theme:** Cloud Decentralization — https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/cloud-decentralization/
- **Source:** "\#3 - Akash Network with Greg Osuri" (Weapons of Mass Adoption)
- **Watch at:** 00:16:44 — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/3-akash-network-with-greg-osuri/id1705930764?i=1000626951051
- **Canonical:** https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/cloud-decentralization/2023-09-06-8-4-million-data-centers-85-unused-y7l5/
- **Cite as:** Greg Osuri, "8.4 million data centers, 85% unused," "\#3 - Akash Network with Greg Osuri" (Weapons of Mass Adoption), 6 Sept 2023, 00:16:44. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/3-akash-network-with-greg-osuri/id1705930764?i=1000626951051

## Quote — verbatim

> Most data centers, there are about 8.4 million data centers in the world. Most data centers are not used to the point they're supposed to be used. 85% of the time, they're unused. So, if you can leverage the super cloud and connect these data centers and actually get a price point that's significantly lower than what you would otherwise pay to these hyperscalers.

## Context — site annotation, not spoken

Quantifying the latent-supply thesis, then pivoting: "It's no longer just cheap cloud. It's about access... to the GPUs" ([00:17:27]).