# 85-90% of data centers are idle; Akash costs one-third of Amazon

- **Speaker:** Greg Osuri
- **Attribution:** attributed
- **Said:** 2021-07-14
- **Theme:** GPU Economics — https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/gpu-economics/
- **Source:** AKASH NETWORK - DECENTRALISED CLOUD - DEEP DIVE - WITH THE CEO - 1 OF 2 (Crypto Rich)
- **Watch at:** 00:05:00 — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7fFyRgivoU&t=300s
- **Canonical:** https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/gpu-economics/2021-07-14-85-90-of-data-centers-are-idle-akash-costs-one-thi-2fvx/
- **Cite as:** Greg Osuri, "85-90% of data centers are idle; Akash costs one-third of Amazon," AKASH NETWORK - DECENTRALISED CLOUD - DEEP DIVE - WITH THE CEO - 1 OF 2 (Crypto Rich), 14 Jul 2021, 00:05:00. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7fFyRgivoU&t=300s

## Quote — verbatim

> It turns out 85 to 90 \[percent\] of data centers in the world are not used or underutilized... the result is the cost advantage you get on Akash is about one-third than Amazon. So if you're paying a dollar on Amazon, you pay 30 cents in Akash — that's just a pure free market at its best.

## Context — site annotation, not spoken

Core supply-side thesis: massive idle capacity exists because data centers must provision for peak load (e.g., Intuit at ~95% utilization in tax season, 1-2% off-season).