# Globally distributed GPU clusters mean massive cost reduction from reused hardware

- **Speaker:** Greg Osuri
- **Attribution:** attributed
- **Said:** 2022-10-13
- **Theme:** GPU Economics — https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/gpu-economics/
- **Source:** Akash Weekly - October 12th 2022 (Akash Network)
- **Watch at:** 00:06:32 — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6r_OON8CNPs&t=392s
- **Canonical:** https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/gpu-economics/2022-10-13-globally-distributed-gpu-clusters-mean-massive-cos-glav/
- **Cite as:** Greg Osuri, "Globally distributed GPU clusters mean massive cost reduction from reused hardware," Akash Weekly - October 12th 2022 (Akash Network), 13 Oct 2022, 00:06:32. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6r_OON8CNPs&t=392s

## Quote — verbatim

> The potential outcome of a globally distributed GPU cluster is just cost reduction to a massive level, and repurposing existing hardware instead of trying to go build new hardware. With the supply chain shortages... if we don't look inwards, we don't try to reuse what we have... I think it's going to be a failing endeavor.

## Context — site annotation, not spoken

Explaining why a common GPU interface across heterogeneous data centers is pioneering work nobody has built; supply-chain shortages make reuse the only viable path.