# The future is edge data centers, not hyperscale

- **Speaker:** Greg Osuri
- **Attribution:** attributed
- **Said:** 2025-04-11
- **Theme:** Local Compute — https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/local-compute/
- **Source:** Greg Osuri, CEO of Akash Network, on why compute should be shared with a decentralized marketplace! (LegendsNLeaders)
- **Watch at:** 00:25:36 — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMx6G0ZOxeo&t=1536s
- **Canonical:** https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/local-compute/2025-04-11-the-future-is-edge-data-centers-not-hyperscale-6mry/
- **Cite as:** Greg Osuri, "The future is edge data centers, not hyperscale," Greg Osuri, CEO of Akash Network, on why compute should be shared with a decentralized marketplace! (LegendsNLeaders), 11 Apr 2025, 00:25:36. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMx6G0ZOxeo&t=1536s

## Quote — verbatim

> I don't envision Akash going into hyperscale business... We see a future in edge data centers — 100 kW data centers to 1 MW data centers... that's the sweet spot for decentralized technologies... there are models now that we put together where you can buy one of these edge data centers, place them on Akash, and get your ROI within like 3 years or 4 years.

## Context — site annotation, not spoken

Answering where Akash fits vs. traditional data centers; ROI detail is in the [00:26:17] block, at ~80% utilization with "one of the boxes free."