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Does this mean google doesn't have enough external customer demand to fill the needs of it's GPU and TPU resources?
by bushbaba 2y ago
Does this mean google doesn't have enough external customer demand to fill the needs of it's GPU and TPU resources?
- deleted 2y ago[deleted]
- mirashii 2y agoOn the contrary, it’s very difficult to get GPUs in GCP and has been for a while.
- outside1234 2y agoThere is no way Google would do this if that was the case. This is a classic cloud vendor move to get someone, anyone, using the fixed asset.
- mirashii 2y ago> Google Cloud is giving Y Combinator startups access to a dedicated, subsidized cluster of Nvidia graphics They're being paid, so of course they would do it. It's not much different than the reservations that GCP allows you to purchase today.
- holoduke 2y agoReally? Any source on this? I just started one. Yes i know just one.
- mirashii 2y agoA quick search on Google, or r/googlecloud, or one of any number of communities will give some sense. Alternatively, from the article: > For early-stage AI startups, Hu says one of the most common issues she hears is that startups are compute-restrained. Large enterprises are able to strike multi-year, massive deals with cloud providers for GPU access, but small startups are often left out to dry.
- ai4ever 2y agoi had the same reaction. the clouds are unable to sell gpus/tpus for premium rates, and now are forced to give them as incentives and credits to customers