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Why GPUs Can Arrive Before the Data Center Is Ready

Ben Bajarin · October 20, 2026

Business Insider reports that AWS is taking ownership of some GPU racks earlier in the supply chain, including racks waiting on power at the sites they are headed for. Amazon describes staging finished hardware as routine and disputes the broader concerns about its deployment planning. Reports of GPUs sitting in storage have revived the question of whether the industry is buying more hardware than it can put to use.

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Why GPUs Can Arrive Before the Data Center Is Ready

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