Server shipments fall ... just as AI drives demand for costlier kit

Changing priorities among enterprise and cloud providers are driving apparently conflicting trends, according to research outfit Omdia, with demand for compute resources remaining high, especially as ChatGPT has spurred interest in AI training, yet at the same time server shipments are declining. Omdia’s Cloud and Data Center …

[Roland6]

I presume the server shipment numbers don't include servers the cloud operators build for themselves.

[elip]

An amazing amount of ecological waste, pollution, and destruction.

[msroadkill]

The usual argument is that power, space & cooling costs are almost as important.

I think improvements from Epyc in particular make new gear very cost justifiable. but there is so much uncertainty than minimal capital costs is trumps.