gpu procurement

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LLM Inference Roofline Model: FLOPS vs HBM Worksheet

A 2026 buyer worksheet for LLM inference roofline analysis: calculate arithmetic intensity, check precision-specific GPU peaks, separate prefill from decode, and request evidence for an SLO-qualified pilot.

October 31, 2026• 23 min read
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MLPerf Training 6.0 GPU Cost: Time to Quality Worksheet

A 2026 procurement guide to MLPerf Training 6.0 GPU cost: verify time to quality, inspect a pinned submission, calculate GPU-hours, and build a pilot worksheet with dated prices and energy boundaries.

October 21, 2026• 22 min read
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Cisco Secure AI Factory with Supermicro: October 2026 Buying Gate

An October 2026 procurement gate for Cisco Secure AI Factory with Supermicro, covering documented configurations, ordering timing, power and cooling, fabric validation, quote normalization, and acceptance evidence.

October 12, 2026• 24 min read
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HP ZGX Fury RHEL Certification and Procurement

A 2026 procurement analysis of HP ZGX Fury RHEL certification, its 748 GB coherent memory design, planned Red Hat AI Factory stack, support boundaries, and acceptance tests.

September 21, 2026• 22 min read
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MLPerf Inference 6.1: A GPU Procurement Guide

A 2026 guide to reading MLPerf Inference 6.1 for GPU procurement, with cohort filters, exact result-row examples, scale-efficiency math, and a reproduction pilot worksheet.

September 18, 2026• 20 min read
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NVLink Fusion Semi-Custom AI Racks: Due Diligence

A 2026 buyer guide to NVLink Fusion semi-custom AI racks, including NVHBM claim verification, a reconstructed 1 GW power model, vendor responsibilities, qualification gates and procurement risks.

September 18, 2026• 20 min read
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