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Notes from the sourcing desk.

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Specification
30 Jul 2026
The same GPU is not always the same GPU
Two cards with matching names and matching memory can need completely different servers.
4 min
Specification
08 Jul 2026
Memory gets quoted against the board
Capacity is the easy part. Rank and register type decide whether it will even train.
4 min
Sourcing
17 Jun 2026
Tell us the deadline first
It changes what we would recommend, so it belongs at the top of the email.
3 min
Deployment
28 May 2026
Lock the fleet spec early
Six fields, fixed at unit one, stop a fleet turning into four different fleets.
4 min

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