Architecting AI Infrastructure

A practical series on GPU consumption models, vSphere and VCF placement decisions, and efficiency trade-offs for production AI platforms.

This series explains how AI infrastructure behaves under real constraints: GPU non-fungibility, placement decisions, and practical sizing trade-offs.

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All parts

  1. Why GPU Placement Becomes the Defining Problem (Part 1)
    Feb 9, 2026
  2. GPU Consumption Models as the First Architectural Choice in Production AI (Part 2)
    Feb 11, 2026
  3. How vSphere DRS Makes GPU Placement Decisions (Part 3)
    Feb 13, 2026
  4. How vSphere GPU Modes and Assignment Policies Determine Host Level Placement (Part 4)
    Feb 17, 2026
  5. How Same Size vGPU Mode and Right-sizing Shape GPU Placement Efficiency (Part 5)
    Feb 19, 2026