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CambridgeNexus (CNEX), located in Boston, is an operator of AI Factory that provides exclusive leasing of bare-metal NVIDIA GB300 NVL72 racks, managing an inventory of over 350 racks housed in Tier III facilities across six US states and Taiwan, with installations typically completed within a timeframe of 75 to 90 days post-contract. Unlike traditional GPU marketplaces or virtualized cloud services, CNEX offers customers full racks that are bare metal, single tenant, and devoid of shared hardware or instances, underpinned by seven operational layers that encompass power, cooling, networking, compute, orchestration, compliance, and customer workload planning. Customers benefit from leasing complete systems, including NVIDIA GB300 NVL72 and NVIDIA Vera Rubin setups, with flexible lease agreements spanning from six months to over five years. The company guarantees a rapid turnaround from contract to installation, achieving a 99.95% uptime SLA, and adheres to stringent security and compliance standards, including SOC 2 Type I, GDPR, and HIPAA certifications, with ISO 27001 and FedRAMP statuses currently in progress. This unique approach not only ensures high reliability but also addresses the specific needs of businesses looking for dedicated AI computing resources.

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Runpod provides a cloud infrastructure that enables seamless deployment and scaling of AI workloads with GPU-powered pods. By offering access to a wide array of NVIDIA GPUs, such as the A100 and H100, Runpod supports training and deploying machine learning models with minimal latency and high performance. The platform emphasizes ease of use, allowing users to spin up pods in seconds and scale them dynamically to meet demand. With features like autoscaling, real-time analytics, and serverless scaling, Runpod is an ideal solution for startups, academic institutions, and enterprises seeking a flexible, powerful, and affordable platform for AI development and inference.