Google Cloud VP: Spot Infra Warnings Early

• AI Infrastructure Demands: High-density GPU servers require redesigned power delivery and cooling systems; traditional data centers often lack capacity for sustained AI workloads • Network Architecture: AI workloads depend on fast, low-latency interconnects (NVLink, InfiniBand) between compute, storage, and accelerators; storage systems must scale in throughput, not just capacity • Traffic Patterns: AI-generated traffic is correlated by time zone and geography, driven by simultaneous global events (feature launches, large-scale rollouts), making traditional capacity planning models obsolete • Dynamic Orchestration: Hybrid systems now require real-time workload placement across on-premises and cloud, with burst capacity management for training spikes and distributed inference at the edge • Operational Tools: Google Cloud SREs use Gemini CLI (built on Gemini 3) for outage classification, mitigation, root-cause analysis, and automated postmortem generation, reducing Mean Time to Mitigation (MTTM) • Data Gravity: Keeping compute closer to large, sensitive on-premises datasets reduces latency, costs, and risk while simplifying architecture and improving compliance posture

The infrastructure reset driven by AI is fundamentally reshaping enterprise IT strategy. Organizations face a critical inflection point: early infrastructure choices made during the AI acceleration phase will determine long-term flexibility and costs. The shift from cloud-first to hybrid-optimized architectures suggests that startups and enterprises choosing single-cloud providers risk vendor lock-in as hyperscalers vertically integrate security, compute, and AI capabilities. GPU scarcity and dynamic scaling requirements will intensify competition among cloud providers, with those offering edge GPU capacity and AI-aware routing gaining competitive advantage. Enterprises will increasingly segment workloads across multiple providers based on functional requirements rather than pursuing monolithic cloud strategies. The convergence of AI operations tools (like Gemini CLI) with infrastructure management indicates that AI-assisted SRE practices will become table stakes for maintaining reliability at scale. Regulatory and compliance pressures will continue driving on-premises AI deployments in regulated industries, fragmenting the infrastructure landscape further.