'A disk in a planet-scale computer': Meta has so many expensive GPUs that it's buying SSDs to kill idle time
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Meta’s move to SSD caching and faster metadata just to keep GPUs busy underscores that at hyperscale, I/O and orchestration are now first-class levers on model economics. Even at smaller scales, assume your next 10–20% efficiency gain comes from storage and data-path engineering, not just cheaper accelerators.
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