Archive - The Gigawatt Machine

Two Network Topologies: Hierarchical vs. Flat

The Gigawatt Machine: NVIDIA, Google, and the Engineering of Scale 6/12

Dec 11, 2025 • Tony Wan

Two Compute Nodes: Physical vs. Virtual

The Gigawatt Machine: NVIDIA, Google, and the Engineering of Scale 5/12

Dec 11, 2025 • Tony Wan

Two Software Foundations for Scale

The Gigawatt Machine: NVIDIA, Google, and the Engineering of Scale 4/12

Dec 9, 2025 • Tony Wan

Two Strategies for Maximum Density

The Gigawatt Machine: NVIDIA, Google, and the Engineering of Scale 3/12

Dec 9, 2025 • Tony Wan

Two Silicon Foundations for Scale

The Gigawatt Machine: NVIDIA, Google, and the Engineering of Scale 2/12

Dec 9, 2025 • Tony Wan

Two Paths to Gigawatt Machines

The Gigawatt Machine: NVIDIA, Google, and the Engineering of Scale 1/12

Dec 3, 2025 • Tony Wan

Welcome to The Gigawatt Machine Series

A 12-Part Guide to NVIDIA, Google, and the Engineering of AI Infrastructure Scale

Dec 3, 2025 • Tony Wan

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