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Talk by Nathaniel Moore
socallinuxexpo.org/scale/23x/presentations/running-containers-open-source-akash-network-blockchain-based-distributed
Akash network is an open source project which lets users run their containers across a global set of compute providers. It's the middle layer inbetween people who need compute resources (buyers) and people willing to sell access to their compute resources (suppliers). Anyone can participate on either side, with a net result of less waste of idle compute resources on the supplier side, and lower costs on the buyer side.
The "unit of compute" is a buyer-provided container, and the length of time that container needs to be used to complete its task. Buyers include enthusiasts who just want to run a minecraft server all the way up to professional compute jobs such as training an LLM.
The supplier can be a professionally-supported server in a datacenter with dedicated GPUs, all the way down to a spare home computer running in a home environment.
Akash network is the coordinator inbetween, and it utilizes a blockchain for compute commitments, checksums, and payments between suppliers and buyers of compute.
Talk by Nathaniel Moore
socallinuxexpo.org/scale/23x/presentations/running-containers-open-source-akash-network-blockchain-based-distributed
Akash network is an open source project which lets users run their containers across a global set of compute providers. It's the middle layer inbetween people who need compute resources (buyers) and people willing to sell access to their compute resources (suppliers). Anyone can participate on either side, with a net result of less waste of idle compute resources on the supplier side, and lower costs on the buyer side.
The "unit of compute" is a buyer-provided container, and the length of time that container needs to be used to complete its task. Buyers include enthusiasts who just want to run a minecraft server all the way up to professional compute jobs such as training an LLM.
The supplier can be a professionally-supported server in a datacenter with dedicated GPUs, all the way down to a spare home computer running in a home environment.
Akash network is the coordinator inbetween, and it utilizes a blockchain for compute commitments, checksums, and payments between suppliers and buyers of compute.
