Hyperscalers Google, Amazon, and Meta have developed barebones servers by stripping down parts, but you cannot buy them off the shelf.
Startup Oxide took on that idea and started shipping a mega-server with custom motherboards stripped of unnecessary parts, wires, and components typically found in off-the-rack servers.
The company’s secretive hardware-software co-design plan has developed a cult following among open-source and hardware enthusiasts since its inception.
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