{"id":6499,"date":"2026-10-16T09:28:29","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T16:28:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/blog\/?page_id=6499"},"modified":"2026-10-26T15:54:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T22:54:31","slug":"ai-servers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/blog\/ai-servers\/","title":{"rendered":"AI Servers: Guides, Hardware and Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This hub gathers Pogo Linux&#8217;s guides to AI server hardware, storage and deployment, and links each topic to the systems we build.<\/p>\n<p>It is written for IT managers, engineers and data teams planning on-premises AI, whether that means a single GPU workstation or a full rack of servers. Pogo Linux, based in Redmond, Washington, has built custom servers and workstations since 1999.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/blog\/ai-servers\/#Start_here_what_is_an_AI_server\" >Start here: what is an AI server?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/blog\/ai-servers\/#Choosing_an_AI_server\" >Choosing an AI server<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/blog\/ai-servers\/#More_guides_from_the_Pogo_blog\" >More guides from the Pogo blog<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/blog\/ai-servers\/#Pogo_Linux_AI_hardware\" >Pogo Linux AI hardware<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/blog\/ai-servers\/#Coming_next\" >Coming next<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/blog\/ai-servers\/#Talk_to_Pogo_Linux_engineers\" >Talk to Pogo Linux engineers<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Start_here_what_is_an_AI_server\"><\/span>Start here: what is an AI server?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>New to the topic? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/blog\/what-is-an-ai-server\/\">What Is an AI Server? Hardware, GPUs, and When You Need One<\/a> explains the components, the difference between training and inference, and how to decide between your own server and the cloud.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Choosing_an_AI_server\"><\/span>Choosing an AI server<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Ready to buy? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/blog\/best-ai-server-buyers-guide\/\">Best AI Server for On-Prem and Local AI in 2026: A Buyer&#8217;s Guide<\/a> walks through sizing GPU memory, single vs. multi-GPU systems, power and cooling, on-prem vs. cloud cost and the right configuration for each use case.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"More_guides_from_the_Pogo_blog\"><\/span>More guides from the Pogo blog<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>AI and GPU workloads<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/blog\/why-leverage-nvme-ssds-on-premise-artificial-intelligence-machine-learning\/\">Why You Should Leverage NVMe SSDs for Artificial Intelligence &amp; Machine Learning Workloads<\/a> (2020)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Storage for AI data pipelines<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/blog\/nvme-over-fabrics-explained\/\">Explanation of NVMe over Fabrics (NVMe-oF)<\/a> (2021)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/blog\/all-flash-nvme-jbof-direct-attached-storage\/\">All-Flash NVMe Architecture Solutions<\/a> (2021)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/blog\/what-is-high-performance-object-storage\/\">What is High-Performance Object Storage?<\/a> (2021)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/blog\/why-deploy-on-premise-object-storage\/\">Why You Should Deploy On-Premises Object Storage<\/a> (2020)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Flexible GPU and compute pools<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/blog\/what-is-composable-infrastructure\/\">What is Composable Infrastructure?<\/a> (2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/blog\/5-reasons-deploy-composable-infrastructure\/\">5 Reasons to Deploy to a Composable Infrastructure<\/a> (2021)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/blog\/composability-versus-hyperconverged-infrastructure\/\">Composability vs. Converged &amp; Hyperconverged Infrastructure<\/a> (2022)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>On-premises or cloud<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/blog\/business-benefits-why-adopt-hybrid-cloud-strategy\/\">Is 2025 the Year to Finally Adopt a Hybrid Cloud Strategy?<\/a> (2025)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/blog\/practical-guide-hybrid-cloud-infrastructure\/\">2025: Practical Guide to Implement a Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure<\/a> (2025)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>AI for IT operations<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/blog\/ai-log-management-network-observability-benefits\/\">How AI Is Transforming Log Management and Network Observability<\/a> (2026)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/blog\/how-ai-reduces-it-prep-time-security-reports-audits\/\">AI Security Reports &amp; Audits: Cuts IT Prep Time for Federal, Financial, and Healthcare<\/a> (2026)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pogo_Linux_AI_hardware\"><\/span>Pogo Linux AI hardware<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Page<\/th>\n<th>What you will find<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/products\/artificial-intelligence-servers\">AI servers<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Ready-to-ship, pre-configured and custom AI and GPU servers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/products\/asus-ai-pod-nvidia-gpus\">ASUS AI POD with NVIDIA GPUs<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Rack-scale AI built on NVIDIA GB200 NVL72<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/products\/nvidia-gpu-desktop-workstation\">NVIDIA GPU workstations<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Desk-side systems for development, training and rendering<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/products\/nvidia-gpu-rackmount-servers\">NVIDIA GPU rackmount servers<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Rackmount servers configured with NVIDIA GPUs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/products\/amd-epyc-servers\">AMD EPYC servers<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Server platforms built on AMD EPYC processors<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/products\/rackmount-servers-intel-amd\">Rackmount servers (Intel and AMD)<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Custom rackmount compute for data processing and GPU hosts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/products\/nvme-storage-servers\">NVMe storage servers<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Fast storage to keep GPUs supplied with data<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/products\/composable-infrastructure\/overview\">Composable infrastructure<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Pool GPUs, NVMe, CPUs and NICs and assign them to servers on demand<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/products\/supermicro-servers\">Supermicro servers<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Configurable Supermicro rackmount systems<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Coming_next\"><\/span>Coming next<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This hub grows as new guides are published. Planned articles:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On-prem AI servers: sizing, cost and build vs buy<\/li>\n<li>AI server racks and NVIDIA GB200 systems explained<\/li>\n<li>How to build an AI server<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Talk_to_Pogo_Linux_engineers\"><\/span>Talk to Pogo Linux engineers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Not sure which configuration fits your models, data and budget? Pogo Linux has been building custom Linux systems since 1999. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/about\/contact\">Contact the team<\/a> for a quote, or browse the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pogolinux.com\/products\/artificial-intelligence-servers\">AI servers page<\/a> to see configurations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This hub gathers Pogo Linux&#8217;s guides to AI server hardware, storage and deployment, and links each topic to the systems we build. It is written for IT managers, engineers and data teams planning on-premises AI, whether that means a single GPU workstation or a full rack of servers. 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