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Lambda

AI compute in the cloud

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Lambda is a cloud infrastructure provider specializing in GPU compute for AI. It offers on-demand instances, managed clusters, and dedicated superclusters with NVIDIA GPUs. The platform is designed for training and inference of large AI models, with a focus on security, compliance, and single-tenant isolation.

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