GPU servers and AI racks for Palo Alto labs and teams

Palo Alto runs its own electric utility

Electricity in Palo Alto comes from the city’s own utility, City of Palo Alto Utilities (CPAU), not PG&E. The city reports that its electric supply has been carbon neutral since 2013 (City of Palo Alto).

For GPU hardware in a lab or office, that means any new circuit or service upgrade is planned with your building and CPAU. Raise it early: it can take longer than building the server.

Equinix SV8: the former Palo Alto Internet Exchange

529 Bryant Street began as a telephone company building and became the carrier-neutral Palo Alto Internet Exchange (PAIX) in 1996. Equinix, whose founders set up PAIX there, now operates it as SV8 (Center for Land Use Interpretation). It is a compact, retrofitted building of about 45,000 sq ft, built in 1928 (datacenterHawk).

Lab and office deployments

Research labs and startups often want a small system on premises for development, inference or sensitive data. The TOR-AI-Edge-2G is built for edge and on-prem inference with dual RTX 5090 GPUs. A system like it needs a dedicated circuit; the San Francisco page works through what an office circuit can carry.

For memory-bound research, such as large working sets or long-context inference, evaluate the M1000 memory appliance at the San Jose facility first. It shares memory over RDMA/RoCEv2, so it needs that network to the servers that use it, plus power and cooling for the appliance.

From San Jose to Palo Alto

The hardware is configured, burned in and tested at TORmem’s San Jose facility. TORmem engineers install it at your lab, office or data center and run the acceptance tests agreed in writing.

Frequently asked questions

Does TORmem install GPU servers in Palo Alto?

Yes. TORmem builds and tests the hardware in San Jose, and its engineers install it at your Palo Alto lab, office or data center, then run the acceptance tests agreed in writing.

Who supplies electricity in Palo Alto?

The city’s own utility, City of Palo Alto Utilities (CPAU), rather than PG&E. If a lab or office needs a new circuit or a service upgrade for GPU hardware, plan it with your building and CPAU early.

Can Equinix SV8 in Palo Alto host GPU racks?

It depends on the power and cooling per cabinet you can contract there. SV8 is a compact, highly connected building at 529 Bryant Street, the former Palo Alto Internet Exchange. Confirm the cabinet limits first; for dense GPU racks, compare Santa Clara facilities. TORmem is independent of Equinix.

Can a research lab evaluate TORmem hardware before buying?

Yes. You can arrange a visit to the San Jose facility to evaluate hardware such as the M1000 memory appliance and TORswitch. Bring a representative workload and dataset so the evaluation measures your application.