AI Infrastructure
If your data must not leave the building, the model has to run on your own servers. That is not a software job; it is procurement, data centre installation and ongoing maintenance.
- ApplicationL6
- Model servingL5
- RuntimeL4
- StorageL3
- GPU serverL2
- Power and coolingL1
Bottom to top: from physical infrastructure to application. Each layer has its own delivery document.
AI infrastructure is the GPU server, storage, cooling and model-serving layer required to run models on an organisation's own hardware. Mipo handles this end to end: sourcing the GPU server abroad, running the import and customs process, installing it in the data centre and maintaining it afterwards. Where data cannot leave the organisation, this is the only realistic route.
GPU server infrastructure from power to model, layer by layer.
Infrastructure is not a single job — it is layers stacked on top of each other. An installation that skips a layer makes everything above it fragile.
Application
Internal applications and interfaces that use the model
Model serving
The layer models are served from, with version and resource management
Runtime
Drivers, libraries and GPU resource sharing
Storage
High-speed storage for model files and the vector database
GPU server
GPU, memory and redundant power sized to the model
Power and cooling
Rack capacity, airflow and electrical calculation
For AI infrastructure we measure power and cooling on site.
Measurements are taken before installation. Capacity, coverage and downtime window are not determined by estimation.
Load profile
Which model, how many concurrent users, how much memory — the hardware decision follows this measurement.
Power capacity
The existing rack's electrical capacity is measured. GPU servers draw markedly more than standard servers.
Cooling calculation
Heat load is calculated; if existing cooling is insufficient it is resolved before installation.
Data path
Where the data the model reaches is held, and how it travels across the network.
Which hardware and software we build GPU servers with.
- GPU
- Selected against model memory requirement, written with rationale
- Storage
- High-speed local disk · vector database
- Power
- Redundant power supply · separate circuit
- Cooling
- Heat load calculated before installation
- Access
- Segmented network · operates without external connectivity
- Monitoring
- GPU utilisation · temperature · memory · capacity trend
Installation timeline depends on procurement lead time
When the AI infrastructure is handed over, what you hold.
Infrastructure without documentation is infrastructure dependent on whoever built it. The delivery file is prepared so another team can take over.
- Load profile and hardware rationale report
- Rack layout and power distribution diagram
- Cooling and heat load calculation
- Model serving layer configuration document
- Access and authorisation matrix
- Acceptance test record
Questions about ai infrastructure.
Three reasons: it is mandatory when data cannot leave the organisation; beyond a certain level of sustained use, subscription cost exceeds the hardware investment; and you are not exposed to a third party's pricing or policy changes. For low, intermittent use cloud is the better answer — we run that comparison with you.
Yes. Power draw and heat output are markedly higher than standard servers. Installing without calculating existing rack and cooling capacity shortens hardware life and affects neighbouring systems. The power and cooling calculation is therefore part of the scope.
The memory requirement of the model and the number of concurrent users are decisive. An oversized GPU is wasted cost; an undersized one means the model does not run at all. The decision is made against a measured load profile and given in writing with its rationale.
No. Sourcing, import and customs for the GPU hardware are handled by us. Your involvement begins at delivery and commissioning.
If you wish, yes. Having infrastructure and application under one company means accountability is not split when performance issues arise. Infrastructure installation alone can also be purchased.