• New platform delivers enterprise-grade servers, AI systems, workstations, and laptops on flexible terms for AI startups, VFX studios, educational institutions, and research teams. • Skorppio, a new self-serve platform for on-premise high-performance computer rentals, launches with a fleet of workload-qualified, enterprise-grade systems available for delivery nationwide. • The platform serves AI startups, ML developers, VFX studios, simulation teams, and research organizations that need bare-metal compute on-premise, without ownership costs, cloud lock-in, or long-term contracts. • Temporary access to high-performance, on-premise hardware has traditionally offered limited options: purchasing infrastructure requires extended lead times and significant capital investment, while public cloud solutions often reduce margins, predictability, and control. • Skorppio addresses this gap with an on-demand, flexible rental model for enterprise-grade compute, broadening how organizations secure critical infrastructure. • Skorppio’s rental fleet spans performance laptops, multi-GPU professional workstations, NVIDIA DGX-class enterprise AI systems, and GPU servers.

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  • Skorppio has unveiled a self‑serve platform that rents on‑premise, enterprise‑grade compute hardware, including NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs such as the RTX 6000 PRO. The service offers laptops, multi‑GPU workstations, DGX‑class AI systems, and GPU servers on flexible, short‑term terms, targeting AI startups, VFX studios, simulation teams, and research groups that need bare‑metal compute without long‑term contracts or cloud lock‑in. A partnership with PNY Pro supplies Blackwell GPUs and AMD EPYC/Threadripper processors, while a flagship workstation delivers up to 786 GB of VRAM and runs on standard office power. Founded by Jonathan Goldstein, the platform follows a successful pre‑seed round and will soon launch an equity‑based incubator for early‑stage AI firms.

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