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Becoming the VMware of AI Infrastructure: Lukas on Building the Operating System for GPU Clouds
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AI infrastructure is breaking the old data center model.
In this episode of Liftoff with Keith, I sit down with Lukas Gentele, CEO & Co-Founder of vCluster Labs, to unpack what it really takes to operate GPU infrastructure at scale in 2026.
As AI workloads explode and neoclouds race to meet demand, Lukas and his team are building the operational backbone for modern AI clouds — from managed Kubernetes and tenant isolation to automated node provisioning and GPU lifecycle management.
We discuss:
- Why traditional data center assumptions are collapsing under AI pressure
- What’s fundamentally changed since the VMware era
- How an early partnership with CoreWeave shaped vCluster’s trajectory
- And the one mistake AI cloud operators are making right now that could hurt them over the next 18 months
If you care about AI infrastructure, GPU economics, hyperscaler strategy, or building category-defining platforms — this conversation is essential.