A TinyCTO.tv Hype Stack technical parable about reserved capacity, region mismatch, forecast error. Reserve only after workload, region, data, latency, and portability evidence align.
# Episode 173 — The Reserved Capacity Reserved the Wrong Region — Script
## Concept reserved capacity;region mismatch;forecast error
## Hype promise A shared AI platform will make inference fast, observable, and economically predictable.
## System reality Reserved GPU capacity is purchased in the cheapest region, while data residency and latency requirements keep workloads elsewhere.
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