Dedicated GPU Infrastructure for AI Workloads
Your AI models deserve infrastructure built for artificial intelligence from the ground up, not repurposed web servers with a GPU bolted on as an afterthought. Petronella Technology Group, Inc. delivers dedicated NVIDIA GPU hosting, custom AI server builds, managed inference infrastructure, and secure colocation in Raleigh, NC. We engineer power delivery, thermal management, networking, and physical security so your team can focus entirely on building intelligent applications that drive measurable business outcomes.
BBB Accredited Since 2003 • Founded 2002 • 2,500+ Clients Served
Why Organizations Choose PTG for AI Infrastructure
Data Sovereignty Control
Keep sensitive training data and proprietary models on your own infrastructure. Avoid cloud provider data mining, unpredictable API changes, and regulatory exposure while maintaining full control over your entire AI pipeline from data ingestion through model inference and deployment.
Predictable GPU Costs
Cloud GPU instances drain budgets fast. A single H100 cloud instance can cost $25,000 or more per month. With dedicated infrastructure, you pay fixed costs and typically achieve full return on investment within six to twelve months of continuous use, while eliminating per-hour billing surprises and egress fees entirely.
Purpose-Built for AI
High-bandwidth NVLink interconnects, parallel NVMe storage arrays, low-latency networking, and power and cooling systems engineered for continuous GPU workloads around the clock. This is not generic VPS infrastructure masquerading as AI hosting.
CMMC-Ready Security
Air-gapped environments, encrypted storage, biometric access controls, and CMMC-compliant hosting options. Built by a Licensed Digital Forensic Examiner and CMMC Registered Practitioner with 30+ years of IT and cybersecurity experience protecting mission-critical systems.
Why Generic Hosting Fails AI Workloads
Most organizations pursuing artificial intelligence initiatives in 2026 hit the same infrastructure wall. Cloud GPU instances are prohibitively expensive for continuous training and inference workloads. A single NVIDIA H100 cloud instance can run well over $25,000 per month depending on the provider and region. Meanwhile, local workstations lack the power delivery, cooling capacity, and redundancy required for production deployments. Generic data center colocation providers do not understand GPU thermal management, high-bandwidth interconnects, or the specific networking requirements that distributed training across multiple nodes demands.
The result is predictable and painful: either crippling cloud bills that make your CFO question the entire AI program, throttled training runs that take weeks instead of days, or infrastructure that simply cannot scale past proof-of-concept. Engineering teams end up spending more time troubleshooting server crashes, thermal shutdowns, and storage bottlenecks than actually building and refining the models that create business value.
Petronella Technology Group, Inc. solves this with AI-first infrastructure. We design, deploy, and manage GPU hosting environments built specifically for machine learning workloads. Whether you need a single RTX 5090 inference server for rapid prototyping, an eight-GPU A100 training cluster for fine-tuning large language models, or a hybrid architecture that spans on-premises hardware and cloud burst capacity, we deliver turnkey solutions backed by over two decades of infrastructure expertise and our founder Craig Petronella's 30+ years of hands-on IT and cybersecurity experience.
We serve research labs training foundation models, fintech firms running real-time inference at scale, defense contractors requiring air-gapped environments that meet CMMC compliance, healthcare organizations with HIPAA constraints, and startups prototyping computer vision and generative AI products. If your AI workload demands more than what a laptop or a cloud budget can sustainably provide, we deliver the infrastructure to make it production-ready and keep it running reliably.
Complete AI Server Hosting Solutions
NVIDIA GPU Hosting (H100, H200, A100, L40S, RTX Series)
Dedicated GPU servers configured specifically for your AI framework and workload type. We deploy NVIDIA H100 and H200 for large-scale transformer training, A100 for mixed-precision workloads and production inference, L40S for inference-heavy and rendering applications, and RTX 4090 or RTX 5090 for cost-efficient development, fine-tuning, and smaller model hosting.
What sets us apart: We do not just rent you a GPU. We tune kernel parameters, configure CUDA Toolkit and cuDNN for your specific framework version, optimize NCCL for multi-GPU communication, benchmark your particular model architecture, and deliver a system ready to execute your training scripts on day one. You get root access, custom OS images, and zero noisy-neighbor problems because the hardware is fully dedicated to your workloads.
Our GPU hosting includes redundant power delivery, liquid cooling for high-density configurations, 100 Gbps networking, and around-the-clock monitoring with automatic failover protocols. Every server is stress-tested under full GPU load for 72 or more hours before we hand over access.
Typical use cases: LLM fine-tuning and pre-training, diffusion model training, real-time inference APIs, computer vision pipelines, reinforcement learning environments, and multi-modal model development. Related: AI model fine-tuning services.
Custom AI Server Builds
Off-the-shelf servers are not designed for GPU-accelerated artificial intelligence. Memory bandwidth bottlenecks, inadequate PCIe lane allocation, and insufficient power delivery limit performance and reliability under sustained workloads. We design custom server builds that eliminate these constraints from the start, giving your models the throughput they need.
Our build process: We profile your model's vRAM requirements, I/O patterns, and parallelization strategy. Then we architect a system with the right CPU platform such as AMD EPYC or Intel Xeon, appropriate RAM capacity ranging from 512 GB to 2 TB or more, NVMe storage arrays in parallel RAID configurations for maximum throughput, and redundant power supply units rated for continuous full-load GPU draw over extended periods.
For multi-GPU builds, we configure NVLink bridges for direct GPU-to-GPU communication that bypasses PCIe bottlenecks and set up high-speed networking for distributed training across nodes. Every build undergoes stress testing under full GPU load for at least 72 hours before deployment to verify thermal stability and performance consistency under real-world conditions.
Example configurations: Eight-GPU RTX 5090 workstation for local development and prototyping, four-GPU A100 80 GB training server with NVLink, eight-GPU H100 SXM cluster with high-speed fabric interconnect, and hybrid inference clusters using L40S GPUs for balanced throughput and cost efficiency.
Managed Inference Infrastructure
Production inference demands fundamentally different infrastructure than training. Lower latency, horizontal scaling, model versioning, and cost efficiency matter more than raw training throughput. We deploy managed inference clusters using TensorRT optimization, ONNX Runtime, vLLM, or Triton Inference Server depending on your model architecture and latency requirements.
What we handle: Quantization and pruning to reduce model size without meaningful accuracy loss, batch inference optimization for maximum GPU utilization, auto-scaling based on real-time request volume, A/B testing between model versions, continuous monitoring of latency, throughput, and GPU utilization metrics, and cost allocation across inference endpoints so you understand exactly where your compute budget goes.
We deploy inference workloads on RTX GPUs for cost-efficient FP16 and INT8 models, L40S for balanced performance across diverse workloads, or A100 and H100 for high-throughput serving of large models. Load balancing distributes requests intelligently across GPU pools, and caching layers reduce redundant inference calls for frequently requested outputs.
Ideal for: API-based model serving, real-time recommendation engines, chatbot and AI agent backends, image generation services, embedding generation at scale, and any application requiring sub-100 millisecond inference latency. See also our custom AI development services.
GPU Colocation and Managed Hosting
If you own GPU hardware but lack the facility to run it properly for production workloads, our colocation service provides enterprise-grade hosting in Raleigh, NC. We offer rack space with redundant power, cooling infrastructure engineered for high-density GPU racks, fiber connectivity with multiple upstream providers, physical security controls, and remote hands support whenever you need it.
Included with colocation: Multiple upstream internet providers with BGP routing for redundancy, 10 Gbps to 100 Gbps connectivity options, IPMI and BMC remote management access, biometric-controlled physical access, around-the-clock monitoring, and SLA-backed uptime guarantees. Unlike consumer ISPs, we provide static IP blocks, reverse DNS, and no bandwidth throttling regardless of usage volume.
For organizations with data sovereignty and compliance requirements, we offer air-gapped colocation with no internet connectivity, physically isolated network segments, and encrypted-at-rest storage. This configuration meets CMMC, ITAR, HIPAA, and other compliance frameworks requiring strict data isolation and access controls.
Managed hosting adds: Operating system patching, driver updates, CUDA version management, storage expansion planning, proactive hardware replacement, and continuous monitoring. You focus on AI development and model improvement while we handle every aspect of infrastructure operations. Learn more about our AI compliance capabilities.
Dedicated AI Training Clusters
Large language models, diffusion models, and video generation models in 2026 require multi-GPU or multi-node training infrastructure to achieve practical training timelines. A single-GPU training run that takes weeks can complete in days with proper parallelization across a well-architected cluster. We deploy distributed training clusters with NVLink for intra-node GPU communication and high-speed fabric for inter-node communication.
Cluster architecture: Multiple training nodes, each equipped with four to eight GPUs, interconnected via 200 Gbps or faster switching fabric. Shared parallel file systems such as Lustre or BeeGFS provide high-throughput dataset access across all nodes simultaneously. Job scheduling through Slurm or Kubernetes manages multi-user access and resource allocation efficiently, preventing contention between teams or workloads.
We configure NCCL, DeepSpeed, or FSDP for efficient gradient synchronization, implement gradient checkpointing to reduce vRAM usage on memory-constrained configurations, and optimize data loading pipelines to eliminate GPU idle time that wastes expensive compute cycles. Every cluster includes monitoring dashboards showing per-GPU utilization, memory usage, thermal status, and training throughput metrics updated in real time.
Ideal for: Pre-training foundation models on proprietary corpora, fine-tuning LLMs on domain-specific datasets, hyperparameter sweeps across large search spaces, ablation studies, and any training workload that benefits from scaling beyond eight GPUs.
On-Premises vs Cloud vs Hybrid GPU Strategy
Not every workload belongs in the cloud, and not every workload belongs on-premises. The right answer depends on your usage patterns, budget constraints, security requirements, and scaling needs. We help organizations design hybrid GPU architectures that optimize across all four dimensions simultaneously.
On-premises GPU infrastructure is best for continuous training workloads, sensitive or regulated data, and scenarios with predictable resource needs. ROI breakeven typically occurs within six to twelve months of heavy utilization. You benefit from fixed costs, zero egress fees, and full hardware control over every aspect of the stack.
Cloud GPU instances are best for bursty workloads, rapid experimentation, and scenarios requiring instant scaling to dozens or hundreds of GPUs. Pay-per-use pricing works well for intermittent jobs but becomes prohibitively expensive for workloads running around the clock.
Hybrid approach: Run core training on dedicated infrastructure and burst to cloud during peak demand periods. Deploy inference on cost-efficient local GPUs while training on high-performance clusters. Preprocess data on CPU-optimized systems and send prepared datasets to GPU clusters for model training.
We model total cost of ownership across every deployment option, factor in your workload patterns and growth projections, and recommend the architecture that maximizes return on investment while meeting your security and compliance requirements. Explore our AI implementation consulting for strategic planning support.
From Requirements to Production-Ready Infrastructure
Workload Analysis and Architecture Design
We begin with a detailed technical consultation to understand your AI workload inside and out. What models are you training or serving? What frameworks do you use? What are your vRAM requirements, dataset sizes, and training timelines? We profile your existing scripts when available to identify performance bottlenecks and quantify resource needs precisely. Then we design a GPU architecture optimized for your workload, whether that is a single inference server, a multi-GPU training workstation, or a distributed cluster spanning multiple rack-mounted nodes.
Hardware Procurement and Custom Build
Based on the architecture design, we procure GPU hardware from NVIDIA's current lineup, configure servers with the appropriate CPU, RAM, and NVMe storage for your throughput requirements, and implement power delivery and cooling solutions engineered for continuous GPU operation. Every system is assembled with redundant power supply units, optimal PCIe lane allocation, NVLink bridges where applicable, and undergoes full stress testing under sustained GPU load for at least 72 hours. Each system is benchmarked before deployment to verify that performance meets or exceeds the specifications we committed to during design.
Software Stack and Optimization
We install your preferred operating system, configure NVIDIA drivers, CUDA Toolkit, cuDNN, NCCL, and container runtimes such as Docker or Podman. For deep learning frameworks, we install and optimize PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX, or Hugging Face Transformers with all relevant performance flags enabled. We tune kernel parameters, configure NCCL environment variables for multi-GPU efficiency, set up monitoring through Prometheus, Grafana, and NVIDIA DCGM, and implement backup and restore procedures. You receive a system that is ready to run your training scripts the moment you log in for the first time.
Deployment, Validation, and Ongoing Support
Once the system is configured and verified, we deploy your initial models and run test training jobs to validate real-world performance against the benchmarks from our stress testing phase. We document the complete architecture, provide access credentials, and train your team on GPU resource management best practices. For managed hosting clients, we establish monitoring alerts, SLA agreements, support escalation procedures, and ongoing capacity planning reviews. You gain immediate access to production-ready infrastructure with continuous support from engineers who understand AI workloads at a deep technical level, not generic data center staff.
AI Infrastructure Expertise Built on Decades of Experience
Petronella Technology Group, Inc. is not a cloud reseller or generic colocation provider that jumped on the AI trend when it became profitable. We have been deploying high-performance computing infrastructure, designing secure data environments, and building custom server solutions since we were founded in 2002. In the 24 years since, we have served over 2,500 clients across defense, healthcare, finance, government, and research sectors. Our founder, Craig Petronella, brings 30+ years of personal IT and cybersecurity experience to every infrastructure engagement we undertake.
Craig holds credentials as a Licensed Digital Forensic Examiner and CMMC Certified Registered Practitioner, and has completed advanced coursework at MIT in systems engineering. This is infrastructure designed by engineers who understand CUDA programming, distributed training algorithms, production ML pipelines, and the security requirements that govern sensitive AI workloads in regulated industries.
What sets us apart:
- 30+ Years of Expertise, 24 Years as a Company – We have deployed mission-critical systems for defense contractors, Fortune 500 companies, and research institutions long before AI became mainstream. Our infrastructure track record spans more than two decades of continuous operation.
- Security-First Design – CMMC-compliant hosting, air-gapped environments, encrypted storage, and physical security controls built into every deployment from the foundation up. Security is never an afterthought in our architecture process.
- Purpose-Built for AI – Not repurposed web hosting infrastructure. Every component is engineered for GPU thermal management, high-bandwidth interconnects, and continuous compute workloads that run for days, weeks, or months without interruption.
- Transparent Pricing – No hidden egress fees, per-hour billing traps, or surprise overages. Fixed monthly costs with predictable return on investment that your finance team can forecast accurately.
- Local Raleigh, NC Presence – Not a faceless cloud provider operating from an unknown location. You can visit our facility, meet the team, and get hands-on support when you need it. We are located at 5540 Centerview Dr Suite 200, Raleigh NC 27606.
- End-to-End AI Services – From AI implementation consulting to hardware deployment to custom AI application development, we support the full AI lifecycle under one roof.
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Founded by Craig Petronella
Licensed Digital Forensic Examiner, CMMC Certified Registered Practitioner, MIT-certified systems engineer. 30+ years deploying secure, high-performance infrastructure for defense, finance, healthcare, and research organizations across the United States.
Craig founded Petronella Technology Group, Inc. in 2002 with a mission to deliver enterprise-grade infrastructure that prioritizes security, reliability, and performance over vendor lock-in and profit margins. Today, that same philosophy drives our AI infrastructure practice, serving clients who need GPU compute they can trust. BBB Accredited since 2003.
AI Server Hosting FAQ
When does dedicated GPU infrastructure make more sense than cloud?
Cloud GPU instances are ideal for bursty, unpredictable workloads and rapid experimentation where you need GPUs for hours or days rather than continuously. Dedicated infrastructure becomes cost-effective when you have continuous, predictable GPU usage. If you are running training jobs around the clock, performing frequent inference serving, or training multiple models simultaneously, dedicated hardware typically reaches ROI breakeven within six to twelve months of continuous use.
Other factors that favor dedicated infrastructure include data sovereignty requirements, compliance constraints such as CMMC, HIPAA, or ITAR that restrict where data can be processed, proprietary models you cannot send to public cloud providers, and the need to avoid cloud provider data mining or unpredictable API deprecation cycles that can disrupt your production pipelines.
What GPU options do you support for AI workloads?
We deploy the full range of current NVIDIA GPUs based on workload requirements. The H100 and H200 with 80 GB or more of HBM3 memory serve as flagship GPUs for large-scale transformer training and LLMs that demand maximum throughput. The A100 in 40 GB or 80 GB configurations serves as a reliable workhorse for mixed-precision training and production inference with excellent price-to-performance ratios. The L40S with 48 GB of vRAM handles dual-purpose inference and graphics workloads including vision models efficiently. The RTX 4090 with 24 GB and RTX 5090 with 32 GB of vRAM provide cost-efficient options for smaller models, fine-tuning, development environments, and mid-size training workloads.
We help you select the right GPU tier based on model size, training duration requirements, inference latency targets, and budget constraints. Our goal is to match the right hardware to your workload so you are not overspending on capacity you do not need or underprovisioning and hitting performance walls.
Can you deploy air-gapped AI infrastructure for classified or sensitive data?
Yes. We deploy CMMC-compliant, air-gapped, and ITAR-ready GPU infrastructure for defense contractors, government agencies, and organizations handling classified or highly sensitive data. Our founder Craig Petronella is a CMMC Certified Registered Practitioner and Licensed Digital Forensic Examiner with 30+ years of IT and cybersecurity experience protecting sensitive environments.
Security controls include physically isolated network segments with zero internet connectivity, encrypted storage using industry-standard encryption methods, biometric access controls, hardware security modules for cryptographic key management, tamper-evident hardware seals, and comprehensive audit logging for every access event.
We understand the specific requirements of NIST 800-171, CMMC Level 2, and defense-grade operational security. If your AI workload involves CUI, export-controlled data, or classified models, we architect compliant infrastructure that meets your regulatory obligations. Learn more on our AI compliance page.
How do you handle power and cooling for high-density GPU servers?
GPUs under continuous load generate significant heat and power draw. A single H100 draws 700 watts at full utilization while an eight-GPU H100 system can exceed 5,600 watts for the GPUs alone before accounting for CPUs, storage, and networking. Generic data centers designed for traditional web servers simply cannot handle this thermal and electrical density safely.
Our power infrastructure includes redundant power supply units rated for continuous GPU draw, dedicated high-amperage circuits per server, UPS backup systems for graceful shutdowns during power events, and PDU monitoring that tracks real-time power consumption across every component. Our cooling infrastructure deploys liquid cooling solutions including direct-to-chip and rear-door heat exchangers for H100 and A100 clusters, and precision air cooling with hot-aisle containment for RTX and lower-density configurations.
Temperature monitoring alerts our operations team to thermal anomalies before they cause GPU throttling or unplanned shutdowns, protecting both your hardware investment and your training runs from unexpected interruption.
What AI frameworks and MLOps tools do you support?
We support all major deep learning frameworks and AI toolchains used in production environments today. For training, this includes PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX, Hugging Face Transformers, DeepSpeed, and Megatron-LM. For inference serving, we support TensorRT, ONNX Runtime, Triton Inference Server, vLLM, and TorchServe. For distributed training orchestration, we configure NCCL, Ray, Dask, and Slurm job scheduling. Container orchestration runs through Docker, Podman, Kubernetes, and NVIDIA GPU Operator.
For monitoring and experiment tracking, we deploy Prometheus, Grafana, NVIDIA DCGM, Weights and Biases, and MLflow. We configure environments to match your existing workflows and toolchain preferences. If you rely on custom tooling or in-house frameworks, we integrate those into the infrastructure as well.
Do you offer GPU-as-a-Service or only dedicated infrastructure?
We offer both models depending on your needs and preferences. Dedicated infrastructure is ideal for long-term workloads where you want fixed costs, full hardware control, and maximum performance with no sharing. GPU-as-a-Service is available for shorter-term projects, bursty workloads, or organizations that prefer operating expenses over capital expenditure.
With GPU-as-a-Service, you get access to our managed GPU clusters on a subscription basis with monthly or annual contracts. We handle hardware procurement, maintenance, driver updates, and all infrastructure management. You get root access to virtual machines or bare-metal instances with guaranteed GPU allocation and no noisy-neighbor interference from other tenants.
For organizations with existing hardware, we also offer managed colocation where you own the GPUs but we provide the facility, power, cooling, networking, and operational support. Contact us at 919-348-4912 to discuss which model fits your requirements best. BBB Accredited since 2003. Founded 2002. 2,500+ clients served.
What level of support do you provide for AI infrastructure?
We offer tiered support based on your operational requirements. Standard support includes business hours availability, email and phone support, four-hour response time for critical issues, and hardware replacement within 24 hours. Premium support includes around-the-clock availability, one-hour response time for critical issues, a dedicated communication channel, proactive monitoring with automated alerts, and quarterly performance reviews with capacity planning recommendations.
Managed services provide full infrastructure management including OS patching, driver updates, capacity planning, performance tuning, and on-call support. We act as your dedicated infrastructure team so you can focus entirely on AI development, model training, and delivering business value.
All support tiers include access to engineers who understand AI workloads at a deep technical level. When you report a training performance issue, we diagnose whether it is a hardware bottleneck, software misconfiguration, or algorithmic inefficiency rather than routing you through a generic help desk that reads from scripts.
How quickly can you deploy new GPU infrastructure?
Deployment timelines depend on hardware availability and configuration complexity. For existing inventory including RTX 4090, RTX 5090, and some A100 configurations, we can complete software configuration and full deployment within three to five business days. Custom builds with multi-GPU systems and specialized configurations typically take two to three weeks including hardware procurement, assembly, extended stress testing, and software setup. High-demand enterprise GPUs such as H100 and H200 or large A100 clusters may take four to eight weeks depending on the NVIDIA supply chain at the time of order.
For urgent deployments, we can often provision interim systems using available inventory while waiting for enterprise GPUs to arrive. We also offer access to our existing GPU clusters on a short-term basis to prevent project delays and keep your AI development on schedule. Contact us at 919-348-4912 to discuss your timeline and requirements.
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