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Utilization optimizer: defragment slices for higher $/result
Aug 22, 2025
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Utilization is a scheduling outcome
Hardware doesn’t “become utilized.” Schedulers make it utilized.
Defragmentation: the unglamorous win
Packing jobs leaves holes. Defragmentation reclaims them.
Data locality matters
Move compute to data when possible. Transfers are silent killers.
What Kova measures
Throughput, latency targets, and $/result—per workload.
Kova Team
Operators building verifiable, fractional compute.
We write about fractional GPUs/CPUs, per-second economics, verification, and the deployment details that keep fleets stable.
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