Google’s Gemini can now run on a single air-gapped server — and vanish when you pull the plug

Cirrascale Cloud Services today announced it has expanded its partnership with Google Cloud to deliver the Gemini model on-premises through Google Distributed Cloud, making it the first neocloud provider to offer Google's most advanced AI model as a fully private, disconnected appliance. The announcement, timed to coincide with Google Cloud Next 2026 in Las Vegas, addresses a stubborn problem that has plagued regulated industries since the generative AI boom began: how to access frontier-class AI models without surrendering control of your data.

The offering packages Gemini into a Dell-manufactured, Google-certified hardware appliance equipped with eight Nvidia GPUs and wrapped in confidential computing protections. Enterprises and government agencies can deploy the system inside Cirrascale's data centers or their own facilities, fully disconnected from the internet and from Google's cloud infrastructure. The product enters preview immediately, with general availability expected in June or July.

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