Short, dated observations from work in progress.
A 27-billion-parameter coding model, a single-GPU target, and day-zero edge support show how the local stack is being packaged now. The benchmark is vendor-reported; the deployment pattern is the useful signal.
Memory capacity decides whether a model can run before compute decides how fast. Unified memory expands the models available to a single machine, but capacity, bandwidth, and workload still have to be measured separately.
The clearest sign of infrastructure is not a launch-week benchmark. It is the surrounding system of licences, formats, runtimes, derivatives, updates, and operational responsibility.
Residency is one property of a system. Custody, operational control, technological dependence, and the ability to leave determine whether an organisation can keep operating on its own terms.