Vertiv and Compass Datacenters collaborate on combination liquid and air-cooling system
Vertiv , a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions , and Compass Datacenters , which designs , builds and operates data centre campuses for some of the world ’ s largest technology companies , have announced they have collaborated to develop a solution that enables future deployments of AI with the ability to flex between air and liquid cooling to support high-density computing .
Vertiv and Compass engineers collaborated on this vision for a future-forward cooling solution , with Vertiv developing and manufacturing the technology solution .
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AI IS NOT ONLY BRINGING CHANGE TO DATA CENTRES – IT IS ALSO CHANGING HOW KEY INDUSTRY PLAYERS WORK TOGETHER TO ENABLE GROWTH .
The initial units will be deployed at a Compass facility in Q1 2025 as part of a planned multi-year , multi-billion dollar supply arrangement .
The Vertiv CoolPhase Flex , the next generation of the highefficiency Vertiv Liebert DSE Packaged System , integrates liquid cooling capabilities with refrigerant-based air-cooling technologies and heat rejection in a single packaged system .
As data centre customers plan their growth strategies , Vertiv CoolPhase Flex can be used initially as a direct expansion ( DX ) cooling system with integrated economisation to support reliable and efficient air cooling , and then as more high-density computing is deployed , the liquid cooling capabilities can be simply and quickly engaged to support liquid cooling applications .
“ Our customers are looking for fast , practical and energyefficient ways to introduce liquid cooling to support AI and other high-density applications but want the flexibility to leverage aircooling and support mixed loads in those same facilities ,” said Chris Crosby , CEO of Compass .
“ We had a vision for a future in which we could be prepared to quickly deploy air or liquid cooling to meet changing customer requirements and Vertiv brought that vision to life in a very innovative way . The Vertiv CoolPhase Flex provides a level of flexibility that is unparalleled in the marketplace and that is highly valuable to us and to our customers ,” added Crosby .
“ AI is not only bringing change to data centres – it is also changing how key industry players work together to enable growth . Data centre operators , customers , chip manufacturers , infrastructure providers , utility companies and others must work together to innovate and reduce barriers to AI adoption ,” said Giordano ( Gio ) Albertazzi , CEO of Vertiv . “ Compass Datacenters and Vertiv engineers worked together to make this important project a reality . Vertiv CoolPhase Flex makes it possible to support today ’ s IT and quickly enable the data centre of the future . With our deep expertise and understanding of the complexities of AI applications , Vertiv was uniquely able to bring this solution to market .” �
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