The rear view of a rack of servers using the LiquidCool immersion system. Blue lines bring dielectric coolant to the server to cool components, while the red lines return the fluid to a heat exchanger.
(Photo: LiquidCool Solutions)
LiquidCool Brings Immersion Cooling to the Server Chassis: LiquidCool Solutions immerses server components inside a sealed chassis filled with dielectric fluid. The company is targeting the market for high-density cooling, where the growth of AI and HPC is boosting interest in liquid-cooled solutions.
GDS Deal May Help CyrusOne Build Data Centers Faster: CyrusOne CTO Kevin Timmons says the company’s partnership with Chinese data center developer GDS will help it build data centers even faster and at lower cost.
Vertiv Expands Offerings for Lithium-Ion UPS Systems: Vertiv is expanding its line of UPS systems that can use lithium-ion batteries rather than traditional lead-acid batteries, offering more options for data center operators interested in new options for their power infrastructure.
Top Voices of the Industry Columns
Data Center Frontier’s Voices of the Industry columns were also popular on the site as the year kicked off. The most popular guest article in January took a look at how it might be time for data center companies to provide more cloud connectivity options to retain customers, as well as attract new ones. Another of the most-read columns reviewed the rise of the autonomous data center. Read on to also find out how software-defined networking is working to define the next generation of business leaders:
It’s Time for Data Center Companies to Provide More Cloud Connectivity Options: Bruno Berti, Vice President of Product Management at RagingWire Data Centers, examines how offering more cloud connectivity options will benefit data center customers.
Developing Upskilled Employees and the Autonomous Data Center: Patrick Quirk, Vice President and General Manager of Management Systems at Vertiv, explores the connection between upskilled employees and the autonomous data center. By combining data, connectivity and machine learning, data centers can bridge the skills gap, prepare for changing environments and loads, and eventually implement predictive capabilities.
SDN: Defining the Next Generation of Business Leaders: Forward-looking enterprises are going beyond just deploying hybrid cloud infrastructure, and adopting fundamental network virtualization technologies such as software defined networking (SDN). Chris Sharp, CTO, Digital Realty, explores how leveraging the power of software-defined SDN can help you build next-generation networks and ramp up your hybrid cloud strategy.
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