Powering AI Infrastructure: Rack-Level Strategies for High-Density Workloads

Artificial intelligence is driving unprecedented rack-level power and cooling demands, with densities climbing from 20 kW to over 100 kW per cabinet. This white paper explores why traditional facility-level strategies are no longer sufficient and why the cabinet has become the defining unit of resilience. Readers will gain insight into how hyperscale, colocation, and enterprise operators are adapting, as well as emerging approaches to power delivery, redundancy, and proactive management. From high-power PDUs and three-phase distribution to outlet-level visibility and integrated monitoring, you’ll learn how to align infrastructure with rapidly evolving AI hardware refresh cycles and avoid stranded capacity or costly downtime.

Key Takeaways:

• Why AI workloads make the cabinet—not the facility—the new design frontier.
• Strategies for delivering reliable power at 50–120 kW+ rack densities.
• How to balance emerging topologies (240/415V, 480V, and 277V-ready servers).
• The role of intelligent PDUs, outlet visibility, and integration in AI resilience.
• Practical steps to future-proof deployments against accelerated hardware refreshes.