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The Data Center Frontier Show
Liquid Cooling Goes Mainstream with CoolIT Systems’ COO Pat McGinn
Oct 22, 2024
Pat McGinn, COO of CoolIT Systems, shares insights on the booming liquid cooling market, which has evolved significantly in the past 12 years. He discusses how single-phase direct-to-chip cooling enhances data center efficiency and energy savings, especially with the escalating demands of AI. The conversation also touches on innovative cooling distribution units and the strategic partnership with NVIDIA to optimize technology. McGinn makes bold predictions for the future growth of liquid cooling as an essential solution for the industry's rising heat challenges.
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- Liquid cooling has evolved significantly, becoming a mainstream solution for data centers due to its ability to handle higher heat loads and improve energy efficiency.
- CoolIT Systems emphasizes the importance of educating data center operators about liquid cooling implementation to meet the rising demands for energy-efficient solutions amid AI advancements.
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Evolving Liquid Cooling Market
The liquid cooling market has experienced significant changes over the past decade, particularly as the technology has been embraced in various computing environments. Initially focused on supercomputing systems, liquid cooling is now widely used in high-performance computing (HPC) applications, thanks to increased awareness and understanding amongst Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and data center operators. With the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and data-intensive applications, there’s a renewed interest in liquid cooling solutions, prompting companies like Cool IT to share their expertise to help the industry adopt this advanced approach effectively. This reflects a full-circle moment for Cool IT, where they now focus on evangelizing liquid cooling as a mainstream solution after years of conceptualization and initial deployment phases.
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