DESIGN & BUILD
CREDIT: ECOLAB
Ecolab’ s research & development team spans more than 1,600 associates, including scientists, engineers and technical specialists across 20 global technology and innovation centres
“Liquid cooling is growing so fast. The thing is, it’ s only going to evolve even more quickly”
Rob Lowe, Director RD & E – Global High Tech, Ecolab
Blowing air across chips to keep them cool is one thing,” Rob notes.“ Now we’ re pumping water or some coolant into the system to do that, and the risk and the complexity are just amazing.”
Unknown operational realities The rapid deployment of liquid cooling infrastructure has revealed troubling knowledge gaps. Unlike mature data centre operations built on decades of institutional learning, AI-focused facilities are being constructed and commissioned without established operational playbooks.
“ This entire operation, the AI business, is coming into being as we speak,” says Rob.
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