Data Centre Magazine March 2026, Issue 41 | Page 27

THE DATA CENTRE INTERVIEW

“ With how intense these heat loads are, if the cooling isn’ t right, the data centre simply won’ t work”

Richard Whitmore, President and CEO, Motivair by Schneider Electric
Cooling decisions now dictate deployment options, scaling capacity and whether facilities can support AI workloads. The design stage becomes the point where cooling considerations take precedence, shaping subsequent infrastructure decisions.
Liquid cooling tech: analysing the risks Liquid cooling technology itself has existed for decades. IBM implemented liquid-cooled systems in the 1980s, and Motivair by Schneider Electric has been cooling three of the most advanced liquid-cooled platforms for more than a decade.