Digital Realty, the largest global provider of cloud- and carrier-neutral data centre, colocation, and interconnection solutions, has announced that its innovative liquid-to-chip cooling technology is currently available for use.
This innovation marks a major advancement in managing high-density workloads, particularly in artificial intelligence (AI) and data-intensive applications.
Digital Realty’s new offering builds upon the company’s standardised high-density colocation services by introducing direct liquid cooling (DLC), which brings liquid directly to customers’ infrastructure. This enhancement allows businesses to deploy high-density configurations within a shared environment, close to cloud, network, and AI service providers, while accommodating individual setup needs for greater flexibility.
Furthermore, Digital Realty’s recently launched Private AI Exchange (AIPx) supports these DLC-enabled solutions, providing new data exchange options. Key highlights of this advanced high-density deployment support include the use of mechanical solutions such as rear door heat exchangers (RDHx) and DLC. These technologies enable the efficient management of power densities ranging from 30 to 150 kilowatts per rack and beyond.
The combination of RDHx with DLC effectively doubles the power densities that can be supported, empowering businesses to meet the increasing demands of modern IT infrastructure and accelerate AI adoption through private, cloud, and hybrid solutions.
Digital Realty’s solution is designed for flexibility and accessibility, with deployment options available in more than half of its data centres worldwide. The company plans to expand support to additional sites, leveraging existing infrastructure to meet emerging AI requirements.
The company’s chief technology officer, Chris Sharp stated, “we’re proud to align with our customers in evolving their infrastructure to support this cutting-edge liquid-to-chip technology, enabling them to land and expand their deployments efficiently and redefine what’s possible in the digital age. With this cutting-edge liquid-to-chip cooling technology, we’re not just setting a new standard for high-density deployment support, we’re revolutionising the digital infrastructure landscape.”
Vice President and General Manager of HPC and AI for Lenovo ISG, Scott Tease, highlighted the importance of the partnership with Digital Realty, stating, “AI is revolutionising nearly every aspect of every industry. By working with great partners like Digital Realty, we’re helping enterprises of any size on their AI journeys. The Lenovo-Digital Realty partnership forms a critical cornerstone of the hybrid AI vision, enabling organisations to harness the full potential of emerging technologies to deliver innovation faster.”
IDC Research Director of Cloud to Edge Datacenter Trends, Sean Graham, praised Digital Realty’s HD Colocation offering, saying, “organisations are increasingly investing in generative AI and high-performance computing and need private, high-density environments. Digital Realty’s HD Colocation offering is a strong response to the flourishing market need for high-density racks and presents an ideal solution to significantly accelerate time-to-value for these organizations, while avoiding the need for lengthy and costly capital projects to build or retrofit new capacity. This offering aligns with IDC’s colocation provider recommendations for the gen AI market.”
The deployment process for Digital Realty’s high-density solution is efficient, leveraging the company’s extensive experience in designing and delivering custom-made colocation solutions for customers, thereby accelerating time-to-value.
Source: Digital Realty
By Derrick Kafui Deti – Digital Economy Magazine
