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  • Vertiv Announces Global Launch of Liquid Cooling Services Portfolio to Support Systems for AI and High-Density Compute Applications>

    Vertiv Announces Global Launch of Liquid Cooling Services Portfolio to Support Systems for AI and High-Density Compute Applications>

    …Vertiv™ Liquid Cooling Services support and enhance the entire lifecycle of liquid cooled systems, from installation to fluid management and maintenance to digital services.

     Vertiv (NYSE: VRT), a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions, today announced the launch of Vertiv™ Liquid Cooling Services. This offering provides customers with the tools to enhance system availability, improve efficiency, and navigate the evolving challenges of advanced liquid cooling systems with confidence. The offering is now globally available.

    Vertiv has been delivering these services for more than a year to regional early adopters, refining best practices and gaining valuable insights that have now enabled the expansion of our liquid cooling service capabilities on a global scale. This experience brings a mature and proven approach, providing data centre operators worldwide with expert support based on real-world application and success.

    AI workloads continue to reshape the data centre landscape, driving a significant increase in data centre rack densities, with 30 kW racks now becoming the standard and some reaching up to 120 kW or higher. Operators are facing increased heat loads, higher power densities, and the need for liquid cooling solutions to maintain operational continuity is in high demand.

    “The increasing reliance on liquid-cooled AI servers necessitates a comprehensive approach to lifecycle management,” said Sean Graham, research director of cloud and data centre at IDC. “Given the complexities inherent in these cooling ecosystems, a robust support programme is not merely advisable, but a best practice to ensure both system availability and long-term operational viability.”

    Vertiv Liquid Cooling Services offering is focused on providing seamless integration of liquid cooling systems with IT equipment and adjacent infrastructure. It includes expert installation and commissioning, ongoing maintenance with special attention to fluid management, cleanliness, and preventing air from entering the system — key for system reliability. Traditional maintenance practices aren’t enough for the complexities of liquid cooling systems supporting critical AI applications. This offering leverages Vertiv’s decades of industry experience and provides best-practices delivery of preventive and condition-based maintenance to provide reliable and efficient system performance and to maximise availability.

    Vertiv Liquid Cooling Services include a full range of solutions designed to support AI-driven and high-performance computing environments, providing seamless integration, long-term reliability, and operational continuity. Vertiv’s certified technicians and field engineers provide expert support at every stage, confirming that heat rejection systems and cooling loop fluid systems function optimally:

    • Startup & Commissioning Services – Proactively identify and address potential issues that could result from improper installation, preventing delays and enabling a smooth and efficient system launch while verifying quality of all of the connected equipment.
    • Spare Parts Availability – Quick access to replacement components, supporting faster repairs when needed, and reducing potential downtime.
    • End-to-End Lifecycle Support – Digital, proactive system maintenance is at the core of this offering, allowing long-term reliability and optimised cooling performance. Documentation of all processes supporting the secondary fluid network provides a health history for the equipment to inform ongoing support.
    • Comprehensive Fluid Management Services –Maintaining optimal coolant quality is essential for reliable system performance. Vertiv’s services include coolant sampling, laboratory testing, contamination prevention, and environmentally responsible disposal to maximise system longevity and efficiency while enhancing system resilience of the secondary fluid network and technology cooling system.
    • Emergency and preventive support: Emergency response teams provide rapid, on-site and remote support to diagnose and resolve issues, minimising downtime and restoring operations quickly.

    “High-performance computing (HPC) and AI are critical to business innovation and competitive advantage, making reliability and efficiency in supporting critical digital infrastructure more important than ever,” said Ryan Jarvis, vice president global services business at Vertiv. “As organisations continue to invest in AI-driven systems, they need robust liquid cooling solutions to protect their investment and to enable long-term performance.”

    Vertiv™ Liquid Cooling Services leverages the Vertiv™ Global Services network, which provides project services, product support, testing and training for Vertiv’s portfolio of products. Backed by 240+ service centres, 3,500+ field engineers, and 190+ technical response specialists, Vertiv provides expert support across multiple regions.

  • Vertiv Launches Energy-Efficient, Scalable UPS for Edge and Mid-Sized Applications in EMEA

    Vertiv Launches Energy-Efficient, Scalable UPS for Edge and Mid-Sized Applications in EMEA

    …the compact Vertiv™ Liebert® APM2 uninterruptible power supply system is compatible with Li-ion and VRLA batteries

     Vertiv (NYSE: VRT), a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions, today introduced the Vertiv™ Liebert® APM2, a new energy-efficient and scalable power solution to its uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems portfolio. The Liebert® APM2 is compatible with lithium-ion (Li-ion) and VRLA batteries and features a compact design that can scale from 30kW to 600 kW in a single unit. It offers significant energy savings as compared to less efficient alternatives, and can also parallel with up to four matching units for additional capacity or redundancy. The Liebert APM2 is a CE certified UPS system available in 400V in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Latin America, and Asia, including India and China.

    To satisfy the increasing power needs of edge computing applications, as well as the constrained space typical of these sites, Liebert APM2 delivers a greater power output in a smaller footprint than similar capacity solutions, with Liebert APM2 models requiring up to 45% less space than the predecessor UPS, Vertiv™ Liebert® APM. The Liebert APM2 can be installed in-row, in-room, against-the-wall, or back-to-back for further application flexibility.

    “Vertiv created the Liebert APM2 in response to the need for a compact and efficient product that delivers dependable power quality and availability to the network edge,” said Kyle Keeper, senior vice president of global AC power at Vertiv. “The UPS is Vertiv’s cutting-edge solution for handling increasing power infrastructure needs without the need for a complete system overhaul.”

    The Liebert® APM2 operates with high energy efficiency in all modes, up to 97.5% in double-conversion mode; up to 98.8% efficiency when operating in Dynamic online mode, which draws power through the bypass line and uses the inverter for balanced output and as an active filter; and up to 99% when operating in ECO mode, which takes advantage of stable grid input conditions to leverage the bypass line. All modes are automated based on user preferences.  The intelligent paralleling feature of the Liebert APM2 facilitates load sharing among multiple power modules, even across multiple units. This enables balanced unit runtime and offers automatic failover for enhanced system availability.  Intelligent paralleling has also been shown to contribute to energy efficiency.

    “Vertiv has introduced, in Liebert APM2 and other UPS systems, enhancements that improve operational efficiency and can contribute to a reduced data center PUE while also maintaining system availability,” said Giovanni Zanei, senior director AC power global offering & EMEA business leader at Vertiv. “In particular, the Dynamic Online feature, built on a robust global platform launched in 2018, enhances the already impressive UPS efficiency and has been adopted by energy- and availability-conscious customers, including many colocators.”

    The modular architecture of the Liebert APM2 allows for easy front-side access to replaceable components and features hot-swappable building blocks that optimize the mean time to repair (MTTR) to less than 30 minutes. The Vertiv™ Life™ Services program is an available option to remotely monitor and diagnose equipment health, with reporting to track UPS performance.