Equinix sees rising compute demand driving data center liquid cooling adoption

By Public Technologies
  • Equinix sees rising compute demand, higher rack densities and distributed computing making liquid cooling essential for data centers.
  • Direct-to-chip cooling is the most widely adopted approach, requiring minimal server exterior changes while fitting standard cabinets.
  • Immersion cooling adoption remains low as extensive server and facility changes drive significant costs and complexity.
  • Air cooling will coexist with liquid cooling for the foreseeable future because liquid cooling does not suit every workload.
  • Retrofitting existing data centers is possible but requires significant upgrades and specialized expertise.


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