An Overview of Data Center Cooling Technologies
This podcast is bursting with insights into the data center cooling technology industry. Listeners will learn about the considerations that go into placing data centers, such as vulnerability to natural disasters, temperature and humidity, physical security concerns, sourcing bandwidth and power and community opposition. The session covers a variety of cooling technologies that data centers are employing such as cold plate, immersion cooling, water cooling, direct-to-chip cooling and air conditioning. We discuss the impact that AI and quantum computing may have on demand for data centers as well as AI’s sensitivity to reliability. We talk about diverting heat to other applications and destinations. We talk about data center managers’ receptivity to new cooling technologies as well as their procurement criteria.
Guest Speaker: Nick Hume, Founder & Managing Director of Hume Consulting, which specializes in IT Strategy, Cloud and Data Center Management, Sustainable AI Infrastructure, Process Optimization and Compliance. He has served as Chief Technology Officer and Group CIO at start-up companies in North America, Asia and Europe. He served as Director at Microsoft Azure and leader at Amazon AWS.
Company Profile
Herb Zien served as CEO of LiquidCool Solutions from 2013-2017, Co-Chairman from 2018-2020, and continues to support LCS as Vice Chair of its Board of Directors. Herb has over 35 years of experience in project development, engineering management, power generation and energy conservation. He has been responsible for the development of numerous steam and power production projects, as well as the purchase and sale of energy-related businesses.
Website: liquidcoolsolutions.com
Herb Zien Vice Chair Board of Directors
Company Profile
The KoolLogix System is an award-winning data center thermal management solution that delivers improved energy efficiency and lower carbon emission. This is ideal for data center operators and their clients in achieving better operational returns and environmental sustainability goals. With headquarters in Singapore, KoolLogix has successfully deployed its solution to colocation, enterprise, and supercomputer data centers, servicing low to high power density ecosystems. The company is currently on its journey towards global expansion.
Guest Speakers: Dr. Seri Lee is a Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer at KoolLogix. Dr. Lee has been a leader in the electronics cooling industry for more than 30 years. He is a former Intel senior thermal scientist and holds 18 patents and has published over 60 technical papers. James Lim is Head of Strategy and International Business Development at KoolLogix.
Website: koollogix.com
Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder