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Vertiv
Formerly known as Emerson Network Power, Vertiv is one of the data center market’s largest vendors for power and cooling solutions. Their acquisition by Platinum Equity Group in 2016 has allowed them to respond to changes in how data centers are built, calling for greater power and cooling requirements while maintaining efficiency.
Headquarters: Columbus, OH
Web: https://www.vertivco.com/
Roundtable Recap: Third-Quarter Update on Key Data Center Trends
Here’s an update on key trends for 2021: A recap of our Data Center Executive Roundtable, featuring expert insights from executives at Vertiv, Infrastructure Masons, Sabey Data Centers and Kohler Power Systems.
Roundtable: Hydrogen Has Promise as Future Backup Power Solution
Our data center roundtable looks at the technologies that can drive long-term sustainability for the data center industry – including hydrogen, which was mentioned by several of our experts.
How ‘Software-Defined Everything’ Impacts the Data Center
If “software is eating the world,” what does that look like for the data center industry? The DCF Executive Roundtable looks at how “software-defined everything” is changing the game.
Executive Roundtable: The Chip Shortage and Data Center Supply Chain
How serious a problem are the semiconductor shortage and the challenges facing the data center supply chain? Our DCF Data Center Executive Roundtable experts from Vertiv, Sabey Data Centers, Infrastructure Masons and Kohler Power Systems weigh in.
Digital Transformation, Remote Work and Other Market Trends Lead to Big Changes for IT Management Systems
Angie McMillin, vice president and general manager, IT Systems at Vertiv, discusses how a scalable IT management platform can address the challenges IT managers are facing as digitization, remote work and other trends drive industry change.
Vertiv Makes $2 Billion Acquisition, Warns of Supply Chain Challenges
Vertiv is buying power distribution specialist E&I Engineering Ireland in a $2 billion deal that will boost its portfolio and market reach. The company also warned that data center supply chain shortages are impacting the price and availability of equipment.
Is Your Data Center Prepared to Support Your Organization’s Growing AI and Digital Transformation Initiatives?
With more and more processing power being packed into servers supporting artificial intelligence and other processing-intensive applications, rack power requirements are exceeding 20 kilowatts (kW) in a growing number of facilities. Fred Rebarber Senior Technical Director, Thermal Solutions at Vertiv, explores how liquid cooling supports data center AI and digital transformation initiatives
Roundtable Recap: Mid-Year Update on Key Data Center Trends
Here’s a mid-year update on key trends for 2021: A recap of our Data Center Executive Roundtable, featuring expert insights from executives at Iron Mountain, Vertiv, Aligned, EdgeConnex, Infrastructure Masons, Nortek Data Center Cooling and Data Aire.
The State of Edge Computing in 2021
How is edge computing evolving, and what use cases and applications are gaining the most traction with customers? Informed takes from 7 thought leaders in digital infrastructure in our DCF Executive Roundtable.
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