Demand for AI-ready data centre capacity is increasing quickly, meaning new capacity is needed and Vertiv has launched a new prefabricated modular data centre solution to help with this.
With demand for AI-ready data centre capacity outstripping supply, developers and operators are focused on bringing new capacity online as quickly as possible. To support this goal, Vertiv has launched the Vertiv™ MegaMod™ CoolChip, a liquid cooling-equipped prefabricated modular data centre solution engineered to enable efficient and reliable AI computing.
The solution can be configured to support the platforms of leading AI compute providers and scaled to customer requirements. MegaMod CoolChip can reduce the time to deploy AI critical digital infrastructure by up to 50%.
MegaMod CoolChip is designed to address the specific requirements of AI compute through a turnkey solution that integrates Vertiv CoolChip technology to support direct-to-chip liquid cooling, high-efficiency power protection and distribution, and other critical digital infrastructure technologies. The solution can be used as a modular retrofit of an existing facility or as a new freestanding data centre, supporting up to hundreds of kilowatts per row, up to multiple megawatts with prefabricated units.
“MegaMod CoolChip is a fully equipped critical digital infrastructure solution that customers can deploy quickly, and with confidence,” said Viktor Petik, vice president of Vertiv infrastructure solutions.
Designed for AI compute
Vertiv engineers have applied learnings around prefabricated solutions and the needs of AI deployments to develop the MegaMod CoolChip solutions. Features include:
• High-density compute: MegaMod™ CoolChip supports IT systems from the customer’s AI compute provider, including accelerated computing platforms, integrated into equipment racks with integrated plumbing and high-density Vertiv™ rack power distribution units. Integrated racks from AI compute providers may also be consolidated into the prefabricated units
• High-density liquid cooling infrastructure: Vertiv chillers and cooling distribution units provide safe and efficient management of cooling fluids to and from the rack. MegaMod CoolChip uses direct-to-chip cooling for high-power CPUs and GPUs by managing heat removal from components not serviced by the direct-to-chip cold plates. The balance between liquid and air cooling is tailored to the design of the AI compute platform to optimise efficiency
• High-efficiency power protection and distribution: Vertiv power technologies provide power protection and distribution from the utility to the rack, including busway, switchgear, and compatibility with the Vertiv Trinergy™ uninterruptible power supply (UPS) and the Vertiv™ PowerNexus solution, which reduces the power system footprint through close coupling of the UPS and switchgear
• Modular assembly: MegaMod CoolChip arrives in prefabricated units, including the building enclosure and all building systems, that are assembled on site. It is also available in skid-mounted units, providing flexible options for new builds, retrofits and expansions. All of this is integrated in a clean and controlled factory environment
• Single-source accountability: From initial consultation through configuration, fabrication, installation, commissioning and lifecycle services, Vertiv manages all aspects of solution development reducing demands on customer resources and providing cost and schedule efficiencies.
The MegaMod CoolChip solution can also enable the sustainability goals of data centre operators and developers. By employing advanced technologies, such as direct-to-chip liquid cooling MegaMod CoolChip data centres can improve Power Usage Effectiveness compared to data centres using traditional technologies, resulting in a lower carbon footprint.
