Best Practices Guide for Energy-Efficient Data Center Design

Executive Summary This guide provides an overview of best practices for energy-efficient data center design which spans the categories of information technology (IT) systems and their

2024 Mar 05

Future Tech: 1MW Water-Cooled Racks

By implementing energy-efficient solutions like water-cooled 1MW racks, data centers can contribute to global climate goals. Cost

2026 Jan 19

Future Tech: 1MW Water-Cooled Racks Revolutionize Data Centers

By implementing energy-efficient solutions like water-cooled 1MW racks, data centers can contribute to global climate goals. Cost Efficiency: As operational costs for

2025 Oct 09

Enabling 1 MW IT racks and liquid cooling at OCP

At the 2025 OCP EMEA Summit today, we discussed the power delivery transformation from 48 volts direct current (VDC) to the

2025 Feb 12

Microsoft, Google, and Meta have borrowed EV

The emerging vision is of data center racks capable of delivering up to 1 megawatt of power, paired with liquid cooling systems

2025 Oct 03

OCP targets 1MW racks to cut data center energy losses to 7%

The Open Compute Project Foundation (OCP) is spearheading a radical redesign of data center power architecture to support AI''s explosive growth, including the concept of "1

2024 Jul 03

NVIDIA 800 VDC Architecture Will Power the Next

Traditional 54 V in-rack power distribution, designed for kilowatt (KW)-scale racks, isn''t designed to support the megawatt (MW)

2024 Nov 29

Google details 1 MW IT rack plans exploiting EV supply chain

Google is planning for datacenter racks supporting 1 MW of IT hardware loads, plus the cooling infrastructure to cope, as AI processing continues to grow ever more energy

2025 Oct 25

Google details plans for 1 MW IT racks exploiting electric vehicle

Google is planning for datacenter racks supporting 1 MW of IT hardware loads, plus the cooling infrastructure to cope, as AI processing continues to grow ever more energy intensive. At

2024 Jan 05

Data Center Rack Power Costs: A Condensed Analysis | Nlyte

Server Utilization and Hardware Efficiency: Underutilized servers waste energy. Modern power management features, virtualization, workload consolidation, and SSD adoption

2025 Mar 17

Compute Forecast | Insights on AI, Data Centers & Digital

Stay ahead of the compute economy with Compute Forecast- delivering research, news, and strategic analysis on AI, data centers, cloud, and digital infrastructure trends.

2025 Aug 14

Google details plans for 1 MW IT racks exploiting

Google is planning for datacenter racks supporting 1 MW of IT hardware loads, plus the cooling infrastructure to cope, as AI processing

2025 Apr 02

OCP''s Innovative 1MW Racks: A Game-Changer for Data Centers'' Energy

The Open Compute Project Foundation''s new 1MW racks aim to drastically reduce energy waste in data centers, making them more efficient for AI demands.

2024 Sep 10

Enabling 1 MW IT racks and liquid cooling at OCP EMEA Summit

At the 2025 OCP EMEA Summit today, we discussed the power delivery transformation from 48 volts direct current (VDC) to the new +/-400 VDC, which will enable IT

2025 Mar 25

Data center pulse: 1MW racks are on the way

AI is driving demand for increased compute density. But meeting this need isn''t as simple as shoving more servers into a rack. The shift requires big changes in power and

2025 Nov 05

OCP''s Innovative 1MW Racks: A Game-Changer for Data Centers'' Energy

As data centers increasingly consume hundreds of megawatts of electricity, the need for a paradigm shift in energy management has never been more urgent. OCP''s latest design

2025 Sep 18

1 MW Racks and Supply Chain Resilience:

As AI drives the evolution toward 1 MW racks, Rob Campbell writes that data center operators must rethink supply chain strategies to

2025 Jul 30

Google Pushes 1 MW AI Rack Power Architecture

Google introduces +/-400 VDC power architecture to support up to 1 MW per rack, replacing legacy 48 VDC systems AC-to-DC sidecar

2024 Jul 01

LiquidStack makes high-performance coolant

The CDU-1MW delivers up to 1,350 kW in cooling capacity and is designed to support the anticipated power density of state-of-the-art

2024 May 16

DIGITIMES ASIA: OCP Targets 1MW Racks to Cut Data Center Energy

The Open Compute Project Foundation (OCP) is redesigning data center power architecture to support AI''s growing demands, introducing "1 Megawatt racks" that could slash

2024 Jul 04

kW per Rack Explained: Optimize Colocation

Learn how kW per rack impacts colocation pricing, energy efficiency, and performance. Discover best practices to manage power,

2024 Jan 03

Addressing challenges in data-center power delivery with

Jeff Morroni Given rapid growth in the server and artificial intelligence (AI) markets, the amount of energy required per rack is increasing from 100kW to >1MW. This increase requires designers

2024 Jul 30

DIGITIMES ASIA: OCP Targets 1MW Racks to Cut Data Center Energy

OCP''s proposed "1 Megawatt racks" would move power supplies out of server racks into separate units. Eventually, power generation could move entirely outside computing

2025 Apr 13

Nvidia to boost AI server racks to megawatt scale, increasing

Nvidia is developing a new power infrastructure called the 800V HVDC architecture to deliver the power requirements of 1 MW server racks and more, with plans to

2025 Jun 19

OCP targets 1MW racks to cut data center energy

The Open Compute Project Foundation (OCP) is spearheading a radical redesign of data center power architecture to

2024 Feb 08

LiquidStack, Data Center Liquid Cooling

With the specter of the 1 MW rack thus well in view, a sense of affirmation came attached with LiquidStack''s announcement in August of the

2025 Aug 07

OCP EMEA Summit Highlights: The Race to 1MW

Open Compute EMEA Summit featured announcements of major rack and power architecture innovations that address AI-driven

2024 Jul 23

How 1 MW per Server Rack Is to Become a Reality in the Future

These backup modules not only offer a particularly efficient and scalable power supply for AI server racks, but also reliably protect sensitive hardware from voltage peaks and

2026 Jan 01

Future Tech: 1MW Water-Cooled Racks Revolutionize Data Centers

Now, these advanced liquid cooling systems are being applied to server racks to handle the heat from densely packed GPUs and CPUs. Water-cooling solutions are

2024 Dec 18

View/Download 1MW Energy Management for Server Racks [PDF]

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