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The world’s demand for more cloud computing, AI-powered services and other digital transformation activities has fueled unprecedented growth in the data center industry. New data center construction as measured by power capacity has soared and data center operators are pushing to keep resource costs and related carbon emissions at more sustainable levels in the face […]

1. How would you introduce CoolIT Systems in terms of its company mission and what it offers to clients? Founded in 2001 in Calgary, Canada, CoolIT Systems specializes in scalable liquid cooling solutions for the world’s most demanding compute environments. Through its modular, Direct Liquid Cooling technology, Rack DLC™, CoolIT enables dramatic increases in rack densities, component performance and power efficiencies. CoolIT has a wealth of knowledge, experience and intellectual property […]

What do IT hardware companies such as Cisco, Equinix and Inspur have in common? They are all members of Open19, a community of data center innovators focused on designing open hardware that drops in standard 19” racks while providing a cable-free installation and maintenance experience.

Open19 framework enables data center hardware design that powers edge, 5G and custom cloud deployments worldwide, brings both hardware and software under the Linux Foundation with fellow Yuval Bachar  SAN FRANCISCO, April 21, 2021 – The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, today announced it will host the Open19 Foundation, […]

How would you introduce Staubli in terms of its company mission and what it offers to clients? Innovation, safety, reliability, and proximity are the driving forces behind the Stäubli Fluid Connectors strategy. Our dedication to total customer satisfaction is the inspiration behind our complete product range, including our quick couplings and energy connectors. Initially apioneer […]

From the first line of A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens sets a theme of duality with the paradoxical contention that it was simultaneously “the best” and “the worst” of times. When it comes to data centers and sustainability, it would be dramatic to call it “the worst of times.” Yes, there are challenges within […]

1. How would you introduce ZutaCore in terms of its company mission and what it offers to clients? ZutaCore® is transforming the data industry to zero emissions with our direct-on-chip, waterless, heat-reuse, two-phase liquid cooling solution for the mainstream, delivering zero disruption to the data center. 2. What do you see as the most important trends shaping the […]

1. Please introduce yourself and explain your role at the Linux Foundation. The Joint Development Foundation (JDF) is a part of the Linux Foundation that provides Standards Development support, services, and governance for projects across the technology spectrum. The JDF falls under the umbrella of a larger standards group in the Linux Foundation that looks after […]

1. Can you give us a 30,000 foot overview of how the project is going? What do you see as the biggest successes 5 years in? This is an exciting time for the project!  The community is super engaged and I’ve never seen our industry – from suppliers, to operators to customers – more focused on […]

Open19 Member Profile with Greg Ratcliff, Chief Innovation Officer at Vertiv

The world’s demand for more cloud computing, AI-powered services and other digital transformation activities has fueled unprecedented growth in the data center industry. New data center construction as measured by power capacity has soared and data center operators are pushing to keep resource costs and related carbon emissions at more sustainable levels in the face […]

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Open19 Member Profile with Brandon Peterson, Vice President, Product at CoolIT Systems

1. How would you introduce CoolIT Systems in terms of its company mission and what it offers to clients? Founded in 2001 in Calgary, Canada, CoolIT Systems specializes in scalable liquid cooling solutions for the world’s most demanding compute environments. Through its modular, Direct Liquid Cooling technology, Rack DLC™, CoolIT enables dramatic increases in rack densities, component performance and power efficiencies. CoolIT has a wealth of knowledge, experience and intellectual property […]

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Cachengo Joins Open19 Foundation

What do IT hardware companies such as Cisco, Equinix and Inspur have in common? They are all members of Open19, a community of data center innovators focused on designing open hardware that drops in standard 19” racks while providing a cable-free installation and maintenance experience.

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The Linux Foundation Hosts Open19 to Accelerate Data Center and Edge Hardware Innovation

Open19 framework enables data center hardware design that powers edge, 5G and custom cloud deployments worldwide, brings both hardware and software under the Linux Foundation with fellow Yuval Bachar  SAN FRANCISCO, April 21, 2021 – The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, today announced it will host the Open19 Foundation, […]

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Nicolas MONNIER Head of Business – IT Cooling North America

How would you introduce Staubli in terms of its company mission and what it offers to clients? Innovation, safety, reliability, and proximity are the driving forces behind the Stäubli Fluid Connectors strategy. Our dedication to total customer satisfaction is the inspiration behind our complete product range, including our quick couplings and energy connectors. Initially apioneer […]

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Shahar Belkin, EVP Product & Innovation, ZutaCore

1. How would you introduce ZutaCore in terms of its company mission and what it offers to clients? ZutaCore® is transforming the data industry to zero emissions with our direct-on-chip, waterless, heat-reuse, two-phase liquid cooling solution for the mainstream, delivering zero disruption to the data center. 2. What do you see as the most important trends shaping the […]

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Seth Newberry, GM for the Joint Development Foundation, Linux Foundation

1. Please introduce yourself and explain your role at the Linux Foundation. The Joint Development Foundation (JDF) is a part of the Linux Foundation that provides Standards Development support, services, and governance for projects across the technology spectrum. The JDF falls under the umbrella of a larger standards group in the Linux Foundation that looks after […]

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