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The Next Frontier: AI-Driven Data Center Technologies

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The Next Frontier: AI-Driven Data Center Technologies

In today’s digital age, data center services have become the backbone of countless businesses, powering everything from online shopping and social media to financial transactions and healthcare services. 

However, with the exponential growth of data and the increasing demand for real-time processing, traditional data center models struggle to keep up. AI offers turnkey solutions that enable organizations to optimize data center services by improving energy efficiency, reducing costs, and enhancing sustainability. In this blog, we’ll explore the ways in which AI is transforming the data center landscape and how AI-integrated immersion cooling can help businesses unlock their full potential. 

What Does AI Mean for Data Centers? 

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the broad science of replicating human skills, and Machine Learning (ML) is a subset of AI that teaches machines how to learn. As more organizations use smart computers, expand their services, and migrate their infrastructures to the edge or cloud, the data being stored and generated to power these computers is growing exponentially. 

Organizations can leverage AI-based solutions to help manage their daily operations, optimize efficiency and performance, enhance user experiences, and continuously gain insights that drive improvements across all business sectors.

Data Center Automation Market Growth 

According to industry reports, the global data center automation market was valued at 6.8 billion USD in 2021 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 13.5% from 2022 to 2030. 

Growth drivers for AI-based data center services include: 

  • The rapid deployment of 5G network technologies 
  • The adoption of high-performance computing 
  • The rise of hybrid cloud architectures 

How AI Can Optimize Data Center Services 

AI/ML technologies create immense value, enabling data center managers to design intuitive, self-sustaining infrastructures and realize greater efficiency, sustainability, and scalability potential. Here are some key reasons why data center companies adopt AI. 

Resource Management & Planning 

Organizations deal with limited resources to manage fluctuating compute densities, data storage, and networking capacities as business needs change. AI can help provision your data center’s capacity to efficiently plan and execute the resources you need, including space, power, and cooling, to maximize revenue and achieve eco-friendly operations. AI-integrated software provides valuable data that helps 

  • Optimize the usable space in your facility while maintaining environmental conditions like humidity and temperature. 
  • Plan and predict future power consumption based on current and historical data

Asset Performance Management (APM) 

APM includes analytics, data collection, integration, and visualization to improve the reliability and availability of physical IT assets. Using AI/ML software for asset management can 

  • Extend the lifespan of IT components by proactively detecting and fixing operating parameters that can potentially reduce their usability. 
  • Predict and automatically alert you when an asset needs repair, maintenance, or replacement based on operating conditions. 
  • Learn current operating conditions, like energy usage, for individual or group assets and identify abnormalities by monitoring real-time data. 

Sustainability & Energy Efficiency 

With the growing concern about global warming and climate change, businesses work to reduce the impact of their data center services and achieve carbon-neutral operations without compromising performance. According to IBM Global AI Adoption Index, 66% of companies surveyed are either currently executing or planning to execute AI to address sustainability goals. 

Innovative cooling solutions, like immersion data centers, are being developed to increase cooling efficiency, enhance hardware performance, and reduce energy consumption. In addition to leveraging liquid immersion cooling technology, data centers are increasingly deploying purpose-built immersion cooling systems with AI-based data center infrastructure management (DCIM) software to optimize efficiency and achieve carbon neutrality quicker and easier. 

AI and immersion cooling can improve data center energy efficiency by 

  • Proactively managing power usage effectiveness (PUE) and assessing the impact of manual changes to your assets’ operating parameters 
  • Identify the best parameters for each asset to minimize energy usage while achieving the performance requirements for each asset (maintaining optimal temperature and humidity levels) 
  • Automatically alert or correct systems that are over-consuming power to maximize the use of CPUs and save energy 
  • Enabling fully autonomous, lights-out operations to streamline manual tasks  

How to Implement AI in Your Data Center 

AI-powered software can help data centers manage their infrastructure and cooling systems to maximize productivity and deliver significant energy and cost savings. Most AI-based solutions have extremely fast computing capabilities and provide valuable insight that drives ongoing improvements across all platforms. 

If your company has a scalable infrastructure and high-end processors, AI-based solutions can enable them to run more effectively. Businesses planning to implement AI should consider creating a stable and adaptable infrastructure compatible with AI-based solutions or apps. 

TMGcore’s software platform offers previously unimaginable equipment densities, allowing the creation of more powerful clusters than those achieved with traditional cooling and connecting methods. 

TMGcore Immersion Data Solutions 

TMGcore, the Home of Immersion, is an award-winning provider of next-gen high-performance computing platforms designed with liquid immersion cooling technology.  

Our OTTO Ready solutions provide customers with complete, holistic turnkey packages and offerings consisting of purpose-built HPC platforms, components, and software enabling AI/ML capabilities across all industries. 

End-to-end engineered software and hardware solutions provided by TMGcore are backed by world-class service and warranty, designed to make your digital infrastructure smarter, more sustainable, and more capable to achieve a competitive advantage. Ready to immerse yourself? Get in touch with us today to get started. 

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Future Business Opportunities for the Global Immersion Cooling Market

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Future Business Opportunities for the Global Immersion Cooling Market

Data center cooling is a critical aspect of the modern business landscape, as organizations seek to manage the exponential growth of their IT infrastructure while reducing costs and improving energy efficiency. The immersion cooling systems represent a promising opportunity in this area, offering innovative and sustainable data center solutions for cooling high-density computing environments. 

In this blog, we will delve into the key drivers behind the growth of the global immersion cooling market and provide an overview of immersion cooling technologies and applications. We’ll also discuss the challenges of market adoption to give you a comprehensive understanding of the business opportunities this technology offers. 

Immersion Cooling Market Size 

According to a report by Technavio, the global immersion cooling market is estimated to grow by 537.5 million from 2023 to 2027, with a CAGR of 22.77% during the forecast period. In 2022, North America held the largest global market share, and the region is estimated to witness an incremental growth of 38%.  


Growth Drivers and Challenges 

The key drivers contributing to market growth include the increase in the number of data centers worldwide, environmental concerns, advancements in computing technologies, and operational efficiency. 

Increase in data centers 

Data centers have become an intrinsic part of every organization. The massive growth in the amount of data being stored and generated has led many companies to build colocation and hyperscale data centers. As the demand for data center services grows, the need for effective cooling, better performance, and the ability to support technology advancements like edge, cloud, blockchain, and AI increases.  

Carbon footprint 

Data center environments and the operation of IT components emit carbon dioxide. Carbon emissions can be determined by the amount of power consumed by these facilities. 

Implementing liquid immersion cooling for data centers will help reduce power consumption and lower carbon emissions produced. The power usage effectiveness (PUE) generated by liquid immersion systems is significantly lower than air cooling. The direct reduction in emissions associated with cooling energy reduction helps companies achieve better CDP scores and reach sustainability goals. 

Operational cost 

As power consumption increases worldwide, data center operators look for alternative solutions that are efficient in terms of power consumption and performance.  

Air- and water-cooling systems are predominantly used by data centers today. However, scientific data centers have readily adopted liquid immersion cooling, where the computing requirement is usually twice that of large data center environments.  

Immersion data centers can reduce operational costs while improving performance and equipment longevity. 

Challenges 

These market trends contribute to the increased need for liquid immersion cooling systems to replace air and water-based cooling methods. However, the availability of alternative cooling technologies, initial investment costs, and market competition are the key factors hindering adoption and growth. 

Strategies to overcome some of these obstacles include ongoing product development and innovation, favorable government initiatives, and partnerships and collaborations.  

Companies like TMGcore, the Home of Immersion, collaborate with some of the biggest names in the industry, including 3M, Unicom, Solvay, and Dell, to deliver off-the-shelf and customized solutions that meet the evolving needs of modern data centers.  

Liquid Immersion Cooling Methods and Applications 

To tackle demand and maintain low power consumption and PUE, many data centers are switching to immersion cooling as a more efficient and effective data center solution. 

Liquid immersion cooling works in two ways: 

  • Single-phase immersion cooling: servers or other IT components are mounted vertically in a bath of dielectric fluid. 
  • Two-phase liquid immersion cooling: servers and components are submerged in a chamber that utilizes a low-temperature evaporation process to turn heated liquid into vapor to cool components and dissipate heat. 

These immersion cooling methods offer the ability to support various applications for end-users, such as high-performance computing, edge computing, cloud computing, AI/ML, energy efficient immersion mining, and more. 

Immersion Cooling Business Opportunities 

As the number of data centers and usage grows, the adoption of liquid immersion cooling is expected to replace conventional tools and techniques used for cooling. It presents lucrative opportunities for expansion, service delivery, and sustainability. 

The adoption of liquid immersion cooling technologies enables organizations to 

  • Reduce carbon footprint 
  • Reduce energy usage and operational costs 
  • Mitigate global water shortage 
  • Increase core capacity and scalability 
  • Improve performance and equipment longevity 

By getting a holistic view of market drivers, available technologies, and potential benefits of this evolutionary technology, business leaders can improve their data center strategy and optimize operations to fulfill sustainability goals and achieve a competitive advantage. 

TMGcore, the Home of Immersion Computing 

TMGcore is an award-winning US-based provider of high-performance computing and mining solutions and a manufacturer of commercial-grade hardware specializing in liquid immersion cooling technology. 

With an emphasis on sustainability, efficiency, and innovation, we enable our customers to build next-generation high-performance compute installations that can be used in traditional spaces or on the edge. Our ComputeCore, CryptoCore, EdgeBox, and OTTO platforms and software solutions enable higher densities, better efficiencies, and lights-out operations wherever compute is needed.  

The future of data center cooling is here. Are you OTTO ready? Get in touch with us today to learn how we can help grow and future-proof your organization. 

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Data Center Cooling Systems & How They Work

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Data Center Cooling Systems & How They Work

As data center usage continues to grow, the need for more efficient and sustainable cooling solutions becomes increasingly important. In this blog, we will explore how data center cooling works and discuss some of the latest cooling technologies that are being used today. We will also take a look at the environmental impact of data center cooling systems and explore some of the top methods for reducing energy consumption in data centers.

Why is Data Center Cooling Important?

The vast network of servers and computing resources stored in data centers are the backbone of every digital service. They deliver the performance and availability needed for business operations and are responsible for performing search queries, transferring data, and delivering computing services to millions of users at a given moment across the globe. If you consider how much power and heat are generated by millions of users at any given moment across the globe, it’s clear that data center cooling is integral to empowering the digital world. Failing to implement effective methods can lead to overheating, which degrades the performance capabilities and lifespan of computing equipment and servers.

How Does Data Center Cooling Work?

Data center cooling works by removing excess heat in the air and replacing it with cooler air. Cooling systems control the temperature inside data centers to reduce heat and manage airflow. They regulate parameters, such as temperatures, cooling performance, energy consumption, and cooling fluid properties to name a few, in guiding the flow of heat and cooling to achieve optimum efficiency.

Data Center Cooling Methods

The two main types of data center cooling technologies consist of air cooling and liquid cooling. Below, we’ll outline how these systems work and their features.

Air Cooling

Data centers have been using this cooling method since their inception and continue to use it extensively. The basic concept involves cold air being circulated or blown across the hardware, dispersing the heat by exchanging the warmer air with cooler air. Air cooling technologies have evolved throughout the years, but the principle remains the same. The key difference between air cooling systems is how airflow is controlled. Some air-cooling technologies include raised floor platforms, cold/hot aisle containment, and temperature/humidity control. While this method is more widely used, it presents significant challenges in terms of cost-efficiency, computing performance, and environmental impact as data center usage continues to grow.

Two-Phase Liquid Immersion Cooling

This relatively newer method involves transferring heat generated by server chips into dielectric fluid that is constantly cooled and recirculated. Servers are immersed in an engineered fluorocarbon-based liquid. When the chips in the servers generate heat, the heat turns the fluid to vapor. The vapor then rises in the tank, carrying the heat to the top where the condenser coils are located. The condenser coils cool the gas, condensing it back into a chilled liquid state, and the cycle begins anew. This is a more efficient means of data center cooling and can support larger equipment densities as well as equipment that generates higher-than-average heat, like high-density and edge computing. It’s also more cost-effective than traditional air-cooling systems and uses less energy.

Environmental Impact of Data Center Cooling

Our digital world is responsible for 2.3% of global greenhouse gas emissions, accounting for roughly 2% of the world’s electricity consumption and 0.5% of CO2 emissions. Within data centers themselves, 50% of all power used is spent on cooling systems. These statistics will only increase, presenting a significant challenge to the pressing issue of sustainability. As a global collective, technology companies must actively work to reduce their energy consumption and carbon footprint. When data centers are cooled quickly and efficiently, servers can run at peak performance. Proper cooling also preserves the lifespan of technology, reducing the need for frequent replacement due to overheating malfunctions.

The Future of Data Center Cooling

Effective and sustainable data center cooling solutions are the key to the growth and maintenance of our digital world. While there are a wide range of ways to cool data centers, two-phase immersion cooling presents a solution to many challenges that still face the industry. TMGcore, the home of immersion computing, offers off-the-shelf and customized solutions that require less electricity and can reduce your carbon footprint. Are you ready for immersion cooling? Call us or schedule a demo today

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TMGcore: The Brand, the Values, and the Vision for the Future

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TMGcore: The Brand, the Values, and the Vision for the Future

Who is TMGcore?  

A maverick in the industry, TMGcore is an award-winning provider of high-performance computing solutions. Our company was founded in 2018 with a vision of creating a more sustainable and capable solution for commercial data center storage. Armed with a goal, TMGcore created the next generation of scalable technologies to facilitate the best cooling possible. We are committed to providing the highest quality services and products, and our vision is to make immersion cooling the standard for data center services. At our core, we believe you must Evolve to Enable.

What Do We Do?

Today’s data center hardware manufacturers are asked to develop technology capable of handling ever-increasing amounts of data while navigating industry challenges such as environmental impact, uptime, and operating costs that come with building and operating large data centers. Our solution? Immersion cooling. TMGcore researches and develops revolutionary commercial-grade hardware specializing in 2-phase liquid immersion cooling technology that is fully autonomous with our software management service. We provide a world-class experience to our customers and industry collaborators with end-to-end solutions engineering and off-the-shelf, customized designs. Our use of cutting-edge 2-phase cooling technology sets TMGcore apart from its non-immersion computing competitors.

TMGcore developed the OTTO platform to solve industry space and power constraints. OTTO offers businesses a scalable, quick-to-market, secure solution that’s incredibly energy-efficient and cost-effective. It’s fully autonomous, capable of deploying up to 15,000 cores in less than 80 Sq. Ft. due to its modular design and high-density computing. For applications outside of the core, the Edgebox 30 and 4.5 provide the same degree of extremely efficient, 2-phase liquid immersion-cooled data center capacity, with a footprint that’s a fraction of traditional fan-cooled methods. To optimize the features and capabilities of the OTTO platform, TMGcore’s hydroblades were developed as a preliminary set of hardware options. Hydroblades are server, storage, and other hardware components that are designed to be integrated with the platform’s cooling mechanism. After the hydroblades are installed into OTTO devices, they are monitored and controlled through our autonomous manager software platform.

In early 2022, we released ComputeCore. This single-phase liquid cooling solution offers similar sustainability and scalability, albeit in a different format, to our 2-phase cooling solutions. Available in a 48U configuration with an adjustable weir wall, ComputeCore allows companies looking to break away from archaic air-cooled methodologies a new way forward. One that is considerably more sustainable and more energy-efficient.

The duality of our hardware and software suite provides a seamless, world-class bespoke solution for our customers. All of our products and services are backed by a full-scope infrastructure warranty and customer-centric service offerings to ensure that every organization is considered.

How Does Immersion Cooling Technology Work?

Immersion cooling technology is a method of storing and cooling down data servers as an alternative to fan cooling. Servers are immersed in Dielectric Fluids, which turn into vapor when data chips generate heat. The vapor rises in the tank carrying the heat to the top, and the water flows through coils and carries the heat away. The vapor then condenses and returns to the tank as fluid to repeat the process again and again.

What Are Our Values?

Historically, data storage centers use fan cooling computing technology which accounts for 2% of the world’s electricity consumption. Immersion cooling is both more efficient and sustainable, reducing your carbon footprint by up to 1.2 Megawatts per 800 Sq. Ft. Our compact, modular designs also take up less space for the potential of an additional 120,000 cores. Since our immersion cooling technology uses less energy, customers can reduce operational costs by as much as 70%.

Put simply, TMGcore is committed to providing industry-leading immersion cooling technology and world-class service for every customer and collaborator.

Our Vision

We believe that immersion cooling technology is the new standard for the future of data center storage due to its scalability, cost-effectiveness, and high capability. We are proud to be spearheading this revolution as we work to create a more sustainable and efficient world that meets the needs of our customers.

What’s Next?

For you, the customer, it means you can exponentially scale your data center with a fully optimized and autonomous suite. You’ll be able to reduce your carbon footprint and operational costs while increasing the amount of storage space for additional cores. Are you ready to join the movement? Visit our website to learn more or call us to schedule a demo today!

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Single-phase .vs. Two-phase Immersion cooling

Single-phase .vs. Two-phase Immersion cooling

With data centers now facing greater tech demands than ever before, the temperatures inside modern facilities are at an all-time high too. Unfortunately, overheating will lead to a range of problems, including power outages, hardware damage, and data corruption. Therefore, finding an effective way to control the situation is a priority for all big data centers. TMGcore uses two-phase immersion cooling technologies to maintain the best conditions at all times.

An introduction to Immersion cooling

The importance of cooling is commonly overlooked, but you will soon understand its significance if you allow your servers and equipment to suffer from overheating.

Before looking at single-phase vs. two-phase immersion cooling, it’s essential to understand why liquid immersion cooling is the key choice for on-site data rooms and dedicated data centers in the modern age. Ultimately, keeping all equipment and servers at a suitable temperature will facilitate optimal performances, prevent outages or unexpected downtime caused by overheating, and help all parties stay protected against cyberattacks.

Whether choosing single-phase or two-phase immersion cooling, the fundamental features focus on liquid conducts heat better than air. When combined with the proximity of the liquid and the fact that there is no need for chillers, CRACs, or CRAHs, it is the most practical and effective cooling technique by far.

The days of using expensive and inefficient air conditioning and traditional cooling methods have to end for large-scale operations. Not only do they waste money, but they also deliver a far less reliable performance, which can lead to an array of vulnerabilities. For the best results, though, the right immersion cooling system must be selected.

Single-phase. Vs. Two-phase Immersion cooling

The terms single-phase and two-phase immersion cooling gain their respective names as a result of what happens to the cooling liquid throughout the immersion cooling cycle.

A single-phase immersion cooling system sees servers vertically installed in a coolant bath of circulating hydrocarbon dielectric fluid. This fluid shares many properties with mineral oil. The coolant comes into direct contact with the server components, thus enabling the heat to be transferred. It stays a liquid and is cooled in a cooling distribution CDU by the heat exchanger. The heated coolant exits the rack via the top before the coolant returns via the heat exchanger, while the CDU features a coolant pump.

The two-phase immersion cooling system is relatively similar but sees servers sealed in an engineered fluorocarbon-based liquid. Unlike single-phase, the fluid can boil even before reaching 50°C. The heat generated from the servers boils the surrounding fluid to change its state from liquid to gas. The resulting vapor is changed back to a liquid as water-cooled condenser coils found at the top of racks cool the gas. Once the vapor has become a (now-chilled) liquid, it reenters the cycle, where the server-generated heat will turn it back to a has once more.

Comparing single-phase and two-phase immersion cooling

While they share an underlying principle and function, the two types of immersion cooling produce noticeable differences across the realms of practicality and performance. IT teams, and data centers often adopt single-phase that seek a simplistic solution that requires a smaller initial outlay and potentially reduced maintenance. However, TMGcore OTTO ready two-phase immersion cooling servers solutions are more affordable than previous technologies in this field. In contrast, both immersion cooling techniques are far cheaper than traditional air cooling.

However, several key elements for IT teams and data centers to consider when analyzing which option is best.

Efficiency and operational expenses

Immersion cooling technologies easily outperform air cooling and other traditional techniques, translating to much lower operational costs. However, two-phase immersion cooling is even better than single-phase solutions. Given the growing demands for servers and data systems in modern business, choosing OTTO-ready two-phase immersion cooling offerings becomes the best choice for large-scale operations and data centers, which is why TMGcore utilizes them to pass on savings to the clients.

Cooling capacity and high-density

This is where two-phase immersion cooling stands out as the number one solution by far, delivering at least 20% greater capabilities. While single-phase can handle a lot of servers, the growing presence of advanced and power-advanced tech means that two-phase is ideal for companies that rely on these types of servers. Likewise, it will ensure that businesses are prepared for any evolution in their tech demands over the coming years. The increased cooling also means two-phase can handle spikes in server-generated heating.

Reliability

Both immersion cooling tools allow for incredible flexibility regarding where they can be used within data rooms and data centers. The simplicity of single-phase can be used as an argument that they are more reliable. Conversely, though, two-phase systems won’t succumb to high-density demands. It should be noted that two-phase immersion cooling can cause a larger carbon footprint, which is why partnering with a data center like TMGcore, which is committed to greener operations and using renewable energy is key.

The Verdict

While single-phase immersion cooling is still considered a good option for cooling high-performance computers and hot data center environments, dual-phase immersion cooling systems are the number one solution. They have perfectly matched the growing demands facing IT teams and data center managers alike, including the challenges emerging in the post-pandemic era. TMGcore’s OTTO-ready liquid immersion cooling ensures that all client servers, equipment, and data will perform with the reliability for continued success year after year.

To learn more about the capabilities of two-phase immersion cooling and how it can play a crucial role in supporting your business as the demand for high-performance technology grows, contact TMGcore today!

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