- Thermal pressure is rising: AI workloads, especially generative models, are pushing rack densities beyond 100 kW. Air cooling alone can’t keep up.
- Liquid cooling is gaining traction: The chart shows that 22% of operators already use DLC, and 61% are actively considering it a strong signal that DLC is moving from niche to mainstream.
- Industry consolidation and investment: Major players like Eaton, Schneider Electric, Daikin, and Johnson Controls are acquiring or partnering with liquid cooling specialists, betting big on DLC as the future of data center design.
- Infrastructure planning is changing: As one analyst put it, “You can’t build a data center with a 3–4 year horizon anymore without imagining liquid cooling capability.” DLC is now part of long-term strategy, not just short-term optimization.
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