Schneider and NVidia to present reference datacenter projects for AI

Schneider Electric, an energy management and automation company, is working with NVidia to optimise datacenter infrastructures and thus pave the way for progress in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies and digital twins. The aim is to demonstrate reference datacenter designs for AI that will become publicly available and redefine standards for the deployment and operation of AI in datacenter ecosystems, marking a significant step in the evolution of the sector.

The advance of AI applications has produced more complexities and stimulated transformations in the design and operation of datacenters. A high demand has arisen for more of these facilities to be built quickly and operated in an energy stable and easily scalable way. Faced with this challenge, Schneider Electric and NVidia decided to join forces.

“We are paving the way for the future of AI in organisations. By combining our expertise in datacenter solutions with NVidia’s leadership in Artificial Intelligence technologies, we are helping organisations overcome infrastructure limitations and unlock the full potential of AI. Our collaboration with NVidia paves the road to a more efficient, sustainable and transformative AI-driven future,” says Pankaj Sharma, executive vice president of Schneider Electric’s secure energy and datacenter business.

In the first phase of the collaboration, Schneider Electric will present reference designs for the new generation of datacenters adapted for NVidia’s accelerated computing clusters and built for data processing work, engineering simulation, electronics design automation, computer-aided medicine design and Generative AI. The main focus will be on high-power distribution, liquid cooling systems and controls to ensure simple commissioning and reliable operations for extreme density clusters.

Through the collaboration, Schneider Electric aims to provide datacenter owners and operators with the tools and resources they need to seamlessly integrate new and evolving AI solutions into their infrastructures, improving implementation and ensuring reliable operation throughout the lifecycle of the facilities.

The new reference designs will also present a robust framework for implementing NVidia’s accelerated computing platforms in datacenters and raising performance, scalability and sustainability levels. Partners, engineers and datacenter leaders will be able to use these reference designs in existing datacenters that need to support deployments of new high-density AI servers and new environments optimised for liquid-cooled AI clusters.

“With this collaboration with Schneider Electric, we will offer reference designs for AI datacenters using NVidia’s new accelerated computing technologies. They will guarantee the infrastructure needed to exploit the potential of AI, driving innovation and digital transformation in all sectors,” says Ian Buck, vice president of hyperscale and high-performance computing at NVidia.

In addition to reference projects for datacenters, Aveva, a subsidiary of Schneider Electric, will connect its digital twin platform to NVidia Omniverse to offer a unified environment for virtual simulation and collaboration. This integration will enable collaboration between designers, engineers and other groups wishing to accelerate the conduct of projects and the deployment of complex systems, and thereby reduce costs and time-to-market.

Eaton also presents solution

Another energy management company, Eaton, has presented a new modular datacenter solution in North America for organisations that need to quickly have facilities capable of meeting the requirements of advanced computing, machine learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI). According to Eaton, the new SmartRack modular datacenters can be deployed in a matter of days in corporate or colocation environments, manufacturing facilities or warehouses. The SmartRacks combine racks, a cooling system and a service cabinet with a capacity of up to 150 kW, and can be expanded, configured and commissioned quickly. They are available in 13 configurations supplied pre-built with pre-installed cooling units. If the configuration needs to be customised, Eaton’s pre-sales engineering team can provide support.