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Adrian Barker discusses the impact of AI workloads on cooling systems in data centers and the future of cooling technologies.

In this episode, Adrian Barker, key account director at EkkoSense, explains how growing AI workloads are pushing cooling systems past their limits. He explains the rise of liquid and hybrid cooling, and what emerging technologies may shape cooling over the next decade. EkkoSense website: https://www.ekkosense.com/ Data Centers report: https://www.globaldata.com/store/report/data-centers-theme-analysis/ Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/globaldatastrategicintelligence/ To find out more about Strategic Intelligence: https://globaldata-26632421.hs-sites-eu1.com/themes Host: Martina Raveni (Senior Analyst, Strategic Intelligence) Guests: Adrian Barker ​​(Key Account Director,​​ EkkoSense​)

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Host: Martina Raveni

Guest: Adrian Barker

Topics covered

• cooling technologies
• data centers
• AI workloads
• liquid cooling
• hybrid cooling
• emerging technologies

Keywords

• cooling systems
• data centers
• AI
• liquid cooling
• hybrid cooling
• emerging technologies

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Organizations: EkkoSense, GlobalData Strategic Intelligence, GlobalData

Places: LinkedIn

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