Cooling technologies are often evaluated through the lens of energy efficiency and operating costs, but some of the biggest economic impacts of cooling decisions have little to do with cooling itself. As AI and high density computing reshape data center design, cooling architecture is increasingly influencing capital investment, reliability, compute density, power utilization and ultimately the amount of revenue generating capacity a facility can support. This session looks beyond the cooling bill to explore how different approaches shape the wider economics of data center infrastructure. Join this discussion to explore:
- Why cooling decisions affect far more than cooling costs
- The trade offs between air, cold plate and immersion cooling
- How cooling efficiency impacts compute density and power utilization
- The relationship between cooling architecture and revenue generating capacity
