Connect | Virginia // DCD>Debate: If liquid cooling is the future, why is it still up in the air?

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  • Data Center Cooling
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Speakers

Peter Worley

Director, Development, CloudHQ

Scott Smith

Director of Mission Critical Offerings, Trane

John Sasser

Chief Technology Officer, Sabey Data Centers

Jacqueline Davis

Research Analyst, Uptime Institute

Jim Buie

CEO, ValorC3

Stephen Worn

CTO and Managing Director, NAM, DatacenterDynamics

Liquid cooling promised to handle the heat, but today’s AI workloads are generating such extreme densities that even advanced systems are struggling to keep up. Hybrid cooling was meant to be a temporary bridge, but is it becoming the industry standard? Is the thermal load simply too great, or is liquid cooling failing to deliver at scale?

As operators reintroduce air into the equation, this debate explores whether hybrid solutions are a smart evolution or a sign that liquid cooling can’t stand on its own.

Held under Chatham House Rule, DCD>Debates are open discussions led by a panel of experts, on the biggest issues facing the industry.