Salute unveils liquid cooling operations service to support AI data centre growth
Unveiled at NVIDIA’s GTC event in Washington DC, the service targets the rising risks associated with high-density GPU deployments, where traditional cooling methods fall short. DTC cooling extracts heat directly from processing chips, but system failures or coolant leaks can cause significant downtime and multimillion-pound losses. Salute’s offering is designed to mitigate these risks while supporting rapid AI infrastructure expansion.
The service provides facility-specific design assessments, commissioning support and access to a best-practices library developed with chipmakers, CDU manufacturers, coolant suppliers, leak detection vendors and hyperscalers. Salute also delivers detailed Emergency, Maintenance and Standard Operating Procedures, covering everything from chemistry management to leak response, crafted by veterans of the world’s leading supercomputing sites.
A key component is Salute’s structured training programme, blending on-site instruction, e-learning and lab certification to prepare operations teams for the demands of liquid cooling in mission-critical environments. This supports data centre operators in scaling safely and efficiently as AI and HPC deployments accelerate.
The service is already in use by Applied Digital, Compass Datacenters and SDC. Laura Laltrello, COO at Applied Digital, said the partnership enhances reliability and lowers total cost of ownership, while Sudhir Kalra of Compass Datacenters praised the operational model for turning technical innovation into practical outcomes. Walter Wang, Founder at SDC, cited Salute’s zero-downtime global support as critical for large-scale AI rollouts.
Salute expects to support 260MW of AI data centre capacity in the short term, with projections rising to 3,300MW by 2027. Operating in over 100 markets, the company serves hyperscale, cloud, colocation and edge computing clients.
As AI infrastructure continues to evolve, Salute’s new service marks a pivotal move toward safer, more scalable data centre operations—underpinning the broader push for operational excellence in the global AI ecosystem.
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