Video Interview

Designing Rack-Level Power Infrastructure for High-Performance Environments

As data centers scale to support growing AI, edge, and cloud workloads, infrastructure requirements are becoming increasingly complex. While open standards can provide greater consistency and efficiency, operators still need the flexibility to address specific power, thermal, space, and equipment needs.

Presented as part of the Open Compute Project (OCP) Educational Webinar Program, this session brings together experts from Legrand, OCP, and SemiAnalysis to explore how open standards and customized engineering can work together to support the next generation of data center infrastructure.

The discussion examines how organizations can leverage OCP standards while retaining the flexibility needed for mixed environments, higher power densities, and evolving cooling requirements. It also considers emerging approaches to rack-level power, monitoring, and thermal management as AI and other high-density workloads continue to reshape infrastructure design.

Watch the on-demand webinar to explore practical approaches to building scalable, adaptable rack and power infrastructure for current and future needs.

Key Topics:

• Combining OCP open standards with customization to address specific space, power, and equipment requirements
• Using custom cabinet dimensions and flexible rack configurations to support both OCP and legacy hardware in mixed environments
• Monitoring environmental conditions, including temperature, humidity, and liquid leaks, as rack densities increase
• Evolving power architectures, from higher-capacity DC busbars to the transition towards 800 VDC
• Designing flexible rack and power infrastructure that can adapt as AI and high-density requirements evolve