Open Standards, Infinite Possibilities: Custom Engineering for Rack & Power Solutions
As AI, edge, and cloud workloads continue to grow, data center infrastructure is becoming increasingly complex. Open standards can improve consistency and efficiency, but operators also need the flexibility to meet specific power, thermal, space, and equipment requirements.
Presented as part of the Open Compute Project (OCP) Educational Webinar Program, this session brings together experts from Legrand, OCP, and SemiAnalysis to discuss how open standards and customized engineering can work together to support evolving data center infrastructure.
The discussion explores how organizations can leverage OCP standards while adapting rack and power infrastructure to support mixed environments and higher rack densities. It also examines evolving power architectures and the growing importance of environmental monitoring as liquid cooling and other high-density technologies introduce new rack-level considerations.
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
- Adapting cabinet dimensions and 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
- Building flexible rack and power infrastructure that can adapt as AI and high-density requirements evolve
