Converge ICT Solutions Inc. has teamed up with US-based IT solutions provider Super Micro Computer Inc. to jointly establish AI-powered, green data centers in the Philippines.
“We are thrilled to be in close collaboration with Supermicro in establishing the first cutting-edge, AI-ready data centers in the country. Aside from being energy saving with its liquid cooling technology, Supermicro servers provide exceptional AI computing capabilities and intensive deep learning tasks that will allow us to support and deploy many AI applications,” Dennis Anthony Uy, Converge chief executive and co-founder, said.
Supermicro seeks to develop Total IT rack-scale liquid-cooled solutions, leveraging advanced NVIDIA graphic processing units (GPUs) for its upcoming data centers.
Uy previously announced plans to begin the construction of data centers in Pampanga, Laguna, and Caloocan this year.
With the Super Micro collaboration, all three data centers will be constructed according to Supermicro’s future-ready design and input. The same MOU governs the deployment of AI-driven servers in the data centers to support generative AI applications.
Furthermore, Converge and Supermicro have identified the AI applications they may develop which includes national large language model (LLM), smart manufacturing for Industry 4.0, deep learning/machine learning and video generator, to name a few.
Additionally, Converge, in a bid to infuse cutting edge technology into its data centers, plans to adapt Supermicro’s liquid cooling solutions in its servers to reduce power consumption, resulting in lower overall data center cost and less impact on the environment.
“These high-performing servers can handle immense AI and Machine Learning workloads but with the more efficient liquid cooling solutions provided by Super Micro, the heat by-product will be controlled, reducing power consumption. We want to maintain our data center’s energy efficiency so this is geared towards that,” Uy said.
Data center servers that deploy liquid-cooling technology significantly lower the overall power consumption of a power facility by up to 40 percent, according to Supermicro.
Supermicro reduces electricity demand at both the server and rack levels, enhancing performance and reducing costs.
Supermicro is a global technology leader that delivers first-to-market innovation for Enterprise, Cloud, AI, Metaverse, and 5G Telco/Edge IT Infrastructure. It is a Rack-Scale Total IT Solutions provider that designs and builds an environmentally-friendly and energy-saving portfolio of servers, storage systems, switches, software, along with global support services.
