Fujitsu announced that it has agreed to collaborate with Super Micro Computer, Inc. and NIDEK Co., Ltd. to improve datacenter energy efficiency and achieve the world’s top level of power usage effectiveness. Through this collaboration, the three companies will develop solutions that enable energy-efficient datacenter operations by combining Supermicro’s high-performance GPU servers with Fujitsu’s water-cooling hardware technology and water-cooling monitoring and control software developed based on the knowledge and expertise it has accumulated over 40 years in its world-class supercomputers and mission-critical servers, and NIDEK’s high-performance and highly efficient cooling systems. In addition, the companies will verify the effectiveness of the solution at Fujitsu’s Tatebayashi Datacenter, aiming to provide a datacenter environment that allows customers to achieve the world’s top level of PUE by the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025.
In recent years, data centers have been built in succession around the world to meet the growing demand for computing due to the rapid spread of AI, and the increase in power supply has become a major social issue. This is due to the increase in heat generated by the increased calculation volume of GPUs used in AI servers, and huge amounts of power are used to cool them. The air-cooling method currently used in many data centers has an average PUE of 1.6, while the water-cooling method has an average PUE of 1.2 ( Note 3 ) , which is a high level of cooling efficiency. However, the system design, construction, and operation of the water-cooling method require advanced specialized knowledge and skills, making it difficult to introduce, and the problem is that it has not become widespread.
To address the above issues, Fujitsu, which has strengths in advanced water-cooling technology and knowledge, as well as software technology; Supermicro, which boasts a leading share of the global market for GPU-equipped AI servers; and NIDEK, which boasts high reliability in water-cooling module systems and peripheral devices, will work together to reduce the amount of cooling power consumed in data centers.
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Through this collaboration, the three companies aim to improve energy efficiency across data centers and contribute to the realization of a sustainable society.
Fujitsu will launch a total datacenter cooling solution service, “Fujitsu Liquid Cooling Management for Datacenter”, in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025, leveraging its long-cultivated water-cooling technology and expertise. This service is aimed at customers who are considering introducing water-cooling to their datacenters or who are looking to further reduce energy consumption in their datacenters. It provides one-stop support for the entire lifecycle, from the implementation and planning stages to construction, operation and maintenance, and is an all-in-one subscription-based service that reduces initial investment costs, covering everything from hardware to software and maintenance support.
In the future, Fujitsu will gradually expand the range of compatible servers, including those made by Supermicro, and will contribute to reducing the environmental impact of datacenters by improving functions and strengthening services using advanced technologies, such as utilizing advanced AI in water-cooling monitoring and control software.
SOURCE: Fujitsu
