Microsoft is advancing a zonal cooling strategy in its next-generation AI datacenters to handle the growing mix of liquid-cooled accelerators and traditional air-cooled systems. By tailoring cooling to the specific needs of each workload, this design increases efficiency and performance while supporting Microsoft’s energy, carbon, and water reduction goals.
By: Ricardo Bianchini, Steve Solomon, Brijesh Warrier, Martin Herbert, Jay Jochim, Husam Alissa, Pulkit Misra, Eric Peterson and Cam Turner
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