Vertiv, a company that focuses on digital infrastructure, has recently launched their Masterclass on AI.

The event brought together over 100 data center engineers, builders, and consultants, to share insights on AI, its capabilities, and infrastructure.

One of the main highlights of the Masterclass discussed power and cooling strategies that support high-performance computing. We have heard a lot abouthow power hungry AI systems are. It’s not an exaggeration. To run AI would require an incredible amount of computing power and in order to maintain operations would require an even greater amount of cooling so the infrastructure won’t overheat. Running that kind of power and then having a system failure could take out an entire city block.

Much of the event focused on the panel discussion featuring Pierre San Diego, head of design and construction at ST Telemedia Global Data Centres Philippines, Orvin Reyes, head of data center business development, innovations and product development at VITRO Inc., and Mandahl. Moderated by Katrina Tirante-Uy, marketing director at Vertiv Asia, the panel explored how the rise of AI is reshaping the traditional approach to data center design and deployment.

Each of the panelists has emphasized the need to shift toward a system-centric platform architecture. For some time now, power, cooling, and IT systems have been treated as standalone products. The reason mainly was because each of these three are sold by different vendors with different specialties and are different purchasing decisions.

Also, you may have seen in other media, such as movies or TV shows, how data centers are always very cold. This was to ensure all racks within the room are kept cool, so none of them would start melting. The problem with this approach was, clients would often blast very cold air into the room just to ensure all racks were to be kept cold. According to Vertiv, this is actually more costly and inefficient.

With a system-centric approach, the infrastructure is smarter. It can focus which racks need more cooling. So what happens is, IT infrastructure, power, and cooling work in synergy. It also manages to allocate power properly, by putting it where it is needed the most.

“Vertiv Masterclass is more than just a technical program. It is a platform for collaboration. With the Philippines experiencing rapid digital growth and with AI workloads reshaping infrastructure demands, it is vital that we provide consulting engineers and industry leaders with actionable insights, best practices, and future-ready solutions to support this transformation,” said Mandahl.

With a strong turnout, Vertiv Masterclass underscored the value of collaborative learning and practical strategies in the local data center ecosystem. It follows successful Masterclass events across the region, including Singapore and Malaysia, and reaffirms Vertiv’s commitment to equipping Asia’s digital infrastructure community with the tools and expertise needed for the next era of innovation.