Readiness check

Is your data center ready for high-density AI racks?

AI racks draw and reject far more power than the gear most halls were built for, and dropping them into a legacy white space breaks the power, cooling, floor, and network all at once. Answer for the hall you would actually deploy into. The score stays on your device; enter an email only if you want the AI-readiness checklist sent over.

1. Can your power chain actually deliver the rack density the AI gear needs (tens of kW to 100kW+ per rack)?Yes, the chain and busway are sized for high-density racksSome rows, not the whole hallNo, we are built for low-density legacy racks

2. Is liquid cooling (direct-to-chip or immersion) in place or planned, not just air?Yes, liquid cooling deployed or designed inStudying it, air-only todayNo, air cooling only with no liquid plan

3. Can the floor structurally carry the weight of liquid-cooled AI racks (often one to several tons each)?Yes, the structure was checked for the point loadsProbably, but it has not been verifiedNo idea, we have not checked the loading

4. Is the network fabric ready for the GPU back-end (400G/800G optics, the link count and cabling)?Yes, the high-speed fabric and cabling are designedPartly, the back-end is not fully plannedNo, the fabric is not ready for it

5. Is your cooling concurrently maintainable and redundant for the short liquid ride-through?Yes, redundant CDUs/pumps and proven concurrent maintenanceSome redundancy, not provenNo, a cooling event would drop the load fast

6. Do you have firm power on a realistic interconnection timeline for the added load?Yes, the utility can deliver it when we need itIn the queue, timeline uncertainNo firm power path for the new demand

7. Are you tracking and managing the power spikes and stranded capacity that AI loads create?Yes, we meter, cap, and manage the volatile loadWe meter but do not actively manage itNo, we provision to nameplate and hope

8. Is your operations team staffed and trained for liquid-cooled, high-density critical facilities?Yes, trained shifts ready for liquid and high densityAir-cooled experience, learning the restNo, the team is not ready for it