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AI Infrastructure Demands Force IT Planning to Prioritize Power and Cooling

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The scaling of AI infrastructure is forcing IT planning to prioritize physical realities like power availability, cooling, and utility timelines, according to Andrew Desrochers of Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Previously considered facilities issues, these constraints are now central to IT decisions as AI moves into production. Customers are shifting their focus from sustainability to operational efficiency to ensure AI investments deliver business value and avoid excessive resource consumption. AI

IMPACT AI infrastructure scaling is making power, cooling, and utility availability core IT planning concerns, impacting deployment strategies and ROI.

RANK_REASON Interview with an industry expert discussing trends in AI infrastructure planning.

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AI Infrastructure Demands Force IT Planning to Prioritize Power and Cooling

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