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Trends From Cooling to Cabling: How AI Is Reshaping Data Center Infrastructure

AI workloads are fundamentally changing how data centers are designed, powered, and operated. As rack densities rise and infrastructure margins tighten, traditional approaches to cooling, power distribution, and cabling are being pushed beyond their limits.

Trends From Cooling to Cabling: How AI Reshaping Data Center Infrastructure

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Key trends emerging across data center critical systems as organizations adapt to AI-driven demand.

We will discuss:

How thermal strategies are evolving along with the shift toward higher-power architectures and more intelligent, flexible power distribution.

How growing cable volumes and multi-tier cabinet designs are reshaping physical infrastructure planning.

Sam Rodriguez is the Senior Product Manager for Cabinets, Containment & Industrial Solutions at Chatsworth Products. He has over 31 years of experience in the communications market and has been an employee owner for 26 years. He has held several progressive roles including Senior Product Manager for Cabinet and Thermal Solutions, Technical Services Supervisor and Technical Support. As a Senior Product Manager, he manages CPI’s ZetaFrame Cabinet System, RMR Industrial Enclosures and Aisle Containment portfolio. He has been an active BICSI member for 19 years and received his RCDD credentials in 2005. He is a leader of CPI’s product development organization and contributes to the design and development of new innovative product solutions. In his current role, he is focused on developing CPI’s Cabinet, Containment & Industrial Enclosures and Thermal Solutions to support the increasing requirements for Edge Deployments, IOT and IIOT applications.

Ashish Moondra has more than 25 years of experience developing, managing and selling rack power distribution, uninterruptible power supply (UPS), energy storage and Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) solutions. Ashish has previously worked with American Power Conversion, Emerson Network Power and Active Power, and has been an expert speaker at various data center forums including teaching a BICSI Masterclass on power protection, distribution and management.

John Thompson has more than 40 years of technical experience in the telecommunications industry and has been a BICSI-certified RCDD since 1997. As a contractor, John owned and operated a structured cabling installation company in the Mid-Atlantic region. Prior to joining Chatsworth Products, John was a consultant for a special systems design firm in Baltimore, MD that teamed with architects, MEP firms and worked directly with end users. In addition to assisting with AutoCAD design, John not only developed new construction specification documents, but served as a project manager for health care and higher education facilities projects across the United States. Since joining CPI more than 15 years ago, John has assisted in the design of both new and existing data centers ranging in size from just a few cabinets to many hundreds of cabinets.

Attendees will gain a practical understanding of how these trends intersect, where common challenges are emerging, and what to consider when designing or upgrading data center environments to support high-density deployments.