The company is focusing on ‘future proofing’ high-density data centers with its patented cooling technology and software.
SAN DIEGO—DDC Solutions, formerly DDC Cabinet Technology, has expanded its engineering leadership team as part of its strategic growth initiative, following its funding by Cequal III and Thompson Street Capital, the company said in a release.
DDC Solutions is a provider of hybrid liquid-air cooling cabinet technology and dynamic monitoring and management DCIM software. “The company’s focus is on future-proofing data centers and delivering the highest-density solutions designed for today’s hybrid liquid-air cooling and tomorrow’s liquid-to-the-chip cooling requirements, ensuring its customers remain on the cutting edge for years,” according to the release.
DDC Solutions recently hired industry leaders Paul Bartlett, as chief operating officer, and Tom Demitras, as vice president of engineering, to scale design and manufacturing capabilities to meet today’s high-density data center challenges, the company said. Bartlett and Demitras were brought on to address the data center expansion constraints driven by the increasing demands of high-performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI).
“Our team is chartered with building data center solutions that enable unprecedented density and efficiency to support the industry’s transition to 100 kilowatts per cabinet air-cooled, a critical step towards achieving the industry’s drive for a megawatt per cabinet,” Bartlett said in the release. “It will take air and liquid to achieve these industry advancements, and we are up for the challenge.”
DDC Solutions employs its patented Dynamic Density Control technology to enable traditional air cooling and emerging liquid cooling technologies, future-proofing data centers for the next generation of intense compute demands, the company said in the release.
“This transition to liquid-to-the-chip, nuclear reactors, and microgrids could take years, if not decades, to implement,” said Keith Markley, CEO of DDC, in the release. “We are fortunate to have Paul and Tom bringing their unique blend of experience and expertise to DDC, enabling us to tackle the industry’s most complex challenges and deliver innovative solutions that meet the evolving needs of our customers today and as the industry evolves.”
Bartlett has worked in the aerospace industry as an engineering and operations executive for more than 30 years. He brings to DDC a wealth of knowledge about streamlining the manufacturing process and ensuring quality control. In his short tenure at DDC, he has implemented state-of-the-art CAD techniques with extensive use of 3D modeling, which is linked to DDC’s computer aided manufacturing facilities, the release stated.
Demitras has more than two decades of experience in the industry, combining expertise in software and hardware development, along with a deep knowledge of mechanical and electrical systems, automation, and programming. His decade-long tenure at Great Lakes has made him an expert in building custom cabinets for some of the world’s largest data centers, according to DDC Solutions.
Demitras’s background includes heavy fabrication and extensive experience with industry standards like ISO, UL, and NEMA testing. “Tom’s unique skill set enables DDC to design and manufacture cutting-edge cooling solutions that meet the stringent requirements of modern data centers,” the release stated.