Inspur, the largest server maker in China and the third largest server maker in the world, plans to construct a large-scale liquid-cooling base to meet the whirlwind demand of AI servers. An insider of Inspur has revealed that the company’s business has increased off the chart in March, most likely due to the content related to AI technologies.
The Tianchi base located in Asia owned by Inspur is the largest data center research and production base concerning liquid-cooling. It has an incredible annual production capability of over 100,000 units. This is especially important for Artificial Intelligence, as it requires a lot of processing power which increases heat emission and power requirement. Liquid-cooling technology is the key to maintaining a favorable temperature for the processors to work at their best. According to the estimates made by Chinese consulting firm ccidconsulting, liquid-cooling industry in China is expected to produce more than 120 billion yuan by the year 2025, with an average growing rate of 25% from 2021 to 2025.
Inspur is the world’s third-largest server maker, the market leader in the Chinese server industry, and a key provider of IT solutions and services. Founded in 1945, Inspur is a computing technology service provider and manufactures high-end server products for enterprises, governments, and research centers. They also provide big data, virtualization, cloud computing, and other IT solutions.
Guo Ping, previously known as Yang Yuanqing, is the founder and current CEO of Inspur. An electronics expert, Guo has extensive experience in the server and cloud industries. Under his guidance and leadership, Inspur has become a top player in the global server industry, providing custom IT solutions for customers around the world. Through the success of his pioneering management style, Guo was named one of “China’s Top 10 Managers” in 2019.