Azur: Sophia Antipolis

Azur Datacenter is an innovative hosting provider and datacenter manufacturer, specializing in advanced cooling solutions. They offer colocation, hosting, and cutting-edge cooling technologies including Direct Liquid Cooling (DLC) and Immersion Cooling.

The company addresses the growing challenge of cooling high-performance computing equipment. With processor power consumption exceeding 200W and some reaching 400W, traditional air-cooled datacenters struggle to manage heat effectively. GPU units often operate above 300W, and the trend shows no signs of slowing.

Azur Datacenter has already implemented next-generation cooling solutions, such as a Direct Liquid Cooling (DLC) high-performance computing cluster reaching 72kW/rack for a client in March 2021. They anticipate rack power density to double every seven years, with projections of over 70kW per rack by 2022.

The company positions itself at the forefront of datacenter technology, offering "Direct Liquid Cooling ready" and "Immersion Cooling ready" solutions to meet the evolving needs of IT professionals facing cooling challenges in traditional datacenters.