How Direct Liquid Cooling (DLC) is Helping HPE Innovate in their HPE ProLiant Compute Gen12 Servers
Imagine if your data center could run cooler, use less energy, and support high-performance cooling. And what if you didn’t have to rely on traditional air cooling to do it all?
If it sounds ambitious, we’d like to introduce you to HPE’s Direct Liquid Cooling (DLC) technology. DLC is 3,000 times as effective at removing heat than traditional air cooling. The result for your business? Maximized efficiency while significantly reducing the power consumption needed to keep your servers running.
HPE isn’t new to Direct Liquid Cooling. It has over 50 years of experience in liquid cooling, acquiring over 300 patents along the way. The company is a pioneer in some of the fastest and most energy-efficient supercomputers in the world. Now? It’s bringing that same innovation to its Intel-based HPE ProLiant Compute Gen12 one-socket and two-socket rack servers, which will help businesses like yours maximize their computing power and stay ahead of the competition. Here’s a little more on how DLC is changing things:
HPE’s Fanless, Energy-Saving Revolution
We’re all familiar with how cooling sounds on a home computer. The computer heats up, and we hear the fan kick into gear. It can be loud, inefficient, and cost more than it’s worth.
HPE has introduced the first-ever 100% fanless direct liquid cooling system. This system can cut cooling power consumption by as much as 90% compared to traditional air-cooled systems. Less energy is wasted, which translates to a significantly reduced carbon footprint and lower costs.
But it’s not just about added efficiency. Good cooling also helps with raw computing performance. DLC powers seven of the world’s ten fastest supercomputers and eight of the top fifteen most energy-efficient.
Bringing DLC to Gen12 Servers
HPE is expanding DLC. DLC can be added to Intel-based Gen12 rack servers, meaning businesses like yours can have access to its more sustainable and high-performance quality. As a next-generation cooling solution, DLC will keep IT teams capable of handling growing workloads without skyrocketing energy costs or added overheating risks.
HPE’s DLC-enabled ProLiant Compute Gen12 servers should be available in Q1 2025. This times well for organizations already looking to future-proof their data centers with more sustainable cooling solutions.
The Future of Energy-Efficient Computing
Data center demands are rising. According to Data Center Dynamics and a report by the International Energy Agency, data center electricity usage could double by 2026, especially thanks to the increased energy needs that come with cryptocurrency mining and AI innovations. As the quality of computing increases, so does the need to supply power to all that processing.
In this environment, traditional cooling methods are going to come up short. Air cooling, for example, requires a lot of power just to keep the cooling working. It works to cool the machinery, but also eats into your organization’s efficiency and power usage. More efficient DLC is more than an upgrade in this context. It’s a necessity. It can help businesses to scale more efficiently without incurring skyrocketing energy costs—which can help them stay competitive as every company invests more into its computing power.
HPE is leading the charge. The next generation of computing will be not only more powerful but also more capable, and that requires efficient cooling technology to sustain it. Thanks to technology like HPE, the next generation of computing appears ready to take new leaps as it helps businesses upgrade their infrastructure.
How DLC Benefits Your Business
Think of HPE’s DLC technology as more than a technical upgrade. It’s also a strategic business advantage. If you can drastically lower the power it takes to cool your computers, your operational costs drop while your data center’s capacity can technically expand. In other words, you grow more efficient as a company.
More computing power can also help you in every aspect of your business. You can handle greater data workloads, experience fewer interruptions, and expect better technology performance. This frees up your team to focus on innovation that can put you a step ahead of the competition.
Simply put, DLC makes your data center smarter and stronger and your business more flexible.
Reach out to Comport to explore how HPE’s Direct Liquid Cooling can cut costs, boost performance, and future-proof your data center. It’s time to start streamlining your business—beginning today.
