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“We will expand to accelerate the installation and implementation of water-cooled servers and contribute to improving their operating rate, which is currently lagging in Japan.”

—Hidenori Nakazawa, CEO of Getworks

Getworks team group photo in front of their Supermicro Liquid Cooling Tower installation in Niigata Prefecture, Japan

Challenge

Getworks aimed to establish a cutting-edge AI/HPC data center capable of handling high-performance workloads efficiently. Challenges included:

  • Managing high-density GPU servers with significant power and cooling requirements.
  • Concerns over water leakage and cooling system redundancy.
  • Efficient utilization of limited resources without excessive electricity or water usage.
  • Reducing lead time for acquiring and deploying a comprehensive liquid-cooling solution.

Solution

By partnering with Supermicro, Getworks implemented a comprehensive liquid-cooling solution featuring:

  • Supermicro A+ GPU Server (4U) – AS -4125GS-TNHR2-LCC
  • Direct-to-chip liquid cooling with in-rack Coolant Distribution Unit (CDU)
  • Dual AMD EPYC™ 9654 Processors (96C/192T, 2.4GHz)
  • NVIDIA® HGX™ H100 8-GPU configuration
  • 8 NVMe drives for NVIDIA GPUDirect Storage
  • 8 NICs for NVIDIA GPUDirect RDMA (1:1 GPU Ratio)

Company
Getworks Co., Ltd.
Industry
Data Center and Cloud Service Provider
Location
Yuzawa Town, Niigata Prefecture, Japan

Key Results

Enhanced Performance

Up to 40% reduction in power consumption compared to traditional air-cooled data centers.

Sustainability

Leveraged local resources, such as abundant water and cool climate, aligning with sustainable business practices.

Rapid Deployment

Reduced lead time from months to weeks, accelerating time-to-productivity.

Scalability

Established a modular and scalable infrastructure to meet growing AI/HPC demands