Vertiv Holdings Co has announced it has acquired Waylay NV, a Belgium-based leader in hyperautomation and generative artificial intelligence (AI) software platforms, as part of its continued investment in AI-driven monitoring and control technologies for its power and cooling systems. Vertiv expects this investment to strengthen its ability to enable customers around the world to increase uptime, optimise energy usage, and enhance operational intelligence across their critical digital infrastructure.
As AI workloads continue to drive strong growth in data centre demand, the need for intelligent, adaptive infrastructure continues to grow. AI-based digital services for power and cooling systems are essential to support the high-density, high-performance computing environments powering generative AI. These services support real-time monitoring, predictive maintenance, and dynamic optimisation of power and thermal performance. With the integration of Waylay’s advanced technology, Vertiv is positioned to deliver these advanced capabilities at scale, helping customers meet the evolving demands of critical digital operations.
Commenting on the announcement, Giordano Albertazzi, chief executive officer, Vertiv, said, “With the addition of Waylay’s technology and software-focused team, Vertiv will accelerate its vision of intelligent infrastructure, data-driven, proactive, and optimised for the world’s most demanding environments. We are excited about the operational efficiencies and the resilience that Vertiv’s further augmented predictive capabilities can provide for our customers.”
