Vertiv™ SmartRun simplifies installation, reduces labor requirements, and enables rapid scalability for high-density computing environments.
AUSTRALIA, 27 Jan 2026 – Vertiv (NYSE: VRT), a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions, today announced the global launch of Vertiv™ SmartRun, a modular prefabricated overhead infrastructure system designed to integrate power distribution busbar, liquid cooling piping network, hot-aisle containment, and network infrastructure into a single, scalable solution to support an accelerated data center fit-out. This all-in-one solution reduces complexity and accelerates deployment times of cloud and AI training applications for greenfield and retrofit colocation and hyperscale data centers.
Deploying Vertiv SmartRun delivers significant advantages in scalability and efficiency, providing an end-to-end partnership in customer solutions while offering adaptable configurations to meet various design requirements. With prefabricated assembly, plug-and-play design, and a simplified one-lift installation process, Vertiv SmartRun can deploy up to 85% faster on-site than traditional stick-build methods, enabling datacenter installations greater than 1MW per day with just a single crew. The pre-designed system reduces labor needs for engineering review and installation of busway, piping, network cabling, and hot-aisle containment systems, offering a streamlined approach to integrating overhead infrastructure.
The system also addresses the whitespace challenges of incorporating new heat removal technologies into AI data centers by integrating a secondary fluid network (SFN) into the Vertiv SmartRun design. Prefabricated stainless steel piping systems mitigate the complexities of design, fabrication, and startup, providing a single source for end-to-end data center liquid cooling support.
"Across Asia, data center operators are under intense pressure to scale rapidly while managing space constraints, labor availability, and rising power densities driven by AI and cloud growth," said Tony Gaunt, vice president for products and solutions, Vertiv Asia. "Vertiv™ SmartRun addresses these challenges by enabling faster, more predictable deployments with prefabricated, integrated overhead infrastructure. It gives customers in the region a practical path to accelerate time to revenue, support advanced cooling requirements, and build future-ready facilities without adding operational complexity."
Vertiv™ SmartRun is backed by Vertiv™ Liquid Cooling Services and Vertiv™ Services, a global network of trained experts available to provide comprehensive support for the installation, maintenance, and optimization of liquid-cooled infrastructure, supporting efficient thermal management and long-term reliability in high-density environments.
Vertiv SmartRun was unveiled to the Asia market at SCA/HPCAsia 2026, held in Osaka, Japan, where Vertiv participated as a platinum sponsor. The event provided a platform to showcase how prefabricated, integrated infrastructure solutions like Vertiv SmartRun can help accelerate the deployment of high-performance computing and AI-ready data centers across the region, addressing growing demands for speed, scalability, and advanced thermal management.
