Vertiv

Vertiv supports the digital transformation of enterprises by providing a wide range of digital infrastructure solutions, including critical power solutions, thermal management, racks and enclosures, and maintenance services. The company was formed in 2016 through a spinoff from Emerson Electric Co (a diversified global manufacturer) and has a global presence with regional hubs in China, India, the Philippines, and Italy. 

Vertiv builds a range of customized modular, low-power edge micro data centers for enterprises, including its “SmartMod” and “SmartRow” units. Its offering ranges from 3-kilowatt to 30-kilowatt solutions in terms of power specs, which function as data-center-in-a-box solutions. The data centers include thermal and infrastructure management platforms as well. In November 2020, the company also rolled out a series of smart edge infrastructure solutions for its data centers to assist enterprises in optimizing data center architecture. 

It also expanded its data center technology and operations by acquiring Geist in January 2018. Geist looks to enhance data center availability for enterprises through its rack power distribution solutions, which support data center infrastructure in terms of power, cooling, and monitoring. Vertiv also launched the “Vertiv Geist Rack Transfer Switch” (RTS), a suite of transfer switches, in North America in June 2022, to enable users to switch to an alternative power source when the primary source fails or is unavailable.  The company went on to launch a self-contained micro data center for edge computing applications named “Vertiv SmartCabinet 2M” in October.

Key customers and partnerships

In March 2021, Vertiv partnered with Green Revolution Cooling (GRC) to launch “Liebert VIC,” (a single-phase cooling system that reduces cooling energy costs by up to 95%) throughout Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. Moreover, Green Mountain, a data center provider focussing on sustainability and efficiency, deployed Vertiv’s Liebert PCW units and UPS systems.

Funding and financials

Vertiv generated over USD 4.4 billion in revenue in 2019 and had a workforce of more than 20,000 employees globally as of November 2020.