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He outlines that he has been implementing the strategy at the firm since becoming CEO and keeping his focus on those core pillars.“ Great capital and infrastructure that is a cut above the marketplace – built to a higher standard of efficiency, design and execution,” he says. But it is not all about the infrastructure; Andrew is eager to talk about how working with people at Aligned is the best part of his job.“ Developing talent internally, developing talent externally and investing heavily in the teams that are part of Aligned.”
A platform that evolves with the industry Aligned approaches digital infrastructure with a long-term, future-focused vision.“ We develop data centres from the ground up all the way through delivery and ongoing operations for the next 20, 30, 40 years,” Andrew says. That singular focus, he explains, gives Aligned the ability to provide great solutions for its customers while being thoughtful about what it delivers.
Its data centre platform is designed around what the company sees happening in the marketplace,“ which is ultra-high-density deployments,” Andrew explains.“ It leverages not only air, but liquid cooling. So, we have got two different technologies that can be seamlessly interchangeable within the design. We see that as being an innovation that gives us the flexibility to provide our clients not only what they need today, but out five, 10, 15, 20 years

“Our platform leverages not only air, but liquid cooling. So, we have two different technologies that can be seamlessly interchangeable within the design”

Andrew Schaap Chief Executive Officer Aligned
from now, even without line of sight into the exact deployment they may put inside the facility.”
Andrew emphasises that Aligned’ s designs are rooted in a philosophy that prioritises customer success and community stewardship. This means Aligned must be nimble and adapt to evolving customer workloads and deployment types, while ensuring its facility designs prioritise resource conservation and community well-being. Beyond high-density AI deployments, Aligned’ s platform is also engineered to handle traditional enterprise IT. Whether supporting next-generation AI models or standard Fortune 500 applications, the design seamlessly flexes across both use cases. The company maintains 50 patents on its proprietary cooling technology – Delta Cube air cooling and DeltaFlow ~ liquid cooling systems.
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