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The global footprint matters most when hyperscaler customers are trying to extend deployments into new geographies.“ Local service capability, local design and execution, and the risks of executing locally become extremely important when you want to expand,” Peter explains.“ With our team, currently, we have a presence in all these different markets. From that foundation, we are so well-integrated with local service partners that we’ re able to help customers mitigate risk and truly execute locally.”
Upstream integration is also central to the strategy. Peter’ s presence in Taipei is not incidental – TSMC manufactures the AI chips that underpin the entire market, and Castrol is working to ensure its coolants and systems are embedded into the design process at the OEM level, before product decisions are locked in further down the supply chain. Chip warranty certification – verifying that a cooling configuration is compatible with the warranty of NVIDIA, Intel or AMD silicon – is an expected outcome of that upstream work that Peter regards as foundational to ecosystem credibility.
“ Being purely a supplier is no longer enough”
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