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AI data centers need a new control plane for power, cooling and compute
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Fusion42 · 14 October 2026 · Fusion42 review
AI workloads are driving a need for integrated orchestration layers in data centers that coordinate compute, power, cooling, and networking in real time to improve capacity utilisation, reduce bottlenecks, and control costs. Companies like PADO AI, Hammerhead AI, and Texas Instruments highlight this shift towards a software-defined control plane for holistic optimisation.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of AI Infrastructure and Cloud Infrastructure.
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Data centre operators face a sharp jump in efficiency by adopting real-time orchestration across power, cooling and compute. If you build AI infrastructure software, this control plane design race is your chance to define the future stack and lock in major clients.
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