AI Data Centers in APAC: Power, Scale & Liquid Cooling

Why It Matters

Vantage’s rapid, sustainable scaling of AI‑focused data centers gives it a competitive edge in the fastest‑growing APAC market, driving both revenue growth and ESG credibility.

Key Takeaways

• AI workloads drive higher rack density and power demand
• Vantage implements direct‑to‑chip liquid cooling to improve PUE
• Australia, Malaysia, and Japan emerge as prime hyperscale markets
• Speed to market and large‑scale campuses are top customer priorities
• Sustainable designs avoid evaporative cooling, preserving local water resources

Summary

The interview with Jeremy Deutsch, president of Advantage Data Centers APAC, focuses on how exploding AI training and inference workloads are reshaping data‑center design across the region.

He notes that AI drives unprecedented rack density and power draw, making power availability the primary bottleneck. To address this, Vantage has standardized direct‑to‑chip liquid cooling and eliminated evaporative cooling, achieving low PUE while conserving water. The company targets markets with robust grids—Australia, Malaysia, Japan, plus Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Deutsch highlighted that Vantage already operates over a gigawatt of powered capacity in APAC and is building multiple 100‑MW campuses. He cited the 1.4 GW U.S. campus as proof of rapid, large‑scale deployment capability, and emphasized customers now demand “speed to market” and “massive scale” that were absent two years ago.

The shift toward high‑density, liquid‑cooled facilities positions Vantage to capture the bulk of APAC’s AI demand, while its sustainability focus mitigates regulatory risk and appeals to ESG‑focused investors. Faster roll‑outs could accelerate regional AI adoption and economic impact.

Original Description

AI Data Center Growth in Asia-Pacific: Jeremy Deutsch on Power Availability, Liquid Cooling, and Hyperscale Expansion

Welcome back to Rack to Ran, where we sit down with industry leaders to explore the technologies, challenges, and opportunities shaping AI infrastructure and next-generation data centers.

In this episode, host Juan Pedro speaks with Jeremy Deutsch, President of APAC Region at Vantage Data Centers, about how the rapid surge in AI training and inference workloads is transforming the design, deployment, and scalability of data centers across the Asia-Pacific region.

Jeremy explains how AI is driving higher rack densities, increased power demand, and the adoption of advanced cooling technologies such as direct-to-chip liquid cooling. These shifts are forcing operators to rethink traditional data center architectures while maintaining strong sustainability standards. Vantage has already positioned its facilities to support these changes by enabling liquid cooling capabilities across its global fleet and designing sites that minimize water usage and maximize energy efficiency.

The discussion also explores power availability and grid readiness across APAC, highlighting how markets such as Australia, Malaysia, and Japan are emerging as key hubs for hyperscale and AI-driven infrastructure. With more than 60% of the world’s population located in the Asia-Pacific region, demand for large-scale digital infrastructure is accelerating rapidly.

Jeremy also shares how customer expectations are evolving, with hyperscalers and AI companies prioritizing speed to deployment, large-scale campus capacity, and sustainable operations. The ability to quickly deploy infrastructure and bring AI chips online is now a critical competitive advantage in the race to support next-generation compute workloads.

Finally, Jeremy outlines Vantage’s expansion strategy across APAC, including its growing portfolio of multi-hundred-megawatt campuses and more than one gigawatt of powered land across the region, positioning the company to support the next wave of AI-driven digital infrastructure.

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