"AI works best when it complements human expertise. By automating routine tasks, AI frees up human workers to focus on higher-level strategic operations." - Ramzi CHARIF, VP of Technical Operations - EMEA at VIRTUS Data Centres Ramzi has a great take on whether or not AI would reduce jobs in the data center operations space. AI control services are a tool to enhance the capabilities of an operations team, not replace the people on them. "By enhancing human capabilities, preserving institutional knowledge, and optimizing operations, AI has the potential to transform data centers from behind-the-scenes infrastructure into agile, future-ready hubs of innovation." https://lnkd.in/eTCztJHX
Phaidra
Software Development
Seattle, Washington 5,915 followers
AI-Enabled Industrial Control Systems
About us
Phaidra deploys artificial intelligence virtual plant operators to assist operations teams in mission critical facilities deliver step function improvements in stability, energy efficiency and sustainability. We create self-learning, intelligent control systems for industrial facilities. Our co-founders and leadership team represent the combination of deep artificial intelligence and machine learning expertise from companies like Google-Deepmind, with the applied knowledge of mission critical cooling and heating systems from organizations like Trane and Johnson Controls. The industrial sector today is filled with static infrastructure. Pharmaceutical production, data centers, district energy and other industrial facilities are frozen in time — they operate in the same way they've operated for years because their control systems are hard-coded, and hard-coded systems cannot change dynamically, leading to performance degradation and a lack of resiliency. Our AI-powered control systems automatically learn, adapt, and get better over time. Our team has already delivered 40% energy savings at Google's data centers, and we're rapidly bringing AI technology to other types of industrial facilities.
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http://www.phaidra.ai
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- Software Development
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- 51-200 employees
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- Seattle, Washington
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- Privately Held
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- 2019
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- Artificial Intelligence, Process Controls & Optimization, Machine Learning, and Industrial Automation
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Start your week off listening to one of our co-founders and CTO, Vedavyas Panneershelvam (Veda) discuss our mission and how we are deploying AI powered control systems to achieve it!
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What are the unique challenges of operating mission-critical facilities, and how can reinforcement learning be applied to optimize data center operations? In this episode, I sit down with Vedavyas Panneershelvam, CTO and co-founder of Phaidra, to discuss how their cutting-edge AI technology is transforming the efficiency and reliability of data centers. Phaidra is an AI company that specializes in providing intelligent control systems for industrial facilities to optimize performance and efficiency. Vedavyas is a technology entrepreneur with a strong background in artificial intelligence and its applications in industrial and operational settings. In our conversation, we discuss how Phaidra’s closed-loop, self-learning autonomous control system optimizes cooling for data centers and why reinforcement learning is the key to creating intelligent systems that learn and adapt over time. Vedavyas also explains the intricacies of working with operational data, the importance of understanding the physics behind machine learning models, and the long-term impact of Phaidra’s technology on energy efficiency and sustainability. Join us as we explore how AI can solve complex problems in industry and learn how Phaidra is paving the way for the future of autonomous control with Vedavyas Panneershelvam. Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform to be notified about new episodes every Monday. https://lnkd.in/eQqyPpwg #ImpactAI #machinelearning #reinforcementlearning #optimization #datacenters
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This was a good read on the challenges that startups (including my own company, Phaidra) face in the data center industry: https://lnkd.in/geV5p_td The central challenge is that the data center industry is not an industry where you can "move fast and break things." It is the very definition of mission-critical. The barrier to adopting new technologies is rightfully high given the stakes. At the same time, the startups that do manage to cross the chasm will have an incredibly strong moat around their business — and plenty of expansion opportunities in a rapidly-growing industry. I'm bullish. The Phaidra team has spent the last 5+ years perfecting autonomous AI control technology in anticipation of this moment (and even longer before that at Google and DeepMind). We're now entering the scaling phase with many of the world's largest and most innovative data center companies. As the old adage goes: the best way to predict the future is to build it. There's no doubt in my mind that self-learning control systems is the future of the data center industry — and that of the industrial sector more broadly. The key question is: who will be the winners when the entire industry shifts en masse towards intelligent, self-learning facilities? History doesn't just favor the bold — it also favors the prepared. P.S. Shoutout to our awesome investor Sophie Bakalar of Collaborative Fund who's quoted in the article! They're exceptional folks to work with.
Data center tech is exploding but adoption won't be easy for startups | TechCrunch
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As the #AI boom continues to drive up demand for compute power, the leading #datacenter hyperscale companies have an enormous capability to influence the entire industry's current and future operational practices. Learn a bit more about the wonderful sustainability goals that have been set and the operational challenges in the face of achieving them in our latest blog. https://lnkd.in/eUfWycjm
Hyperscale Data Centers: Sustainability Goals Vs. Operational Reality
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“The growth is really outpacing the current infrastructure that we have. We need newer, better, faster ways to achieve the promise we have heard about AI.” - Sophie Bakalar Excellent quick read from TechCrunch on the emerging technologies (like Phaidra) that will help the #datacenter industry keep up with the demand boom driven by #AI applications. https://lnkd.in/eGj9D88y
Data center tech is exploding but adoption won't be easy for startups | TechCrunch
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The benefits promised by #artificialintelligence are grand, but it's certainly reasonable to believe whether or not the promises are even possible to achieve. Hope for achieving hyper-efficiency through #AI control is high, but trust in the systems that may deliver isn't growing, at least not yet. It's important that #operations leaders in the #datacenter space get to see an AI system in action with constraints set for extra caution. Uptime Institute, as usual, puts together an excellent survey of industry leaders on their sustainability practices and the promises (and fears) around new technologies that could help achieve the goals set - read more in the Executive Summary of the Global Data Center Survey for 2024 (link in the comments)
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If you're in #Vegas for Yotta 2024 - be sure to check out Jim Gao's panel on Tuesday, Oct 8 at 3pm PDT.
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Very excited to be part of the Amazon Sustainability Accelerator!
Eleven start-ups will trial their respective technologies with Amazon in Europe after winning funding in this year’s Amazon Sustainability Accelerator. The winning start-ups will get the chance to test their innovations in Amazon operations with a potential investment of up to £2 million. The sustainable innovations will test new ways to recycle electronic waste, innovative packaging methods, ground-breaking building materials, and using AI to improve energy efficiency, and will focus on the UK, Denmark, France, Germany and Spain with Amazon. “This trailblazing programme is a testament to Amazon’s commitment to supporting innovation and driving positive change”, said Amazon’s Sustainability Director, Justine Mahler. “By providing a real-world testing ground for unique and cutting-edge technologies, we’re not only reducing our environmental impact but also creating a blueprint for more sustainable practices across industry.” Launched in 2022, the Amazon Sustainability Accelerator has supported more than 40 start-ups across the UK and Europe, provided more than £1 million in grants and credits, and helped those businesses on average increase sales by 700% and raise over £15 million to date. The 11 winning start-ups comprise: BrainBox AI (Canada) – AI-driven HVAC optimisation, reducing energy costs by up to 25% and carbon emissions by up to 40%. Recognised by TIME as a Top 100 invention in 2020. Cheesecake Energy Ltd (UK) – Sustainable energy storage using compressed air and thermal energy, lasting 2-3 times longer than lithium-ion batteries. Circu Li-ion (Luxembourg/Germany) – Automated disassembly technology for EV battery recycling, reducing waste and reusing Amazon’s EV batteries. Hipli (France) – Reusable packaging for 50,000 Amazon orders, reducing reliance on single-use materials. HT Materials Science (Ireland) – Nanofluid additive improving HVAC efficiency, saving up to 14% on Amazon’s energy use. Phaidra (USA) – AI technology automating HVAC systems for energy efficiency in Amazon’s buildings. Pirta (UK/USA) – Passive cooling paint to reduce energy consumption, planned for deployment at Amazon’s Seville fulfilment centre in 2025. raicoon (Austria) – AI-powered system to boost solar panel performance by up to 15% and reduce operational costs. RE-ZIP I B Corp certified (Denmark) – Supplying 45,000 reusable cardboard boxes for Amazon across five European countries, focusing on reusability and cross-border collection. SolCold (Israel) – Nanotechnology rooftop coating lowering temperatures by 5°C, reducing Amazon’s cooling system use. Unbound Potential (Switzerland) – Membraneless redox flow batteries for enhanced energy storage, enabling off-grid operations with renewable power. #cleanenergy
Amazon Sustainability Accelerator fosters innovation with 11 start-ups
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Thank you, Plug and Play Energy for the opportunity to speak about #AI powered control systems for dynamic optimization of #datacenter cooling!
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Data Center event! Hearing from industry experts Crusoe, Kairos Power, Exowatt, LōD by Lincoin, and Phaidra was a pleasure. Each shared valuable insights into the challenges and opportunities facing the data center industry; from managing rising energy costs to implementing sustainable solutions. Thank you to Cameron Bahar (SVP, Oracle Cloud) for delivering the keynote presentation on “Towards a Software-Defined Data Center.” We’d also like to highlight our panelists: Anahita Mouro, Matt Pfile, Jeff Fini, Adry Elmilady, Heng (Henry) Huang, Reza Khaj, and Janis Skriveris—thank you for bringing your expertise to the table! Evan Cummings, Chris Dolan, Hannan P., Medi Naseri, Ph.D., Charisis Brouzioutis, Thar Casey #datacenters #cleanenergy #sustainability #innovation
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Thank you to DatacenterDynamics for the mention about our work with ST Telemedia Global Data Centres! Follow along as we rollout new deployments globally! Catch up on our latest #AI Control case study in the comments. https://lnkd.in/eTYfSMiM
STT GDC to pilot Phaidra's AI data center cooling control system
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