At Data Center Eurasia 2026, VERIDUS discussed the power, cooling and commissioning requirements created by high-density artificial intelligence infrastructure.
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AI infrastructure changes the commissioning brief
VERIDUS took part in Data Center Eurasia, held at Istanbul Expo Center from 7 to 10 October 2026, as a presentation sponsor. Alongside meetings at its stand, the company used a first-day presentation to discuss how artificial intelligence is changing the way data centres are designed and commissioned.
Bahadır Çakır, the company’s Testing and Commissioning Director, addressed industry professionals in a session on the future of data centre commissioning and the changes driven by AI. He focused on commissioning management: the process of verifying that systems in complex, critical infrastructure projects operate as intended.
Higher density requires more than equipment checks
Çakır said increasing rack density, higher power demand, advanced cooling requirements and changing load profiles are moving projects beyond traditional design approaches. These changes affect equipment selection, but also the way a complete installation must be validated under realistic operating conditions.
For high-density IT loads, he emphasised the importance of testing failure, failover and recovery scenarios in addition to normal operation. The objective is to understand how interconnected systems behave when conditions change, rather than relying solely on successful operation under ideal conditions.
Finding risks before live IT loads arrive
VERIDUS described an approach covering design validation, equipment selection, site implementation, functional testing and integrated testing. The team compares capacity, redundancy and system interfaces with the design requirements. Start and stop sequences, alarms and failure conditions are simulated as part of the verification process.
Site inspections cover installation, cabling, pipework and labelling before systems progress through L2–L5 functional testing stages. Çakır said the aim is to identify and address operational risks before live IT loads are introduced. This places commissioning within the broader delivery process rather than treating it as a final equipment inspection.
Discussions throughout the exhibition
Part of Açık Holding, VERIDUS says it participates in the international commissioning ecosystem through memberships of the Building Commissioning Association and Commissioning Specialists Association. During the four-day exhibition, its team met visitors and industry representatives to discuss commissioning services and critical facility performance.
The company presented its work as part of a wider discussion about the operational demands of AI infrastructure. Its emphasis was on verifying capacity and resilience before a facility enters service, particularly where power, cooling and IT loads interact under demanding conditions.
