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Utilidata and NexGen Cloud partner to deploy AI-driven power orchestration platform in data centers

Partnership Data Center announced Montreal, Canada Mar 12, 2026
deployment
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Karman AI power platform
Project

Utilidata and European AI cloud provider NexGen Cloud are deploying Utilidata's Karman AI power platform across NexGen Cloud's data centers, starting with a facility in Montreal. This partnership aims to unlock up to 50% more compute capacity within existing data centers by dynamically optimizing electricity allocation, without requiring additional grid power. The initiative addresses the strain on power infrastructure from generative AI expansion by increasing compute density within current power envelopes.

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Deal Analysis

European AI cloud provider NexGen Cloud is deploying Utilidata's Karman AI platform to significantly boost compute capacity within its existing data centers. The partnership, kicking off in Montreal, aims to unlock up to 50% more processing power by dynamically optimizing electricity allocation, all without requiring additional grid power. This move directly addresses the intense strain generative AI expansion places on current power infrastructure. It's a smart play to increase compute density and meet soaring demand using existing envelopes.
  • Up to 50% more compute capacity from existing infrastructure.
  • Initial deployment targets a Montreal, Canada facility.
  • Announced March 12, 2026.
  • NexGen Cloud identified as a European AI cloud provider.

Source Intelligence

KEY DETAILS

The partnership aims to unlock significantly more compute capacity inside existing data centers, potentially boosting usable AI infrastructure by as much as 50% without requiring additional grid power. The Karman platform runs on a custom Nvidia module and acts as an intelligence layer for data center power infrastructure, dynamically optimizing electricity allocation. The deployment will support NexGen Cloud's Hyperstack AI cloud platform. NexGen Cloud is planning a series of "AI factory" deployments across North America and the Nordics as part of its broader infrastructure expansion. Karman provides granular visibility into power conditions (up to 100 million samples per second) with control responses in less than 20 milliseconds.

Location
beginning with a showcase facility in Montreal.
Announcement
March 12, 2026
PARTIES MENTIONED IN SOURCE
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Utilidata developer

"Utilidata and European AI cloud provider NexGen Cloud are deploying an AI-driven power orchestration platform"

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NexGen Cloud developer

"Utilidata and European AI cloud provider NexGen Cloud are deploying an AI-driven power orchestration platform"

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Timeline

Announced
Mar 12, 2026
Signed
Closed

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