SHI Named Vertiv’s 2024 North America Partner of the Year for Leadership in AI and Data Center Innovation

SOMERSET, N.J. — August 22, 2025 — SHI International, one of world’s leading IT solutions providers, has been named the 2024 North America Partner of the Year by Vertiv, a global leader in critical digital infrastructure. The award recognizes SHI’s outstanding year-over-year growth, strategic alignment, and continued leadership in delivering next-generation AI and data center solutions.

SHI earned top honors for opening its AI & Cyber Labs which showcases a Vertiv liquid cooling solution. Research conducted at the facility empowers organizations to experiment with diverse AI and cybersecurity use cases, virtually any large language model (LLM), and a wide range of infrastructure configurations in a secure, controlled environment.

SHI’s AI & Cyber Labs have set a new benchmark for customer engagement by redefining how organizations validate their AI use cases,” said Ross Osenbau, Director of National Channel Accounts at Vertiv. “Their forward-thinking approach, combined with Vertiv’s liquid cooling expertise, accelerates time-to-value for high-performance compute environments.”

As AI workloads grow more complex and compute-intensive, they’re reshaping data center design. According to a McKinsey report, rack densities now routinely exceed 30 kW, and in some cases, surge past 120 kW and far beyond the capabilities of air-cooling systems.

“Traditional cooling methods simply can’t keep up.” said Jack Hogan, Vice President of Advanced Growth Technologies at SHI. “Vertiv’s advanced liquid cooling technology gives SHI a critical edge, allowing us to support high-density infrastructure that’s both scalable and sustainable.”

Recognizing the rising demand for critical infrastructure needs, SHI President and CEO Thai Lee recently joined Kim Hales of NRG Energy on stage at Converge25, discussing how strong partnerships are critical to successful AI adoption.

“As AI disrupts and transforms every industry, the demand for resilient, scalable infrastructure, especially power and cooling, has never been greater,” Lee said. “While our AI & Cyber Labs empower customers to bring both clarity and speed to their AI efforts, contributing partners like Vertiv help us push the boundaries of what’s possible in performance, reliability, and energy efficiency.”

To learn more about SHI’s AI & Cyber Labs and its partnership with Vertiv, visit https://www.shi.com/partners/vertiv.

ABOUT SHI

SHI International Corp. is a $15 billion transformational technology solutions provider serving the needs of more than 15,000 corporate, enterprise, public sector and academic customer organizations around the world. It helps companies achieve business goals through the use of technologies ranging from software licensing and end user computing devices to innovative cloud and edge solutions. With over 6,000 employees worldwide, SHI is the largest Minority and Woman Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) in the U.S.

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