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Predictive maintenance for data centres

When downtime is not an option: exploring new ways to keep data centres always on

Giorgia Spigliantini
19 May 2026

Modern data centers are critical infrastructures supporting global digital services and economic stability. 

The growing adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and high‑density computing clusters is making their operations even more complex. Cooling systems are becoming a fundamental enabler for AI evolution, while their management, especially with advanced liquid cooling solutions, is increasingly difficult and less tolerant to failure

Traditional scheduled maintenance often identifies issues too late, exposing operators to unexpected outages, service disruption, data loss and high economic impacts.  

With downtime costs reaching tens of thousands of dollars per minute, predictive, data-driven maintenance approaches could better support reliability and operational resilience of data centers.  

Benefits of a predictive approach 

  • Earlier visibility on asset degradation trends, before failures impact operations.  
  • Improved reliability and availability of mission‑critical data center systems.  
  • More informed maintenance decisions, beyond purely time‑based inspections.  
  • Better balance between safety, operational continuity and maintenance costs.

 

RINA Data center

 

Why partner with RINA 

With more than 15 years experience in failure investigation and asset integrity services for Data center customers, RINA is ready to explore new ways, digitally-based, to ensure that any physical asset continues to fulfil its intended functions in its present operating context.  

Our engineering experts work at the intersection of electrical systems, cooling technologies, digitalization, sustainability and compliance, providing an integrated approach that reduces uncertainty and accelerates decision-making.   

What sets us apart: 

  • Multidisciplinary engineering expertise. 
  • In-house laboratories and testing capabilities 
  • Active collaboration with hyperscalers, colocators, real estate investors and funds

Are you interested in new predictive maintenance solutions for data centers?  Contact us and request a demo 

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