Northern Data Group Opens AI and HPC Data Center in Pittsburgh

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Built for the Future of AI

The Pittsburgh data center, operated by Northern Data Group’s Ardent Data Centers, is future-built with the most advanced specifications in mind. Built to satisfy the needs of the most ambitious enterprises, the site is equipped with:

• 135kW+ rack densities, enabling anything from advanced model training to high-frequency trading environments
• Rear door heat exchangers (RDHx) and direct-to-chip (D2C) liquid cooling, drastically reducing Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) to as low as 1.15 and increasing energy efficiency
• The ability to house the very latest GPUs and compute hardware
  
  

This level of density and cooling capacity is critical for supporting complex and demanding workloads like real-time AI inference and enterprise-level HPC projects. The site will be able to support various actions, including fine-tuning models, running quantum simulations, or powering mission-critical enterprise applications. 

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Leading the Way Forward

More than a standard AI data center, the Pittsburgh facility serves as a blueprint for how we plan to continue expanding our infrastructure portfolio to meet evolving demand in North America and beyond. At its core is modular design — a distinctive approach we take at Northern Data Group to deliver flexibility, speed to market, and adaptability. The modular data center model not only offers our customers a higher degree of customization but also the ability to scale rapidly as their needs grow.

Modular data centers allow us to:

• Deploy capacity quickly to match demand and be move-in ready within 12 months
• Scale operations incrementally, matching the pace of demand and avoiding overbuilding
• Integrate emerging technologies like new liquid cooling systems with minimal disruption
• Support diverse customer needs, from startups to large enterprises
  
  

As I said to everyone attending our Pittsburgh data center opening: Our commitment to strategic site selection, integration of the latest technologies, and our modular design strategy positions us for significant growth opportunities. The facility will enable a wide range of innovations across AI training and inference, computing at the edge, and more through our modular design strategy and commitment to operational excellence.
 

We’re grateful to the local community and officials in Pittsburgh for their support, and we look forward to contributing to the city’s next chapter as a center for digital infrastructure and innovation.

Learn more about the site and explore its capabilities here: Pittsburgh Data Center, by Ardent Data Centers.