Iceotope named to CRN's Data Center 50: The Hottest Data Center Companies of 2025

Key takeaways:

• Iceotope’s inclusion positions it among a small set of vendors singled out for solving one of the biggest issues in modern data centers: managing heat from dense, power-hungry GPUs training AI models.
• CRN highlights Iceotope’s patented Precision Liquid Cooling© technology as an innovative, scalable, and practical approach to cooling high-density AI processors, reinforcing its credibility as a category leader in liquid cooling.
• Multiple vendors on the list are focused on liquid and advanced cooling, signaling that liquid and hybrid cooling are moving from niche to mainstream as foundational to AI data center design—exactly the problem space Iceotope occupies.

The Data Center 50 list showcases the vendors most critical to building and operating modern AI-ready infrastructure, spanning hyperscalers, colocation providers, chipmakers, networking vendors, storage platforms, and power and cooling specialists. Overall data center spending grew 34 percent year over year, with more than half a trillion dollars in new investments announced in January 2025 alone, underlining investor confidence in data centers as a long-term “safe haven.” Hyperscalers such as AWS, Microsoft, Google Cloud, Oracle and Meta are committing tens of billions of dollars to new campuses, while large colocation and wholesale players like Digital Realty, Equinix, Vantage, Flexential, Stack Infrastructure, CyrusOne and EdgeConneX are rapidly expanding global capacity for AI workloads.

On the technology side, Nvidia, AMD, Intel and Supermicro drive compute and system innovation, while Dell, HPE, Lenovo, Nutanix, Pure Storage, NetApp, Quantum and VAST Data deliver servers, storage and platforms optimized for AI and high-performance workloads. Networking leaders including Cisco, Arista, Extreme and Juniper, alongside observability and automation vendors like LogicMonitor, Cato Networks and Cloud Software Group, enable secure, high-bandwidth, hybrid and multicloud environments.

A major theme is the industry’s struggle with power and heat, spawning dedicated innovation in power management and cooling. Sustainability appears throughout the list, with several operators matching facilities to 100 percent clean energy and redesigning infrastructure to cut energy use and emissions while still supporting dense GPU clusters. Being recognized amongst these industry leaders shows the importance of liquid cooling, especially when enabling high-performance and energy-efficient AI data centers. Iceotope's Precision Liquid Cooling technology maximizes hardware efficiency, ensuring AI workloads run faster and cooler. As AI accelerates, we’re proud to lead the way in next-gen cooling solutions.