Vertiv, a global provider of critical digital infrastructure, recently convened channel leaders and partners from across Asia 1 at the annual Vertiv Asia Partner Summit.
Marking its 10 th year, the Asia Partner Summit brought together over 300 channel and distribution partners across the region at The Westin Desaru Coast in Desaru, Johor, Malaysia.
Held under the theme “Metamorph,” alluding to the major changes artificial intelligence (AI) has brought to the data center industry, the four-day conference focused on equipping Vertiv partners on how to transform their businesses to capture emerging opportunities driven by AI, high-performance computing (HPC), edge computing, and digital infrastructure modernisation across Asia.
As organizations deploy increasingly compute-intensive workloads and navigate rising power and cooling requirements, the summit explored how
partners can help customers build resilient, scalable, and AI-ready infrastructure environments.
The event also served as a strategic platform for Vertiv and its channel partner ecosystem to align on regional market opportunities, technology priorities, and growth strategies. Through executive keynotes, technical workshops, and solution-focused sessions, attendees gained insights into AI infrastructure trends, sovereign and enterprise AI deployments, liquid cooling technologies, integrated modular solutions, next-generation power and thermal management systems, and intelligent infrastructure management.
The discussions reinforced how Vertiv and its channel partners are working together to help customers accelerate AI adoption by addressing the growing demands of high-density computing environments.
Daniel Sim, senior director, AI ecosystem alliances and channel partners, Vertiv Asia, emphasised the central role of collaboration in driving the next phase of growth: “Metamorph is more than a summit theme – it reflects how our industry must evolve with purpose as AI and high-performance computing reshape customer expectations across Asia. Our partners are critical to this transformation, bringing deep market insight, customer trust, and execution expertise. Vertiv remains committed to equipping our partners with the technologies, expertise, and collaboration needed to unlock new opportunities and deliver meaningful business outcomes.”
Throughout the partner summit, participants engaged in sessions covering opportunities across edge, on-premises, and sovereign AI environments, as well as the intelligence and infrastructure stacks required for the AI era. Specialised breakout workshops explored Vertiv reference designs to simplify new and retrofit data center planning, coolant distribution units and secondary fluid networks, integrated scalable systems, AI-ready power distribution, next-generation thermal technologies, in-rack infrastructure for high-density computing, chiller systems, and intelligent monitoring and management solutions.
Channel partners were also able to visit the newly-opened Vertiv Johor factory, for an inside look at Vertiv’s regional manufacturing capabilities that support Vertiv customers across the region with speed, scale, and operational excellence.
