Vertiv has acquired Waylay NV, a Belgium-based developer of hyper-automation and AI software platforms, in a move to deepen AI-driven monitoring, predictive services, and performance optimisation across its power and cooling systems.

The company said the deal will strengthen its ability to help customers increase uptime, optimise energy usage, and enhance operational intelligence across critical digital infrastructure, as AI workloads continue to drive higher densities and more demanding thermal and power profiles in data centres.

“With the addition of Waylay’s technology and software-focused team, Vertiv will accelerate its vision of intelligent infrastructure – data-driven, proactive, and optimised for the world’s most demanding environments,” said Vertiv’s CEO, Giordano Albertazzi. 

“We are excited about the operational efficiencies and the resilience that Vertiv’s further augmented predictive capabilities can provide for our customers.”

More and more data centre operators are using AI-based digital services to support high-performance computing environments. That’s because they’re capable of real-time monitoring, predicting when equipment needs to be maintained, and dynamically optimising power and thermal performance. That’s all key when access to skilled labour has proven difficult in the data centre sector. 

Founded in 2014, Waylay has built an AI-driven hyperautomation platform that supports workflow-based automation, system integration, and orchestration across connected assets, enterprise applications, and cloud services. Its tooling is designed to accelerate analytics and orchestration scenarios, cutting the time and cost of integration and deployment. The software can analyse real-time machine data, surface operational trends, and propose predictive actions aimed at minimising downtime and improving system performance.

Through its acquisition of Waylay, Vertiv says that it can further scale the company’s AI platform to meet the evolving demands of data centre operators across the globe.