Faster Delivery, Lower Costs, and Reduced Complexity with Vertiv OneCore

Vertiv is redefining the way data centers are built with its new Vertiv OneCore concept, a modular solution that integrates all critical infrastructure components into a single, scalable system. As global demand for computing capacity continues to surge, OneCore provides a faster, more efficient, and standardized way to deliver high-density data centers, explains Viktor Petik, Vertiv’s Global Senior Vice President for Infrastructure Solutions, in an interview with ICTbusiness.info.

Manufactured in Rugvica near Zagreb, Vertiv OneCore is a prefabricated and fully integrated system combining Vertiv’s proven power, cooling, and IT infrastructure technologies into a single, factory-assembled solution. Designed to accelerate deployment timelines, it simplifies on-site implementation, shortens construction schedules, and is available globally for a wide range of use cases from corporate and colocation facilities to sovereign and neo-cloud data centers.

According to Petik, the global increase in demand for large-scale data centers often reaching capacities of tens of megawatts requires faster, more efficient, and standardized infrastructure delivery. “We’ve changed the way data centers are built,” he says. “Power requirements have skyrocketed, projects have grown larger, and clients now expect complete facilities to be delivered within 12 months or less. OneCore brings together all of Vertiv’s existing building blocks from power modules and SmartRun systems to the structure itself, which can be steel or concrete, built by the client, and then equipped with prefabricated modules.”

Vertiv’s Rugvica facility produces steel structures, such as industrial modules, which are then fitted with pre-manufactured functional components. This approach enables significantly faster project execution, particularly in markets like the United States, where speed of delivery is a critical differentiator.

“In this way, we achieve faster delivery, more competitive pricing, and lower project complexity. At the moment, no one else on the market offers a comparable solution at this scale, certainly not globally,” says Petik.

He adds that customers increasingly seek a single partner responsible for the entire implementation process. “There’s a major shortage of skilled labor on construction sites, so more work is shifting to controlled factory environments. This ensures higher quality and lower costs compared to traditional on-site construction,” he explains.

One of the key advantages of the modular approach is the substantial reduction in build time. “The total project duration can be cut by up to 50%. We also optimize space, as all our modules are designed for truck transport, which is especially important in Europe. The overall design is more compact and efficient, sometimes reducing the required footprint by as much as 30% compared to traditional greenfield builds,” Petik notes.

Another major benefit is the reduced scope of on-site work. “We can minimize on-site construction by up to 80%. Most of the integration and assembly takes place in the factory, while only final connections and commissioning are done on site,” he adds.

Market interest, Petik says, is exceptionally strong and spans multiple industries. “Everyone building a data center today is looking exclusively at modular solutions. Right now, nearly all investors are focusing their projects around artificial intelligence and high-performance computing, and inquiries are coming in from all over the world,” he explains.

Vertiv OneCore embodies the direction in which the entire data center industry is moving toward standardized, fast, and scalable solutions that enable delivery of megawatt-class infrastructure in record time, while reducing costs, complexity, and on-site risk. “This is the new benchmark for how data centers will be built going forward,” concludes Petik.