The AI data center bill of materials: What procurement should lock first
· Source: scmr.com
In short
As AI infrastructure spending accelerates, procurement leaders must rethink the data center bill of materials as a tightly coupled system where power, networking, cooling, and commissioning timelines matter more than securing accelerators first. The article emphasizes that AI capacity is a system, not a SKU, and recommends procurement should first secure power chain and commissioning capacity, followed by networking components and cooling architecture decisions, before finalizing accelerator delivery schedules.
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Tags: procurement, infrastructure, data-centers, supply-chain, AI, logistics