News & Events
PDI + VCU School of Engineering Present International Data Center Day
PDI and the VCU College of Engineering team invite you to attend International Data Center Day at VCU’s Engineering campus on March 25th 2020. This meeting is designed to link companies and groups that participate in the data center business together to create new opportunities and increase the visibility of our businesses in and around data centers. […]
Eaton to Acquire Power Distribution, Inc., Expanding Data Center Power Distribution and Monitoring Solutions
DUBLIN, Ireland … Power management company Eaton (NYSE:ETN) today announced it has agreed to acquire Power Distribution, Inc. (PDI), a leading supplier of mission critical power distribution, static switching, and power monitoring equipment and services for data centers and industrial and commercial customers. The company is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, and had 2019 sales of $125 million. […]
Power Distribution, Inc. Debuts Groundbreaking Power Distribution Unit (PDU) At 7×24 Exchange Fall Conference
RICHMOND, Va, October 22, 2019 — Power Distribution, Inc. (PDI), the leading supplier of power distribution and monitoring solutions for data centers and other critical or high-value electrical systems, will launch the PDI PowerLOK PDU strip at the 7×24 Exchange’s Fall 2019 Conference, October 27-30, 2019, Phoenix, AZ (Booth #1 and 1C). In partnership with Gateview Technologies, PDI is debuting and offering the PowerLOK, with innovative soldered connections from line cord to receptacles, an angled input whip that reduces bend radius and a design tool with up to 48 receptacles. […]
Potomac AFCOM Chapter Awards Scholarships to NOVA
RICHMOND, Va., October 23, 2019 – On behalf of Power Distribution, Inc. (PDI), the leading supplier of power distribution and monitoring solutions for data centers, and the Potomac AFCOM Chapter today announced that students from North Virginia Community College (NOVA) will be awarded a $6,000 scholarship. The scholarship award will be divided equally between three carefully selected students who are enrolled in the Spring 2020 semester of NOVA’s two-year Data Center Operations program. […]
PDI Brings Award-Winning Innovative Power Solutions To DCAC Live Event
RICHMOND, Va., September 17, 2019 — Power Distribution, Inc. (PDI), the leading supplier of power distribution and monitoring solutions for data centers and other critical or high-value electrical systems, today announced the company will showcase its Quick Connect Tap Off Box, PDI PowerLok PDU strip and PowerWave 2™ Busway System at DCAC Live in Austin, TX (Booth #205) September 24-25,2019. The award-winning power distribution products continue to be a favorite among show attendees due to their configuration abilities enabling IT and facility managers to quickly reconfigure busway power feeds to conform with ever-changing server rack devices. […]
PDI in North Virginia Tech Council – NVTC Tech100 winning companies
The NVTC Tech 100 are the companies and individuals who are driving tech innovation, implementing new solutions for their customers, and leading growth in the Greater Washington region. Over the first half of 2019, we will be featuring profiles of all of the 2018 Tech 100 companies in the Voice magazine. […]
PDI Discusses Award-Winning Power Solutions For Mission-Critical Facilities at DCD>SanFran
DCD>San Francisco brings together the unique ecosystem that has been developed to support large digital infrastructure investments. DCD attendees who visit PDI’s booth will see first-hand, how easy it is to reconfigure the power feed to server racks with a configurable busway system requiring simple tools to install and engage. […]
Power Distribution, Inc. and the Potomac AFCOM Chapter Team Up to Deliver Intern Program that Nurtures Future Data Center Professionals
RICHMOND, Va., May 30, 2019 – On behalf of Power Distribution, Inc. (PDI), the leading supplier of power distribution and monitoring solutions for data centers and the Potomac AFCOM Chapter, Dave Mulholland, PDI’s VP of Global Services and President of the Potomac Chapter, announced that they will spearhead the sponsorship of three summer internships. This is the second year the Potomac AFCOM chapter is sponsoring a summer internship program, designed to properly train future data center professionals to continue processing the digital workloads so vital to every facet of our digitized lives. […]
Power Distribution, Inc. Puts Award-Winning Critical Facilities Power Solutions On Display at 7×24 Exchange Spring Conference
RICHMOND, Va., May 29, 2019 — Power Distribution, Inc. (PDI), the leading supplier of power distribution and monitoring solutions for data centers and other critical or high-value electrical systems, today announced the company will put its PDI PowerLOK PDU strip and PowerWave 2™ Busway System on display at 7×24 Exchange Spring Conference (Booth #21) June 2-5, 2019 in Boca Raton, Florida. These mission-critical power distribution systems significantly reduce the cost and simplify the process of adjusting power feeds to meet new requirements posed by constantly swapping devices within server racks. […]
7×24 Article: Muscle Memory For Data Center Power Expansion
It has been projected that the U.S. will need 4,000 – 25MW data centers by 2020. According to speakers* at Bisnow’s Data Center Investment Conference & Expo South, “Each year, around 600 zettabytes of new data get created. This amounts to 200% more traffic than what current data centers can handle.” […]