BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, UK, 1 November 2017 — Chatsworth Products (CPI), experts in IT infrastructure and data centre solutions, recently joined the Open19 Foundation—a community of industry leaders working together to solve data centre problems efficiently and cost-effectively.

“Industry forums are a proven way to add value to our industry by defining and sharing best practices. The Open19 Foundation is focused on an important industry challenge—how to make rack equipment more uniform and scalable for businesses of all sizes. CPI is very excited to be involved with this effort. We think it will lead to better rack solutions for our industry,” stated Dennis VanLith, Sr. Director of Global Product Management for CPI.

The Open19 Foundation was created in May 2017 by Flex, GE Digital, LinkedIn, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and VaporIO. The concept behind the organisation is to build and engage a community of system suppliers, integrators and operators to collectively solve problems as if they are one, giant data centre.

The organisation is built around the idea that anything can be integrated into a 19-inch rack with three main, common components: brick cage, power shelf and network switch. Open19 is defining a cross-industry common server form factor, producing a flexible and economical data centre and edge solution for operators of all sizes.

“The Open19 Platform represents a simple solution for a complex problem, so it’s no surprise that the response from the community has been so strong,” said Yuval Bachar, President of the Open19 Foundation and Principal Engineer, Global Infrastructure Architecture and Strategy at LinkedIn.

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About Chatsworth Products

At Chatsworth Products (CPI), it is our mission to address today’s critical IT infrastructure needs with products and services that protect your ever-growing investment in information and communication technology. We act as your business partner and are uniquely prepared to respond to your specific requirements with global availability and rapid product customisation that will give you a competitive advantage. At CPI, our passion works for you. With over two decades of engineering innovative IT physical layer solutions for the Fortune 500 and multinational corporations, CPI can respond to your business requirements with unequalled application expertise, customer service and technical support, as well as a global network of industry-leading distributors. Headquartered in the United States, CPI operates from multiple sites worldwide, including offices in Mexico, Canada, China, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom. CPI’s manufacturing facilities are located in the United States, Asia and Europe.