Vigilent

Vigilent is an Oakland, California company that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to optimize cooling in data centers, telecom facilities and other mission-critical buildings. Its software pairs wireless sensors with self-learning control algorithms to automatically match cooling output to real-time heat load, cutting cooling energy use by 40 percent or more while eliminating hot spots and reclaiming stranded capacity. Founded in 2008 by MIT-trained control engineer Cliff Federspiel, the company has deployed across 1,500-plus facilities in 36 countries and counts Verizon, NTT, Digital Realty, IBM and Telus among its customers.