Data Center Strategy
Site, colocation and vendor selection; feasibility and investment perspective.
Data Center Solutions · Mission Critical Engineering
Hakan Ünuz
Head of Data Center Solutions
Mission Critical Cooling | AI Infrastructure | AIRPLUS
Bringing engineering, technology and commercial strategy together for scalable, commercially viable data center infrastructure.
40+
Years in Technology
550+
Data Center Professionals Trained
Türkiye · Global Markets
Istanbul · MENA · International
Profile
Engineering, technology and commercial strategy in one infrastructure view.
At AIRPLUS Climate Technologies, I lead the Data Center Solutions division, focusing on mission-critical cooling, high-density infrastructure and the evolving requirements of AI-driven data centers.
My experience extends across colocation, telecom, banking and enterprise environments, with involvement in data center development, mission-critical infrastructure, business development and project delivery.
Cooling cannot be considered in isolation. Power availability, IT density, redundancy, scalability, energy efficiency, operational requirements and future technology roadmaps all influence the right infrastructure strategy.
40+years in technology
20+years in data centers
30–60 MWmajor campus scale
Core Expertise
From site strategy to thermal architecture.
Critical Infrastructure
Electrical systems, cooling architecture, resiliency and operational sustainability.
Design & Transformation
New facilities, live upgrades, migrations, renovation, testing and commissioning.
AI-Ready Cooling
High-density air and liquid cooling, CDU, heat rejection and tailor-made integration.
Business Development
Market creation, strategic partnerships, complex stakeholder alignment and negotiation.
Education & Advisory
Executive consulting and professional training grounded in real-world delivery.
Selected Experience
Infrastructure that carries consequence.
AIRPLUS Climate Technologies
Head of Data Center Solutions & Business Development Manager
Mikrolink / Açık Holding
Data Center Design Lead & Business Development Manager
Independent & International
Senior Data Center Consultant, Lead Designer & Instructor
AMQ Engineering FZC
Vice President — Data Center Solutions
Nova Mission Critical
Türkiye Manager & Senior Data Center Consultant
ING Bank Türkiye
Assistant Vice President — Data Center & System Operations
IBM Global Services Türkiye
Data Center & Infrastructure Risk Manager
Technology Entrepreneurship & Operations
Founder, regional manager, hosting/cloud leader and data-center manager
Selected Projects
Mission-critical programs across banking, telecom, colocation and government.
12,000 m² · 60 MW
Türk Telekom AOSB
Design Lead & Consultant50 MW
Türksat Gölbaşı
Lead Design & Consultant9,000 m² · 50 MW
Türk Telekom Esenyurt
Renovation & Design Lead16,000 m² · 30 MW
Zenium Istanbul One
Business Development6,000 m² · 20 MW
DataPARK Istanbul
Lead Designer & ConsultantHyperscale Campus
GDH Gulf Data Hub · Dubai
Lead Designer & ConsultantNew Facility & Migration
ING IOTM Data Center
Designer · Controller · CommissioningLive Expansion & Transformation
IBM Levent Data Center
Designer · Controller · CommissioningAdditional banking, telecom and government programs remain confidential under NDA.
Knowledge Transfer & Industry Development
Building capability across the data center industry.
As a trainer for programs delivered by DCTech Education Center and Data Center Dynamics (DCD), I have trained more than 550 data center professionals and students.
Combining technical fundamentals with practical industry experience, my objective is not simply to teach standards, but to develop the engineering judgment required in real-world, mission-critical environments.
Building on this experience, I am developing Data Center Academy, a new initiative focused on structured, practical and industry-driven data center education.
Experience creates greater value when it builds capability in others.
550+ Professionals TrainedDCTech Education CenterData Center Dynamics (DCD)Türkiye & International
Explore Data Center Academy →Perspective
Engineering for the AI infrastructure era.
My current work and industry writing focus on high-density cooling, liquid-cooling adoption, grid-aware infrastructure, sustainability and Türkiye’s opportunity in the global AI data-center market.
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