Vertiv, NVIDIA introduce AI-factory deployment approach; Polar applies it in Norway

On Oct. 21, 2026, Vertiv and NVIDIA announced an AI-factory approach modeled to cut design configuration and validation from 30 days to 3 and infrastructure deployment from 90 days to 45, potentially bringing capacity online about 10 weeks sooner and producing up to 30% more tokens in 12 months at equal installed capacity. Polar Data Centers is using it for the first 41 MW of its Herøya, Norway, p