MayimFlow wants to stop data center leaks before they happen | TechCrunch

"MayimFlow, the Built World stage winner at this year's TechCrunch Disrupt, is a good example. The startup is focused on essentially one task: preventing damaging water leaks. Data centers use a lot of water, and that water can present a big risk, even if a leak is small. Founder John Khazraee told TechCrunch that many data centers only have reactive solutions for water leaks. That can saddle companies with downtime and set them back millions of dollars if one occurs."

""I've noticed these issues in data centers, and the only solution they had was: 'when the leak happens, we find out,'" he said in an interview. "Now you have to spend a lot of money to go remediate the situation. Now you got to turn off the servers. Now the data is being disrupted. So I decided to do something about it.""

Data centers consume substantial water and are vulnerable to even small leaks that can cause costly downtime and service disruption. Many facilities rely on reactive leak responses that discover problems only after damage occurs. MayimFlow prevents damaging water leaks by combining IoT sensors with edge-deployed machine learning models to detect signs of impending leaks and enable early intervention. Founder John Khazraee brings over 15 years building infrastructure at IBM, Oracle and Microsoft. The leadership team includes a data-center strategy officer and a CTO experienced in water management and IoT. The solution reduces remediation costs and operational disruptions.

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