Salute Acquires Northshore to Enhance AI-Driven Data Analysis and Automation Capabilities

Salute, a global leader in comprehensive data center services, has announced its acquisition of Northshore - a sustainability-driven, global engineering and consulting firm. This strategic move will enable Salute to integrate Northshore's technology and proprietary platform, Seastack, to advance data center sustainability and optimize facility operations. With the integration of Seastack's technology and Northshore's sustainability expertise, Salute aims to enhance each stage of its data center lifecycle services. The acquisition will allow the company to address critical needs of data center operators worldwide, focusing on advancing sustainability, improving energy efficiency, and supporting regulatory compliance.

Erich Sanchack, CEO of Salute, highlighted that the integration of Northshore's AI-driven platform into Salute's data center lifecycle services is set to position the company as a leader in solving operational and sustainability challenges within the industry. The move is also expected to support the scaling of high-density environments, emphasizing the importance of sustainable viability.

Northshore's global reputation for delivering data-driven sustainability solutions to various data center operators, combined with its operations across APAC, will expand Salute's global footprint. The acquisition is seen as a means to sustainably transform data center operations worldwide, aligning with Northshore's founding vision of making a more sustainable internet. Salute's recent acquisitions of Advanced Data Center Consulting Group and Keysource have further strengthened its global lifecycle offering.

Founded in 2013, Salute operates in over 102 markets with 12 global offices and a workforce of more than 2,200 employees, delivering comprehensive solutions for hyperscale, cloud, colocation, and edge facilities, with a strong focus on sustainability and talent development. Northshore, on the other hand, is a sustainability-driven engineering and consulting firm with a proprietary technology platform, Seastack, that aims to deliver data-driven sustainability engineering for data center companies worldwide.