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Up and Running
blogs.techworld.com (Jan 18 2012)
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The dawn arrives late and the evening pretty early this time of year in Keflavík. Good thing our building shells are completed and the focus of our work is channeled into the final connections of our new modular datacentre.
At the jobsite, we embrace the blend of Icelandic and English as Verne Global's and Colt's installation and testing teams work in collaboration on the end goal of tying the burgeoning worldwide server demand to Iceland's dual source 100% renewable power grid.
And while we will be finished with our intense testing programme in a few short weeks, thanks in large part to the pre-engineered, factory-built approach that Colt brings to the table, this is no sprint. Verne Global is in for a long run, a marathon if you like. And training is in full effect as we staff our operations team, connect into Iceland's multi-terabit cable ...
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