Tate Cantrell

About Tate Cantrell

Tate Cantrell is the Chief Technology Officer of Verne Global.  Tate's primary responsibilities include product design and development and data center operations. Prior to Verne Global, Mr. Cantrell acted as Vice President, Data Center Technologies, at Dupont Fabros Technology. He was responsible for development and execution of operational strategies critical to the start-up of the Dupont Fabros Development Wholesale Data Center business model, the first of its kind in the industry. Mr Cantrell also provided technical support for marketing and key business strategy expansion opportunities, and directed and managed strategy for all IT systems. Mr. Cantrell has been involved in data centers and other high tech facilities for more than 15 years, starting as a research programmer for computational modeling on biomedical applications. 

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1. “ This has allowed us to show how we were prepared, and that the volcano did not affect our operation. ”

   In In Iceland, Making Lemonade Out of Ash

2. “ We are committed to showing the risk threshold is low, while the opportunity is great. ”

   In In Iceland, Making Lemonade Out of Ash

3. “ There's only a very minute chance that a plume of volcanic matter would affect us. ”

   In Update: Iceland, volcanoes, and data centers

4. “ With energy costs fluctuating and going up more than down, and data centers consuming a tremendous amount of energy there is a real need in the market for a green innovation solution that reduces energy and drives down overall cost. Data centers have historically required large, expensive chilling systems to keep all of the equipment at a regulated temperature. Now more than ever, companies are scrambling to find ways to reduce dependencies on the status quo and become more energy efficient all around. Iceland is the perfect environment for 100 per cent free cooling, 365 days of the year. The mean annual temperature is -0.5°C (30°F) in January and 10°C (50°F) in July. Iceland is very much its own cooling system, standing by to draw the heat right out the computer servers. ”

   In Iceland: Refrigerating a green data centre

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2. Data Center Metrics Demystified

   Explore Article Processor.com (Jul 2 2010)

   ...pment nameplate ratings, which, he says, are highly divergent from the actual power or energy used. Tate Cantrell, CTO of Verne Global (www.verneglobal.com), points out that beyond PUE and DCiE, there are other op... (Read Full Article)
   

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3. Iceland as a Prime Data Center Location

   Explore Article Relocate (Jun 30 2010) Geothermal , Cloud Computing , Servers

   Data centers are well known as power hogs, with their extensive information technology equipment (having its own power needs) coupled with equally extensive cooling equipment (which further increases power usage). As energy costs rise and as the political climate increasingly frowns on fossil-fuel-based energy, companies are responding by searching for ways to reduce costs, reduce their environmental impact, and rely more on “green” energy sources. In response to the needs ... (Read Full Article)
   

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4. The Green Gold Rush over Iceland's Data Centers

   Explore Article Earth2Tech (Jun 22 2010) Construction

   ...mpanies that have been moving into that market. The latest person to reference this phrase to me is Tate Cantrell, CTO of startup Verne Global, and he told me it’s not uncommon for his web-serving customers to bri... (Read Full Article)
   

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5. Iceland Data Center Delivers 100% Green Power: Verne Global Video

   Explore Article Smart Data Centers Micro (May 21 2010) Geothermal , Servers

   ...e of the opportunity to speak with a number of key industry players at Interop this year, including Tate Cantrell, CTO with Verne Global. Cantrell visited the TMCnet media booth for an interview captured in this v... (Read Full Article)
   

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6. In Iceland, Making Lemonade Out of Ash

   Explore Article Light Reading (May 8 2010) Geothermal , Hydro , Cloud Computing

   ...s allowed us to show how we were prepared, and that the volcano did not affect our operation," says Tate Cantrell, CTO of Verne Global. "Our facilities are built on an old NATO airbase in the southwest corner of t... (Read Full Article)
   

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7. Building a new utility - By Tate Cantrell

   Explore Article Views and Opinions on Green IT (Apr 26 2010)

   Comment "Thanks, Peter. Good promotion of The Big Switch. I have that one cued up in Amazon for a future Kindle ..." - Tate Cantrell

   I’ve thoroughly enjoyed watching the debate across the blogosphere as to the viability of private clouds and the strategy of utilizing large-scale public cloud infrastructures. One of the most interesting corollaries to the conversation is the comparison of the cloud to a product that we all benefit from on a daily basis – the electrical utility. Let’s turn the tables on the analogy. In truth, we can look at the ... (Read Full Article)
   

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8. Update: Iceland, volcanoes, and data centers

   Explore Article Data Center Knowledge (Apr 16 2010)

   ...data center at a former NATO Command Centre in Keflavik, Iceland. Verne’s chief technology officer, Tate Cantrell, said Iceland’s volcanic activity was a strategic consideration in their site location. Iceland’s p... (Read Full Article)
   

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9. energy stored or energy released? - by Tate Cantrell

   Explore Article Views and Opinions on Green IT (Mar 29 2010)

   There is certainly a lot of buzz in the media regarding grid-scale energy storage solutions. Unfortunately, with a lot of buzz, comes a lot of misinformation. I wanted to take the opportunity today to look at the numbers driving the debate to see what options really come out ahead. Recently, California took the lead, as it often does, in the environmental energy debate and began discussing California Assembly Bill 2514 ... (Read Full Article)
   

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10. Data centres find Iceland hospitable

    Explore Article computerworlduk.com (Feb 15 2010) Construction , Power and Cooling

    ...whereas typical prices in the United States are about 10 cents and can be 20 cents in London, says Tate Cantrell, CTO of Verne Global. By taking advantage of outside air to cool servers in the Iceland data center... (Read Full Article)
    

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11. The Price Of Power

    Explore Article Forbes.com (Jan 28 2010)

    ...owatt hour, according to Xinhua News Agency. In Iceland it is about 4 cents per kilowatt hour, said Tate Cantrell, Verne Global's CTO. But in many of these countries--or even within the U.S.--the actual cost varie... (Read Full Article)
    

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12. Warming Up To Iceland

    Explore Article Forbes.com (Jan 11 2010) Power and Cooling , Carbon Footprint , Geothermal

    ...ers are expected to move to even more extreme locations over the next decade. Forbes caught up with Tate Cantrell, chief technology officer at Verne Global--a data center developer based in Iceland and Washington,... (Read Full Article)
    

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13. Legislation Sparking Green Innovation in Iceland - By Tate Cantrell

    Explore Article Views and Opinions on Green IT (Dec 2 2009)

    Following my last blog on the expanding green movement comes some pretty big news surrounding carbon reduction legislation making its way through the US Congress. The U.S. climate bill just passed its first test in the Senate with an 11 to 1 vote by the Environment and Public Works Committee to move onto the full Senate for consideration with other bills. The proposed legislation would require U.S. industry to reduce ... (Read Full Article)
    

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14. The People, Process And Technology Of Next Generation Data Centers - By Tate Cantrell

    Explore Article Views and Opinions on Green IT (Nov 13 2009)

    We are closing in on Interop New York and I am looking forward to contributing to a panel discussion, entitled The People, Process And Technology Of Next Generation Data Centers. This is an exceptionally relevant topic as we see IT and facilities managers alike embracing the financial and ecological efficiencies of process convergence. At Verne Global, we offer wholesale data center solutions and as such, we are focused on ensuring ... (Read Full Article)
    

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15. Green Shoots are Thriving in Iceland by Tate Cantrell

    Explore Article Views and Opinions on Green IT (Nov 5 2009) Power and Cooling , Carbon Footprint , Emissions

    Many of my recent blogs have explored the benefits that Iceland offers as a data center location for low-cost electricity and cooling in the growing green movement. As the movement strengthens and carbon-reducing legislation continues materializing around globe, Iceland could be the one who in turn sees a benefit from environmentally conscious IT industry projects. Technology innovation and clean energy are now making a major impact on how and where ... (Read Full Article)
    

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16. Optimizing Iceland by Tate Cantrell

    Explore Article Views and Opinions on Green IT (Oct 26 2009) Construction , Power and Cooling

    As we’ve explored in past blogs, carbon reduction legislation combined with an unflattering economy has companies all over the world reassessing their data center practices to reduce power consumption and curb electricity costs. Our focus here in Iceland is helping companies tackle both of these tall tasks by making use of the environment for green energy sources and natural cooling. While many companies are exploring this trend for strategically locating ... (Read Full Article)
    

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