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. “ 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 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)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Iceland   Europe   Verne Global

3. 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 v... (Read Full Article)
   

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4. 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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5. 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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6. 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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7. 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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8. 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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9. A new energy currency- by tate cantrell

   Explore Article Views and Opinions on Green IT (Oct 20 2009) Carbon Tax , Emissions

   Comment "There is a definitive need to create extra funds, or to cut spending, and one of the ways people save ..." - JuliusJ

   In last week’s blog, I mentioned the potential impact of a Copenhagen Protocol coming out of the upcoming December summit on companies’ long-term carbon emissions planning. One of the questions I received back on that post asked what might happen if the Copenhagen Protocol doesn’t pass. What impact would something like that have on the energy supply? Does energy become a new, high-value currency? If so, what options do companies, ... (Read Full Article)
   

   1 Comment Mentions:   Tate Cantrell   Iceland   Europe

10. How Low Can you go with your CO2? By Tate Cantrell

    Explore Article Views and Opinions on Green IT (Oct 14 2009) Monitoring , Carbon Footprint , Emissions

    Comment "The situation is interesting, the potential of failure to obtain agreement in Copenhagen does exist and this could cause a ..." - dimension85

    The latest information from the Carbon Disclosure Project marks an encouraging change in the actions of big companies working to reduce their carbon emissions.  The Carbon Disclosure Project is an independent non-profit organization that gathers voluntary information regarding carbon emissions from thousands of companies around the globe. According to their new Global 500 Report, companies are implementing standard practices for carbon planning more than ever before. Their banner quote in ... (Read Full Article)
    

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11. Powering with rather than against mother nature - by tate cantrell

    Explore Article Views and Opinions on Green IT (Oct 7 2009) Construction , Monitoring , Power and Cooling

    Product downloading is fast becoming a very popular delivery option for the selling and distribution of large digital items like movies, video games and software. This phenomenon could also prove to be hugely beneficial for the environment, according to a recent WSP Group study of Microsoft Office distribution. The report concludes that "digital delivery reduced total tonnes of carbon emissions by 88%." Since this report came out, a number of ... (Read Full Article)
    

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12. There is a solution to pollution by tate cantrell

    Explore Article Views and Opinions on Green IT (Sep 24 2009) Carbon Footprint , Emissions

    I recently read the article, “Weather Centre a Massive Polluter”, by Ben Jackson in Britain’s The Sun newspaper.  The article has created a storm of controversy in the media, but I think it presents an opportunity for companies to look at new solutions for cutting their energy consumption. The report pointed fingers at some of the UK’s worst polluters – specifically the UK Meteorological Office. The Met Office’s headquarters building ... (Read Full Article)
    

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13. data centers - more harmful to the environment than airlines by tate cantrell

    Explore Article Views and Opinions on Green IT (Sep 16 2009) Carbon Footprint , Emissions

     It’s no secret that the airline industry has come under fire more than a few times in the last few years due to its notoriously negative impact on air pollution.  A simple Google search can reveal plenty of stats out there to support how much pollution airplanes put into the Earth’s atmosphere. There is a great video currently being featured on Green Data Center News that actually maps out the ... (Read Full Article)
    

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14. Cooling your data center is a breeze by tate cantrell

    Explore Article Views and Opinions on Green IT (Aug 12 2009) Power and Cooling

    With today’s economy still trying to recover and new standards being set for green IT, it’s hard to justify spending millions of dollars and guzzling megawatts of electricity chilling data centers when you can cool it for free. According to predictions by The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, power costs for data centers could rise to as high as $7.4 billion a year by 2012 without efficiency improvements. Data center owners ... (Read Full Article)
    

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15. Environmental Responsibility in the US and Beyond by tate cantrell

    Explore Article Views and Opinions on Green IT (Aug 5 2009) Cap and Trade , Emissions

    Following up on one of my recent blogs about the UK government’s push for carbon reduction, I thought I would discuss some recent developments that have taken place with the United States’ new cap-and-trade plan to address the issue of carbon emissions. The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (ACES) introduces a variant of a "cap-and-trade" system with market-based incentives to reduce carbon pollution through the use of ... (Read Full Article)
    

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16. Benefits of Embracing Environmental Responsibility by Tate Cantrell

    Explore Article Views and Opinions on Green IT (Jul 24 2009) Monitoring , Carbon Reduction Commitment

    The UK has been at the forefront of the push for reducing carbon emissions since becoming the first country to put their efforts into law at the end of 2007 with the Climate Change Bill. Introduced under this plan is the rapidly approaching and mandatory Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC), slated to come into effect in April of 2010. The government estimates that the scheme will affect 25% of total business ... (Read Full Article)
    

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