New Tenants for Verne’s Modular Colo in Iceland

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Feb 9 2012) Construction , Power and Cooling , Geothermal

Has Iceland arrived as a data center destination? Today marked a coming-out party for the leading player in the......ign process while leveraging Colt’s factory controlled fabrication process to ensure quality,” said Jeff Monroe, CEO at Verne Global. “This approach also provides Verne Global with the opportunity to quickly sca... (Read Full Article)

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Colt to add POP to Verne Global data center

Explore DatacenterDynamics (Feb 9 2012)

...k access with a network that stretches across Europe, Colt is the natural choice of partner for our Iceland data centre campus,” said Jeff Monroe, CEO of Verne Global. The deal extends Colt’s engagement with Verne who is a customer for its Modul... (Read Full Article)

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Colt and Verne Global Introduce World’s First Dual Sourced 100% Renewably Powered Data Centre in Iceland inShare

Explore Telecom Review (Dec 10 2011)

...with the growing concern of rising cost and environmental impact of traditional data centers," said Jeff Monroe, CEO of Verne Global. "We have designed a flexible, dynamic solution that answers the need for both......ne Global has selected Colt’s Modular Data Centre for its dual-sourced renewable energy facility in Iceland. This is the world's first mission critical data centre with zero-emissions to be manufactured and ... (Read Full Article)

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Global server farms around the world

Explore Telegraph.co.uk (Oct 26 2011) Solar , Servers

...rver farm to use seawater, brought in from the Bay of Finland, for cooling. Verne Global, Keflavik, Iceland Jeff Monroe, who started out working on AOL’s server farms, this year opened his new server farm based in a dis... (Read Full Article)

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Can an IT Snowball Grow in Iceland?

Explore The New York Times (Oct 20 2011) Fossil Fuel , Geothermal

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Can Iceland's Renewables Power the Web?

Explore Science News, Articles and Information (Oct 17 2011) Fossil Fuel , Geothermal , Servers

...ucture connecting it to major population centers. "All of those things meet at a cross section over Iceland that we really don't believe to exist anywhere else," explained Jeff Monroe, CEO of three-year-old data center company Verne Global. At least, that is what Iceland's IT pros are counting on. They see their nation becoming a player in the clean technology scene. I... (Read Full Article)

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Colt manufactures and ships data centre to Iceland

Explore telecomkh (Oct 14 2011)

...operator, has selected Colt’s Modular Data Centre for its dual-sourced renewable energy facility in Iceland. This is the world's first mission critical data centre with zero-emissions to be manufactured and ......rting our mission of delivering the world’s first dual-sourced renewably powered data centre,” said Jeff Monroe, CEO at Verne Global. “We see a strong demand in the colocation market and we required a partner wh... (Read Full Article)

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Silicon Geyser: put your datacentres here

Explore ZDNet UK (Oct 14 2011)

Is Iceland destined to be the new Silicon Valley? Or maybe Silicon Geyser might be more appropriate. I spen...... from Icelandic companies that generate using geothermal and hydro-electric means. According to CEO Jeff Monroe, customers -- the first of whom is DataPipe -- save money because there's no premium for being gree... (Read Full Article)

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UK firm opens carbon neutral datacentre in Iceland

Explore Insight for IT leaders (Oct 10 2011) Power and Cooling , Emissions , Cloud Computing , Servers

...ise two datacentres at the same price, the enterprise would always pick the eco-friendly one," said Jeff Monroe, chief executive of Verne Global. The centre will use Iceland's dual-sourced renewable energy (hydroelectric and geothermal) power grid in addition to the free c... (Read Full Article)

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Datapipe signs up for green data centre

Explore comms-express.com (Oct 7 2011) Cloud Computing , Servers

...ompany Datapipe has revealed that it will be utilising equipment at the Verne Global data centre in Iceland, which will be powered by renewable energy. It is set to use the server racks and data cabinets ......ne Global centre because it runs using green energy and has two sources of power at a low price. Jeff Monroe, chief executive officer of the latter company, asserted that modules are already being ... (Read Full Article)

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Datapipe Partners with Verne Global to Deliver Green Cloud from Iceland

Explore MyHostNews (Oct 6 2011) Power and Cooling , Carbon Footprint , Cloud Computing

...provide free cooling. ...and more » Datapipe Partners with Verne Global to Deliver Green Cloud from Iceland By MyHostNews.com October 6th, 2011 | Posted under Press Releases, Web Host News Tweet Web Host New......e solutions to power data centres. Datapipe’s leadership in this area is one to be applauded,” said Jeff Monroe, CEO of Verne Global. “The source, availability and cost of power remain one of the primary conce... (Read Full Article)

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Datapipe Plugs Into Verne’s Icelandic Data Centre

Explore Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Oct 6 2011) Construction , Geothermal , Cloud Computing

... announced a customer for, and released more details of, the data centre it announced last month in Iceland, powered by renewable energy. Managed services firm Datapipe will deliver what it calls “green clo...... Verne gets its warehouse ready “The modules are now in the shipping process,” said Verne’s CEO Jeff Monroe, speaking to eWEEK Europe at the NetEvents press summit in Frascati, Italy. The data centre, appare... (Read Full Article)

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Web Host Datapipe Signs as Tenant at Verne Globals Iceland Data Center

Explore Web Host Industry Review (Oct 5 2011) Power and Cooling , Cloud Computing

...pipe announced that its cloud is PCI certified. Web Host Datapipe Signs as Tenant at Verne Global's Iceland Data Center * By Nicole Henderson, October 05, 2011 * + Tweet + + + A video still of Verne Global's......inable solutions to power data centres. Datapipe's leadership in this area is one to be applauded," Jeff Monroe, CEO of Verne Global said in a statement. "The source, availability and cost of power remain ... (Read Full Article)

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Verne Global Opens Dual-Sourced 100 Percent Renewably Powered Data Center in ...

Explore Green Technology (Oct 5 2011) Construction , Power and Cooling , Cloud Computing

... forward in terms of availability, cost and environmental impact. Verne Global first announced the Iceland data center plan in early 2010. According to Monroe, CEO of Verne Global, Iceland is an ideal place to house select IT applications due to its unique location and environmental feat......with the growing concern of rising cost and environmental impact of traditional data centers,” said Jeff Monroe, CEO of Verne Global, in a statement ... (Read Full Article)

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Iceland cometh

Explore SmartPlanet (Oct 5 2011)

There’s no country on the planet with cleaner electricity than Iceland’s. It generates 100 percent from renewable sources – about 75 percent from hydropower, 25 percent f......ower remain one of the primary concerns for data centre operators around the globe,” said Verne CEO Jeff Monroe. Geothermal forces on display at the Strokkur Geyser. Geothermal forces on display at the Strokkur ... (Read Full Article)

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Datapipe Goes Modular With Verne in Iceland

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Oct 5 2011) Construction , Power and Cooling , Carbon Footprint , Geothermal

...a. “We have been systematically setting the stage for the data center industry to take advantage of Iceland’s attributes,” said Jeff Monroe, the CEO of Verne Global. “The industry continues to move toward environmentally sustainable soluti... (Read Full Article)

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Iceland to Open Data Center Powered by Renewable Resources

Explore blogs.wsj.com (Sep 28 2011) Geothermal

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Colt to Build Ship Modular Green Data Center to Iceland for Verne Global

Explore Web Host Industry Review (Sep 27 2011) Construction , Geothermal , Cloud Computing

... Colt's data centers Related Topics: partnerships, green hosting, data centers, colt, verne global, iceland (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- European data center services provider Colt (www.colt.net) announced ......rting our mission of delivering the world's first dual-sourced renewably powered data centre," said Jeff Monroe, CEO at Verne Global. "We see a strong demand in the colocation market and we required a partner ... (Read Full Article)

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World's first zero-carbon data centre to be built in Iceland

Explore guardian.co.uk (Sep 27 2011) Construction , Power and Cooling , Geothermal

...IT group Colt commissioned by Verne Global, a UK data hosting company A geothermal power station in Iceland, where all electricity is from renewable energy sources. Photograph: Halldor Kolbeins/AFP/Getty Ima......e. By comparison, the trading floor of an investment bank needs a continuous supply of 3 megawatts. Jeff Monroe, Verne chief executive, said: "This approach provides us with the opportunity to quickly scale capa... (Read Full Article)

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Colt ships first modular data center to overseas customer

Explore DatacenterDynamics (Sep 27 2011) Construction

...r for an overseas customer with Verne Global, which operates from an old air force base in Keflavik Iceland, awaiting delivery of a 500 sq mt facility in October. ...and more » Colt ships first modular data ......rting our mission of delivering the world's first dual-sourced renewably powered data center," said Jeff Monroe, CEO at Verne Global. "We see a strong demand in the colocation market and we required a ... (Read Full Article)

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Colt manufactures and ships 500m(2) data centre to Iceland

Explore MarketWatch.com (Sep 27 2011) Construction , Carbon Footprint

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Icelandic Data Centre Uses Modules, Not Containers

Explore Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Sep 27 2011) Construction

Data centre company Verne Global is using modular components to build a data centre in Iceland for customers in the US and Europe, which will be powered entirely by renewable energy. Verne is s......site for bespoke data centre space, for customers who buy power by the megaWatt, Verne Global’s CEO Jeff Monroe told eWEEK Europe. Icelandic Data Centre Uses Modules, Not Containers September 27, 2011 by Peter J... (Read Full Article)

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Nano technology could cool the heat from server farms

Explore CNN.com International (Sep 7 2010) Emissions , Geothermal , Servers

...ology could cool the heat from server farmsCNN International"The carbon savings would be enormous," Jeff Monroe, head of Verne Global -- a data center company working in Iceland, told reporters late last year. ...and more » So far those nanoparticles showing most potential are... (Read Full Article)

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Nano technology could cool the heat from server farms

Explore CNN.com (Sep 7 2010) Carbon Footprint , Emissions , Geothermal , Servers

... of all, an abundance of "carbon neutral" geothermal power. "The carbon savings would be enormous," Jeff Monroe, head of Verne Global -- a data center company working in Iceland, told reporters late last year. "For example, if a large internet media company operating thousands... (Read Full Article)

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