Iceland, Data-Center Hub?

Explore BusinessWeek (Mar 29 2012) Construction , Power and Cooling , Geothermal

... a rare spot on the earth where there is a convergence of attributes that tick all the boxes,” says Jeff Monroe, chief executive officer of Verne Global, Björgólfsson’s venture. “You have 100 percent renewable e......turn on Data * Who Do You Trust More with Your Data: Facebook or a Bank? Companies Mentioned * MSFT Microsoft Corp + $32.12 USD + -0.07 + -0.22% * GOOG Google Inc + $648.41 USD + -7 ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Europe   Verne Global

Verne Global Officially Opens Green Data Center in Iceland

Explore Web Host Industry Review (Feb 10 2012) Construction , Power and Cooling , Geothermal

...nesday, acting Minister of Industry Oddný Harðardóttir, Mayor Árni Sigfússon and Verne Global chair Jeff Monroe cut the ribbon. Verne Global’s data center is built with steel instead of concrete, making it 100 p......dedicated IT support team and established relationships with leading solution providers such as HP, Microsoft, Cisco and others will help ensure that Verne Global’s customers have the support needed to succe... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Europe   Cisco

New Tenants for Verne’s Modular Colo in Iceland

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

...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......pin Kerfi has served as the IT partner for leading Icelandic companies, offering solutions from HP, Microsoft and Ciso. Opin Kerfi is also taking space in the data centre for its own hosting requirements to su... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Europe   Cisco

Global server farms around the world

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

...m 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......for hte UK’s Colt Telecoms, but they decided to open it out to other customers. Quincy, Washington (Microsoft, Yahoo!, Dell) The cluster of server farms in this formerly sleepy farming ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Apple   Greenpeace   Iceland

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 (hyd......datacentre with its competitors. In April, Rick Bakken, senior director of datacentre evangelism at Microsoft, said that Microsoft plans to reduce the average Microsoft data centre PUE to 1.25 within two years. Verne Global said its ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Verne Global   Jeff Monroe

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

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

...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......us with the opportunity to quickly scale capacity to address customer demand in a rapid timeframe." Microsoft predicts the data centre construction market will grow from $50bn (£32bn) to $78bn globally by 2020... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Europe   Verne Global

Hot Ticket where EU gets priority, Google’s Data Center Summit 2011 in Zurich May 24

Explore greenm3.com (Apr 29 2011)

...ng solutions and geo-independent approaches to efficiency Joe Kava, Google; Dileep Bhandarkar, Microsoft; Jochen Berger, PlusServer; Chris Malone, Google 15:50 Panel discussion Mark Monroe, ......ssion Mark Monroe, The Green Grid; Andre Oppermann, DeepGreen; Bruno Michel, IBM Research Lab; Jeff Monroe, Verne Global 17:00 Reception I’ll be at the event and most likely will attend DataCen... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Amazon.com   Google   Verne Global

Green Clouds in Northern Climes

Explore Newsweek (Aug 29 2009) Carbon Footprint , Emissions , Wind

... to zip data overseas. The investment is "a pretty bold statement for a country like Iceland," says Jeff Monroe of Verne Global, which is launching a $300 million, 37,000-square-meter data center outside Reykjav......9 * From the Editors (1) * US Could Soon Be Greener Than Europe See All * Recommended (6) * Why the Microsoft Yahoo Deal Doesn't Matter * All Things Digital: What Will Google Do With MicroHoo? * Refugee Groups... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Europe   Google