Land of Vikings and modular data centers

Explore DatacenterDynamics (Mar 20 2012) Construction , Geothermal

..., the site of Verne Global, one of the two main data center players in Iceland. The site is an ex-NATO facility consisting of several buildings – it has the potential to be scaled to 400,000 sq ft of da......tween New York and London,” says Bhasin. Colt’s plan is to disrupt this market. Verne Global's CTO Tate Cantrell answers our questions on how the Iceland project developed ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Europe   Verne Global

Engineer Q&A: Tate Cantrell, CTO of Verne Global

Explore DatacenterDynamics (Mar 2 2012)

Verne Global officially opened its Iceland data center in February. The company's CTO Tate Cantrell answers our questions about the project and his Icelandic experiences. DCDFOCUS Q1: What was the bi......the delivery of the modular data centre product.  We improved upon the structural specifications of NATO, reinforcing the hardened structure that adds an extra layer of protection around our modular data ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Europe   Verne Global

Take two aspirin for that headache

Explore blogs.techworld.com (Jan 18 2012)

...s employed a regimen of more than just painkillers for reducing headaches at our site on the former NATO air base in Keflavik. We've gone modular. And thanks to that decision, in a matter of six days I've... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Verne Global   Tate Cantrell

Video: Verne, Colt Bring Modular Data Centres to Iceland

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Nov 24 2011) Construction , Geothermal , Cloud Computing , Servers

...ar server hall designed and built by Colt in its UK factory and shipped to Verne’s site in a former NATO command center. In this video, executives from Verne discuss their location and why they chose... *...... is housed inside a large structure on Verne’s 45-acre campus in Kevlavik. In this video, Verne CTO Tate Cantrell discuss why the company selected Colt’s Modular Data Centre for its facility. (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Verne Global   Tate Cantrell

Carbon-neutral data center powered by renewable energy, cooled by Iceland's chilly climate

Explore Ars Technica (Oct 6 2011) Construction , Data Center Outages , Power and Cooling , Fossil Fuel , Geothermal

...rbon neutral” data center before the end of this year. “It’s all about the power,” Verne Global CTO Tate Cantrell says. “Iceland has great natural resources.” Based in a former NATO facility in Keflavik, the data center is capable of supporting as much as 200,000 to 250,000 square... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Europe   Verne Global

In Iceland, Making Lemonade Out of Ash

Explore 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 the country, well away from any impact by the volcano." The Vern... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Europe   Verne Global

Update: Iceland, volcanoes, and data centers

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Apr 16 2010)

We spoke this afternoon with Verne Global, which is building a 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)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Europe   Verne Global