Thor Icelandic Data Centre Sold To Service Provider

Explore TechWeekEurope UK (Jan 5 2012)

...ice there, and the Nordic supercomputer, a high-performance computing service created jointly by Norway, Sweden and Denmark. Iceland has very cheap renewable energy from geothermal and hydroelectric sources, is only 30 milliseconds ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Europe   Norway

Thor Data Center Bought by Iceland’s Skyrr

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Dec 19 2011) Construction , Geothermal , Cloud Computing

...r provides modular data center services to customers including Opera Software. Skyrr is based in Iceland but also has a solid position in the Nordic markets through its subsidiaries abroad in Norway and Sweden. Skýrr offers integrated services in software, consulting, hardware, IT operations and h... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Norway   AST

Iceland-based IT company adds to enterprise with green data center purchase

Explore icenews.is (Dec 19 2011) Cloud Computing

...urrency and contribute to the overall development of the country’s economy. The company is based in Iceland but also has a solid position in the Nordic markets through its subsidiaries abroad in Norway and Sweden. The Norway subsidary, Hands, focuses on Microsoft Dynamics AX and vertical markets. In addition to this, Hands... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Norway

Emerald plans new cloud cable to the US

Explore businessworld.ie (Dec 5 2011) Geothermal , Cloud Computing , Networking

...ion. Sembler said a few dozen Forbes 500 companies have already studied setting up a data centre in Iceland. One of the first global players to move there has been Norway's Opera Software, maker of world's most-used mobile browser, which opened its Iceland data centre last year. (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Europe   Norway

Ireland/Iceland Atlantic cable aims for data jobs

Explore 1450 WHTC Holland's Hometown Station (Dec 1 2011)

...ion. Sembler said a few dozen Forbes 500 companies have already studied setting up a data center in Iceland. One of the first global players to move there has been Norway's Opera Software, maker of world's most-used mobile browser, which opened its Iceland data center last year. Trygve Jarholt, director of hosting at Opera, said so far the few cables to Iceland have been enough. "A new cable ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Europe   Google

Ireland/Iceland to lay Atlantic cable

Explore businessworld.ie (Dec 1 2011) Geothermal , Cloud Computing , Networking

...ion. Sembler said a few dozen Forbes 500 companies have already studied setting up a data centre in Iceland. One of the first global players to move there has been Norway's Opera Software, maker of world's most-used mobile browser, which opened its Iceland data centre last year. Trygve Jarholt, director of hosting at Opera, said so far the few cables to Iceland have been enough. "A new cable ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Europe   Google

Iceland Channels Volcanoes to Win Europe’s Energy-Supply Race

Explore BusinessWeek (Feb 28 2011) Geothermal

...d come as the EU strives to reach its target of 20 percent clean energy by 2020. In about 20 years, Iceland’s energy revenue per capita may rival that in Norway, where oil income has made its $540 billion sovereign wealth fund the world’s second-biggest, Arman... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Europe   Norway

Clouds, Air Cooling...and King Canute - By Peter Judge

Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (Dec 13 2010)

...en I hear people arguing about the value of trends in computing.   A king of Denmark, England, Norway and Sweden, around 1000AD Canute (or Cnut)  was a grandson of Harald Bluetooth - whose name was ado......ner, and add on the air-cooling later.   And from the way it’s deployed in the Thor facility in Iceland, the double-decker idea seems to make sense in the “big shed” style of modular data ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Norway   IBM

Fjords, Caves and Mines: The New Tools for Building Data Centers

Explore Greentech Media (Apr 28 2010) Geothermal , Servers

... complete a feasibility study in June. Kvalheim is convinced the findings will be encouraging. Both Norway and Iceland hope to take advantage of their often-frigid weather to eliminate one of the more vexing problems f... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Google   Norway

U.K. Shuts Airports as Iceland Eruption Chokes Skies (Update1)

Explore BusinessWeek (Apr 15 2010)

...n the U.K. and northern Europe shut down as a cloud of volcanic ash swept south from an eruption in Iceland, disrupting travel for thousands of people booked on flights with British Airways Plc and other car......til at least 7 a.m. tomorrow, according to flight-control body National Air Traffic Services, while Norway and Sweden also shut airports as the ash threatens to stall jet engines and affect ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Europe   Norway

Iceland Leads Environmental Index as U.S. Falls

Explore The New York Times (Jan 27 2010) Power and Cooling

...sity researchers, the United States ranked 39th, and China 105th. The top performer this year is Iceland, which gets virtually all of its power from renewable sources — hydropower and geothermal energy. I......er by a cluster of European countries known for their green efforts, including Switzerland, Sweden, Norway and Finland. A new ranking of the world’s nations by environmental performance puts some of the glo... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Norway   United Nations

EU Hails Iceland's Membership Bid

Explore BusinessWeek (Jul 20 2009)

...ad to talks on joining the EU, suggesting it is proof of the "vitality of the European project." Iceland's legislature, the 63-seat Althingi, passed the proposal to start the EU accession process by a nar......eptember * Spain Risks Losing EU Regional Funds * Britain and France Record Highest June Job Cuts * Norway to Renew Regional Aid for EU Newcomers Story Tools * post a comment * e-mail this story * print thi... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Europe   Norway