Iceland's Verne Global on 'Sustainable Cloud' at Smart Grids & Cleanpower

Explore Cambridge ideas change the world (May 24 2012)

...n this presentation at Smart Grids & Cleanpower 2012 at Cambridge University (New Hall) on 14 June, Tate Cantrell, CTO of Verne Global, will debunk the preconceptions surrounding powering the cloud, discussing game-changing alternativ... (Read Full Article)

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Smart Grids & Cleanpower 2012: a wholesome and innovative mix

Explore Cambridge ideas change the world (May 22 2012) Solar

...s of Grid Technologies 11:50 tbc Lockheed Martin / Rolls Royce, Microgrids in the Theatre 12:05 Tate Cantrell CEO Verne Global The truly sustainable cloud – not a myth 12:20 Simon Bransfield-Garth, CEO, Eight19 Powering the... (Read Full Article)

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High-profile speakers lined up for 4th Smart Grids & Cleanpower Conference

Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (May 22 2012)

...entury: Solar sector trends, FiTs, RHIs Ali Lloyd, Principal, Poyry: The 2012 UK Bioenergy Strategy Tate Cantrell, CTO, Verne Global: Sustainable Cloud Computing – Not Just a Myth   The event will have two session streams, Smart... (Read Full Article)

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Video: Shipping A Data Center 1,000 Miles

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Apr 5 2012) Construction

...erview of the process, with commentary from Colt’s Andrew Robertson and Andrew Britland, along with Tate Cantrell and Helgi Helgason of Verne Global. This video runs about 4 minutes. * Video: Shipping A Data Center 1,000 Miles * Video: Shipping A D... (Read Full Article)

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Land of Vikings and modular data centers

Explore DatacenterDynamics (Mar 20 2012) Construction , Geothermal

Verne Global built in Iceland where it is being hailed as a pioneer. Also revealed is a deepening relationship w......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. ICELAND’S SALES PITCH Iceland is slight... (Read Full Article)

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

Explore DatacenterDynamics (Mar 2 2012)

...ta centre campus, and 3) first to ship and deploy a pre-fabricated data centre trans-Atlantic. BIO: Tate Cantrell, Chief Technology Officer, Verne Global Tate Cantrell's primary responsibilities include product design and development and data centre operations. Prior... (Read Full Article)

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Iceland hopes to export energy via datacentres

Explore ZDNet UK (Feb 10 2012)

... a 28,000-square foot facility that opened in mid-2010 that consumes around 3.5MW of power, and the Verne Global datacentre, which officially opened on Thursday and has leased a campus that gives it access to ove......ind in any other European country, according to the datacentre provider's chief technology officer, Tate Cantrell. In the next 10 years, Landsvirkjun hopes to supply one percent of Europe's datacentre power ... (Read Full Article)

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US to use climate to help cool exascale systems

Explore Computerworld (Feb 8 2012) Construction , Power and Cooling

... just off the North Sea coast in the U.K. One project that is carbon free is a data center built by Verne Global in Keflavik, Iceland. The power supply comes from a combination of hydro and geothermal sources. Th......ta center. The company can "remix" the returning hot air to have "tight temperature controls," said Tate Cantrell, the chief technology officer. The air is also filtered. The data center ... (Read Full Article)

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U.S. to use climate to help cool exascale systems

Explore Welcome (Feb 8 2012) Construction , Power and Cooling , Cloud Computing

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US department of energy to cool exascale HPC with local weather

Explore news.techworld.com (Feb 8 2012) Construction , Power and Cooling , Servers

...r just off the North Sea coast in the UK. One project that is carbon free is a data centre built by Verne Global in Keflavik, Iceland. The power supply comes from a combination of hydro and geothermal sources. Th......ta centre. The company can "remix" the returning hot air to have "tight temperature controls," said Tate Cantrell, the chief technology officer. The air is also filtered. The data centre ... (Read Full Article)

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US department of energy to cool exascale HPC with local weather

Explore da.feedsportal.com (Feb 8 2012) Construction , Power and Cooling , Servers

...r just off the North Sea coast in the UK. One project that is carbon free is a data centre built by Verne Global in Keflavik, Iceland. The power supply comes from a combination of hydro and geothermal sources. Th......ta centre. The company can "remix" the returning hot air to have "tight temperature controls," said Tate Cantrell, the chief technology officer. The air is also filtered. (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Verne Global   Department of Energy

Up and Running

Explore blogs.techworld.com (Jan 18 2012)

... of our new modular datacentre. At the jobsite, we embrace the blend of Icelandic and English as Verne Global's and Colt's installation and testing teams work in collaboration on the end goal of tying the burg......ows | * Mac | * Linux | * Internet | * Google * * Archives | * Get Newsletters Power Consciousness Tate Cantrell January 4, 2012 11:00 AM Up and running * * * Tweet * Email to a friend * Print this article * RSS ... (Read Full Article)

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Take two aspirin for that headache

Explore blogs.techworld.com (Jan 18 2012)

...ou will set yourself up for operational success. For our first datacentre deployment in Iceland, Verne Global has employed a regimen of more than just painkillers for reducing headaches at our site on the form... (Read Full Article)

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PODCAST: Are Clouds Green? By the BBC One Planet

Explore BBC - Homepage (Dec 23 2011)

Hear Tate Cantrell, Verne Global CTO and Joe Cava, Senior Director, Google Data centers talk about the cloud. Our lives are incre... (Read Full Article)

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Thanksgiving Days are meant for testing - By Tate Cantrell

Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (Nov 25 2011)

... testing new wine pairings and new options for mince meat pie, this Thanksgiving is testing day for Verne Global's new data centre in Keflavik, Iceland. We are winding down two weeks of intense testing of our Col... (Read Full Article)

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Video: Verne, Colt Bring Modular Data Centres to Iceland

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

Verne Global’s new data center in Iceland will deploy customer servers in a factory-built modular server hall de...... 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)

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Silicon Geyser: put your datacentres here

Explore ZDNet UK (Oct 14 2011)

...yser might be more appropriate. I spent some time at NetEvents in Frascati last week speaking to Verne Global, which has the Wellcome Trust as its majority investor and which has built a datacentre on that isl...... of modern equipment's ability to run warmer without exceeding ASHRAE limitations. As a result, CTO Tate Cantrell reckoned the datacentre "can do better than a PUE of 1.21". That's how ... (Read Full Article)

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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

...pening a “100% carbon 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 ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Europe   Verne Global

Top Five Trends for Green Data Centers in 2011

Explore Triple Pundit (Jan 18 2011)

...rs. Now, it’s time for us to revisit that issue and ask, “What’s new?” Recently, I spoke with Tate Cantrell, CTO of Verne Global, and he filled me in on how he sees the data center industry progressing towards greater sustainabi... (Read Full Article)

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Trends In Power Management

Explore Processor.com (Dec 16 2010)

...ts. ... total facilities power consumed have become a basic function of IT process reporting,” says Tate Cantrell, CTO of Verne Global (www.verneglobal.com). ... Trends In Power Management Here’s a look at what industry expert... Use Cloud & Virtualiz... (Read Full Article)

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Data Center Metrics Demystified

Explore Processor.com (Jul 2 2010)

...pment nameplate ratings, which, he says, are highly divergent from the actual power or energy used. Tate Cantrell, CTO of Verne Global (www.verneglobal.com), points out that beyond PUE and DCiE, there are other opportunities to quantify success. Cantr... (Read Full Article)

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Iceland as a Prime Data Center Location

Explore Relocate (Jun 30 2010) Geothermal , Cloud Computing , Servers

Data centers are well known as power hogs, with their extensive information technology equipment (having its own power needs) coupled with equally extensive cooling equipment (which further increases power usage). As energy costs rise and as the political climate increasingly frowns on fossil-fuel-based energy, companies are responding by searching for ways to reduce costs, reduce their environmental impact, and rely more on “green” energy sources. In response to the needs ... (Read Full Article)

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The Green Gold Rush over Iceland's Data Centers

Explore Earth2Tech (Jun 22 2010) Construction

...mpanies that have been moving into that market. The latest person to reference this phrase to me is Tate Cantrell, CTO of startup Verne Global, and he told me it’s not uncommon for his web-serving customers to bring up the description when as... (Read Full Article)

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Iceland Data Center Delivers 100% Green Power: Verne Global Video

Explore Smart Data Centers Micro (May 21 2010) Geothermal , Servers

...e of the opportunity to speak with a number of key industry players at Interop this year, including Tate Cantrell, CTO with Verne Global. Cantrell visited the TMCnet media booth for an interview captured in this video. (Read Full Article)

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