2. Categories

      Data Center Design: Construction, Container, Data Center Outages, Monitoring, Power and Cooling
      Policy: Cap and Trade, Carbon Footprint, Carbon Reduction Commitment, Carbon Tax, Emissions
      Power: Biomass, Fossil Fuel, Fuel Cell, Geothermal, Hydro, Nuclear, Solar, Wind
      Application: Cloud Computing, Grid Computing
      Technology: Microblogging, Networking, Servers, Storage, Supercomputer

  3. About Jeff Monroe

    Jeff Monroe

    Jeff Monroe is  Chief Executive Officer at Verne Global.

    Jeff Monroe has been in the data center industry for more than 15 years.  Mr. Monroe has been involved in all aspects of data center development and operations and has put in place some of the largest and most sophisticated data centers in the industry, with a total value exceeding $1.8Bil USD.

    Prior to Verne Global, Mr. Monroe was a co-founder of the DuPont Fabros Technology wholesale data center business, serving as Managing Director.  Mr. Monroe was responsible for developing and implementing the wholesale operational model and was instrumental in all aspects of the business.  This included data center strategy, acquisitions, design, construction, operations, leasing and business development.


    Prior to Dupont Fabros Technology, Mr. Monroe served as Vice President of Real Estate, Design, Construction and Director of Operations for AboveNet Communications.  During his tenure he was responsible for the deployment of twenty-four class A domestic and international technical facilities.  Mr. Monroe also assisted in the business development of AboveNet’s international Joint Ventures in London, Frankfurt, Austria, Amsterdam and Japan.  Mr. Monroe was the data center lead on large customer accounts including Microsoft, JP Morgan Chase and Duesche Bank and was directly responsible for the operations that supported more than five hundred collocation customers.

    Prior to AboveNet Communications, Mr. Monroe has managed the build-out of some of the largest technical projects in the US such as The New National Archives, a 1.7 Million sq. ft. archival storage facility for GSA; The IRS Headquarters, a 1.2 Million sq. ft. complex including the primary IRS data center; The NRO US Satellite Tracking Facility, a 1.2 Million sq. ft. state-of-the-art technical facility; the primary data centers for America Online totaling more than 400,000 sq. ft. 

    Mr. Monroe has extensive design and construction experience and holds Journeyman electrical licenses in Washington DC and Virginia and has completed the four year IBEW apprenticeship in applied electrical engineering and construction in addition to studies in Business Management and Business Law.  Mr. Monroe has been a keynote speaker and panelist at events such as the Electrical Power Research Institute’s Annual Forum, Data Center Dynamics and the IDC Next Generation Data Center conferences.


  6. Quotes

    1. “ All of those things meet at a cross section over Iceland that we really don't believe to exist anywhere else. ”
      In Can Iceland's Renewables Power the Web?
    2. “ If you offer an enterprise two datacentres at the same price, the enterprise would always pick the eco-friendly one. ”
      In UK firm opens carbon neutral datacentre in Iceland
    3. “ The price guarantee is not a hedging strategy. ”
      In Datapipe Plugs Into Verne’s Icelandic Data Centre
    4. “ The demand for high capacity, flexible and scalable data center campuses has increased in parallel with the growing concern of rising cost and environmental impact of traditional data centers. ”
      In Verne Global Opens Dual-Sourced 100 Percent Renewably Powered Data Center in ...
    5. “ Partnering with Colt enables us to have a purpose-built facility that will be in operation before the end of 2011, supporting our mission of delivering the world's first dual-sourced renewably powered data centre. ”
      In Colt to Build Ship Modular Green Data Center to Iceland for Verne Global
    6. “ This approach provides us with the opportunity to quickly scale capacity to address customer demand in a rapid timeframe. ”
      In World's first zero-carbon data centre to be built in Iceland
    7. “ The PUE will be pretty impressive, but we prefer to talk about TCO (total cost of ownership). ”
      In Icelandic Data Centre Uses Modules, Not Containers
    8. “ What makes Verne Global unique is that it is able to offer its customers a cost effective, yet truly green solution to their data center needs by providing the benefits of Iceland's 100 percent free cooling, renewable energy resources and predictable forecasting of energy pricing. ”
      In Data center services in Iceland continue to grow
    9. “ In Iceland, as anywhere in the world, there are all kinds of natural disasters to deal with. As it turns out, NATO is pretty good at picking strategic locations. ”
      In Data center weathers Iceland volcano
    10. “ Picking a strategic location is the first step when building a data center. You take into account hurricanes, tornadoes, snowfall, wind, flooding, earthquakes, and volcanoes. ”
      In Iceland: Still Ideal For Data Centers?

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

      Explore Telecom Review (Dec 10 2011)

      Colt and Verne Global Introduce World’s First Dual Sourced 100% Renewably Powered Data Centre in Iceland inShare ...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... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Europe   Verne Global

    3. Global server farms around the world

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

      Global server farms around the world ...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... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Apple   Greenpeace   Iceland

    4. Can an IT Snowball Grow in Iceland?

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      ...t 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 a... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Europe   Verne Global

    5. Can Iceland's Renewables Power the Web?

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

      Can Iceland's Renewables Power the Web? ...eet 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 a... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Europe   Verne Global

    6. Colt manufactures and ships data centre to Iceland

      Explore telecomkh (Oct 14 2011)

      Colt manufactures and ships data centre to Iceland ...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)

      Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Europe   Verne Global

    7. Silicon Geyser: put your datacentres here

      Explore ZDNet UK (Oct 14 2011)

      Silicon Geyser: put your datacentres here ... 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)

      Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Verne Global   Jeff Monroe

    8. UK firm opens carbon neutral datacentre in Iceland

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

      UK firm opens carbon neutral datacentre in Iceland ...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... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Verne Global   Jeff Monroe

    9. Datapipe signs up for green data centre

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

      Datapipe signs up for green data centre ...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 shipped to ... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Europe   Verne Global

    10. Datapipe Partners with Verne Global to Deliver Green Cloud from Iceland

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

      Datapipe Partners with Verne Global to Deliver Green Cloud from Iceland ...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)

      Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Europe   Verne Global

    11. Datapipe Plugs Into Verne’s Icelandic Data Centre

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

      Datapipe Plugs Into Verne’s Icelandic Data Centre ... 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)

      Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Europe   Verne Global

    12. Tata Communications’ Radical Reassessment of “the Cloud Behind the Cloud” Launches NetEvents 2011 EMEA Summit

      Explore businesswire.com (Oct 5 2011)

      Tata Communications’ Radical Reassessment of “the Cloud Behind the Cloud” Launches NetEvents 2011 EMEA Summit ... cycle is heading for the trough of disillusionment as we are now starting to see things go wrong.” Jeff Monroe, President, Verne Global added: “The problems with datacentres today is the people are putting t... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Verne Global   Jeff Monroe   Tata

    13. 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

      Web Host Datapipe Signs as Tenant at Verne Globals Iceland Data Center ...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 one of... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Verne Global   Jeff Monroe

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

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

      Verne Global Opens Dual-Sourced 100 Percent Renewably Powered Data Center in ... ...with the growing concern of rising cost and environmental impact of traditional data centers,” said Jeff Monroe, CEO of Verne Global, in a statement. “We have designed a flexible, dynamic solution that answers t... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Verne Global   Jeff Monroe

    15. Iceland cometh

      Explore SmartPlanet (Oct 5 2011)

      Iceland cometh ...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)

      Comment Mentions:   Amazon.com   Iceland   Europe

    16. Datapipe Goes Modular With Verne in Iceland

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

      Datapipe Goes Modular With Verne in Iceland ...lly 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)

      Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Europe   Verne Global

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