Frankfurt Germany was established with a mind for independence and a stage for innovation. As one of the most important cities of the Holy Roman Empire, it was declared in 1372 as an independent city-state, a Reichsstadt, respected by the monarchy and left on the banks of the Main River to blossom. And just to the north of Frankfurt at the resort town of Bad Nauheim, another King brought a different style of flair and independence. And on the street named for Mr. Elvis Presley himself, we found a perfect setting for a European CIO conference to challenge convention.
Tate Cantrell is the Chief Technology Officer of Verne Global. Tate's primary responsibilities include product design and development and data center operations. Prior to Verne Global, Mr. Cantrell acted as Vice President, Data Center Technologies, at Dupont Fabros Technology. He was responsible for development and execution of operational strategies critical to the start-up of the Dupont Fabros Development Wholesale Data Center business model, the first of its kind in the industry. Mr Cantrell also provided technical support for marketing and key business strategy expansion opportunities, and directed and managed strategy for all IT systems. Mr. Cantrell has been involved in data centers and other high tech facilities for more than 15 years, starting as a research programmer for computational modeling on biomedical applications.
This allows us to give our customers price protection for the power, something they would not have been able to have if we had located our data center in the UK.In Iceland - Something to Sell, part 1
Knowing that it was previously a NATO airbase, I knew the geographical location had been thoroughly vetted for geological risks.In Verne Global adds 500 sq mt module to Iceland data center
Receiving the ISO 27001 certification provides assurance for clients, employees, partners and investors that necessary steps are in place ensuring their critical and confidential data is secure and that pertinent laws and regulations are being observed, The ability to protect data from attack is critical in the data centre industry.In Data Center News: PeakColo, AIS, Phoenix NAP, Verne Global
One of the big advantages that Iceland offers is the security perimeter.In Up inside Iceland's green cloud
Iceland is very protective of privacy, so certain companies would be able to take advantage of the way the Icelandic government approaches data protection and they will be able to run their businesses better with a data center here than they might in another location.In Up inside Iceland's green cloud
I envision data centers being built in deserts next to giant solar farms, and it's this crowd that can deliver the innovation needed to make that happen.In Where in the world is my data center?
Every opportunity has some components of it that are hard work.In Iceland hopes to export energy via datacentres
Innovation around data centers has happened fast, and compared to other business-critical industries like the airlines or the FDA, the data center industry is practically unregulated. But, regulation is going to catch up.In Top Five Trends for Green Data Centers in 2011
This has allowed us to show how we were prepared, and that the volcano did not affect our operation.In In Iceland, Making Lemonade Out of Ash
We are committed to showing the risk threshold is low, while the opportunity is great.In In Iceland, Making Lemonade Out of Ash
