Reliable electricity supply now and in the future

Free cooling 365 days a year thanks to Iceland's climate

Multi-terabit-per-second connections to Europe and N. America

State-of-the-art electronic security plus on-duty guards 24/7

Ready labor pool of Icelandic technology workers

100% renewable energy to shrink your carbon footprint

Data Center Metrics Demystified
Data center efficiency goes beyond knowing if servers are still up. These days, data center managers are accountable for energy usage, energy efficiency, compliance, regulation, and the list goes on. more

The Green Gold Rush Over Iceland’s Data Centers
There is a gold rush mentality right now when it comes to building data centers in Iceland, according to execs of the companies 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 asking about the industry. more

Iceland as a Prime Data Center Location
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. more

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Data Center Metrics Demystified
Processor
2010-07-02

Data center efficiency goes beyond knowing if servers are still up. These days, data center managers are accountable for energy usage, energy efficiency, compliance, regulation, and the list goes on. more

The Green Gold Rush Over Iceland’s Data Centers
GigaOM
2010-06-21

There’s a gold rush mentality right now when it comes to building data centers in Iceland, according to execs of the companies 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 asking about the industry. more

Iceland as a Prime Data Center Location
The Data Center Journal
2010-06-10

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. more

Data center services in Iceland continue to grow
Ice News
2010-06-04

Iceland is set to become the next hot location for data center services and green energy sources; the Asbru Enterprise Park in Keflavik will lead the way for companies across the globe. more

Verne Global outlines Iceland data centre plans
Green Telecom Live
2010-05-25

Two years after we first published the Icelandic government’s plans to promote the building of data centres on its shores, a venture capital-backed start tup, Verne Global, is looking to make it a reality. more

Iceland Data Center Delivers 100% Green Power: Verne Global Video
TMCNet
2010-05-21

Interop presented an exciting opportunity for those in the technology and telecommunications space as it brought multiple players together in one location to provide informative presentation on new offerings, next-generation technologies and opportunities for the coming year. more

Verne Global - Lowest Data Center TCO
Brockmann & Company
2010-05-18

Iceland has been all in the news in the past year or so. First with the collapse of its financial institutions and then as the home of the volcano responsible for disrupting Northern Europe's airspace. Verne Global, a venture-backed data center developer, hopes to make Iceland famous for a third and better reason: as the home of the lowest total cost of operation data center. more

Iceland: Home to Volcanoes and World’s First Carbon Neutral Wholesale Data Center
TriplePundit
2010-05-12

Thanks to recent eruptions beneath the Eyjafjallajokull glacier, we’re all now well aware that Iceland has volcanoes. And, of course, we also know that volcanoes are storehouses of enormous geothermal energy. more

In Iceland, Making Lemonade out of Ash
Light Reading
2010-05-07

Iceland's reputation in the business community has taken its lumps in recent years, from the collapse of the country's economy in 2008 and nationalization of its three main banks to the recent massive global travel disruption caused by the ash cloud released by its Eyjafjallajallajökulashaker volcano. more

TMCnet Video Interview with Tate Cantrell at Interop 2010
TMCNet
2010-05-04

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Data center weathers Iceland volcano
Searchdatacenter.com
2010-05-04

Jeff Monroe, CEO of Verne Global, said the erupting volcano in Iceland has turned out to be a great real-world test for his company's decision to locate a 44-acre data center at a former NATO Command Center in Keflavik. more

Iceland, Volcanoes and Data Centers
Data Center Knowledge
2010-04-15

Iceland’s volcanoes are in the news again, as an ash plume from a new eruption this week from the Eyjafjallajokull volcano has grounded air traffic in much of Europe. The issue is that the particulates in the high-altitude ash cloud can damage aircraft engines, with potentially catastrophic results. What might the ash cloud mean to Iceland’s data center ambitions more

Volcanic Ash May Impact Iceland's Data Center Plans
CRN
2010-04-15

Iceland says its cool climate and abundant supply of geothermal and hydroelectric energy makes it a prime spot for IT data centers. But in the wake of a major volcanic eruption earlier this week, companies may be thinking twice about hosting core IT assets in a place where Mother Nature is known for being a bit unstable. more

Iceland Promoted as Future Data Haven
Tech News Daily
2010-02-18

Formerly known as the rocky landmark you encounter after turning right at Greenland, Iceland is now being touted as the land of the future for information technology – and the reason has nothing to do with silicon. more

Inexpensive power draws co-location company to Iceland
Network World
2010-02-12

A new front is being opened in the race to provide inexpensive data center space, and it's located on a former NATO base in Iceland. A data center co-location company called Verne Global decided that Iceland would be the perfect place for its first facility because of the country's climate, natural resources and network connectivity to the United States and Europe. more

Verne Global Aims to Put Iceland on the Data Center Map
TMCNet Internet Telephony Magazine
2010-01

Most people would probably have a tough time finding Iceland on a map. Yet entrepreneur Jeff Monroe is trying to get businesses to locate their data center operations there. more

The Price Of Power
Forbes
2010-01-28

Primary data centers often are located in the corporate headquarters or somewhere on the corporate campus, but backup often is located where the price of power to run the machines and to cool them is the lowest. more

Q&A: Lisa Rhodes of Verne Global on Iceland Data Center
The Whir
2010-01-25

With its low-cost and environmentally-friendly power resources, Iceland has been seeing growing demand for data center activity in recent years. Earlier this month, wholesale data center developer Verne Global announced it is converting a former NATO command center into the first international data center in the country. more