A Look Inside a Geothermal Powered Data Center (FierceEnterpriseCommunications)
A cold climate, low energy costs, low-latency fiber connections to Europe and North America--there are lots of reasons why Iceland is a nice location for a data center. See inside
Verne Global's new data center in Iceland and find out why cold-climate countries are becoming increasingly popular data center locations.
The facility itself is a former NATO command center in Keflavik, near Reykjavik on the southwestern coast. Power comes from a nearby geothermal plant. Among other goals, clients--which currently include risk management company RMG and auto giant BMW--aim to lower their carbon output.
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