Entries by Arnar

Investment in Nordic Data Centres set to double by 2025

A new report, published by the Nordic Council of Ministers, projects sharp growth for the Nordic data centre market until 2025, based on competitive advantages such as abundant renewable energy, reliable power supply, low energy prices, political stability and faster time-to-market primarily due to ease of doing business. “The Nordics have the potential to evolve […]

Iceland: The safest location for Data Centers

According to the Data Centre Risk Index 2016, Iceland ranks number one of the key established and emerging data center locations compared by Cushman & Wakefield. The Data Centre Risk Index is designed to support data centre due diligence and senior decision making when considering global investment. 37 countries are ranked according to a number […]

Icelandic Data Center at World Hosting Days 2016

At World Hosting Days Global 2016 Jorge L. Balcells, Director of Technical Services at Verne Global Data Center, explained what disaggregation of data is, how it is changing the data center landscape and why the industry should embrace it. Verne Global was one of the participants at WHD2016 under the umbrella of Invest in Iceland. The […]

Iceland ranks #3 in the ICT Development Index 2015

The International Telecommunications Union’s ICT Development Index 2015 ranks  167 economies based on information and communication technologies (ICTs), based on internationally comparable data and agreed methodologies. Iceland ranks number 3 and increases the score from 2010 in all three main categories; ICT access, ICT use and ICT skills.