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Future Data Center in Norway Above the Arctic Circle!

15 October 2017 Bertrand Clesca Data Centers

Cold climate, low humidity, and abundant supply of local hydropower will significantly cut power costs for this new data center in Norway.

Equinix Data Centers Terminating Eastern Light’s Subsea Cable

18 May 2017 Bertrand Clesca Data Centers, Subsea Cable Systems

The termination of Eastern Light’s Sweden-Finland subsea cable system in Equinix data centers is a further illustration of Equinix model with subsea cables.

Abandoned Mine Turned into an Ultra Power-Efficient Data Center in Norway

13 May 2017 Bertrand Clesca Data Centers

Lefdal Mine Datacenter reuses an old mine to build a new data center in Norway with exceptional power and water consumption performances.

Denmark, the New Place to Be for Data Centers?

16 March 2017 Bertrand Clesca Data Centers

Two announcements by Apple and Facebook are turning Denmark into the new place to be for data centers. Will Norway be the next hot spot?

An Active Week in Ireland with Announcements for Two New Data Center Builds

10 March 2017 Bertrand Clesca Data Centers

The two announced new data center builds in Dublin will be joining a growing data center ecosystem in Ireland.

Electricity Price Cut in Sweden for Data Centers

3 January 2017 Bertrand Clesca Data Centers

The recent news about electricity price cut in Sweden for data centers is a new illustration of how tax policy can favor and shape our industry.

Cooling: What Has Swimming Pool to Do with Data Center?

9 November 2016 Bertrand Clesca Data Centers

In data center world, cooling is a key issue as the heat is an enemy to fight. But heat can be recycled as illustrated by this example of a swimming pool.

Electricity Price and Data Center Location in Europe

25 October 2016 Bertrand Clesca Data Centers

This post takes a look at the correlation, if any, between electricity price and data center locations across Europe (post built with data from Eurostat).