A peek inside NextDC’s S2 data centre
NextDC let ZDNet inside its second of three facilities in Sydney. Here’s a look at the 30MW facility located in Macquarie Park, 13 kilometres north-west of the Sydney CBD. ...
Data centers provide the backbone for many tech services we take for granted, but what goes on behind those doors -- and why might firms including Apple and Google be interested in moving over?
Land is one thing -- the ongoing costs of running supercomputers and servers are another. Iceland is in a unique position due to one major advantage: renewable energy. 99.9 percent of the country's energy is generated from renewable resources -- including geothermal plants, hydroelectric plants and wind farms -- and the only energy import is fossil fuel for transport.
Landsvirkjun, the National power company of Iceland, provides 75 percent of Icelandic energy through these means, and offers foreign investors long-term contracts to bring down the cost for foreign companies to set up shop in the country. Electricity is therefore cheaper than in Europe -- and a number of companies are taking advantage of it.
Caption by: Charlie Osborne
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