Comments on: Iceland: Cheap Power, But Some Risk http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2007/02/12/iceland-cheap-power-but-some-risk/ News and analysis about data centers, cloud computing, managed hosting and disaster recovery Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:24:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Rich Miller http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2007/02/12/iceland-cheap-power-but-some-risk/comment-page-1/#comment-54 Rich Miller Sun, 25 Feb 2007 18:00:59 +0000 http://dev.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2007/02/12/iceland-cheap-power-but-some-risk/#comment-54 Tom: Google has a compelling business reason for having its HQ and many of its data centers in Silicon Valley. Google also has the luxury of being more discerning in scouting site locations for new data centers, seeking the right combination of cost, connectivity and business climate (including economic incentives from local governments). From a business perspective, Reykjavik isn't Mountain View or San Jose, which is why I think the natural disaster risk looms larger in the site location equation. Tom: Google has a compelling business reason for having its HQ and many of its data centers in Silicon Valley. Google also has the luxury of being more discerning in scouting site locations for new data centers, seeking the right combination of cost, connectivity and business climate (including economic incentives from local governments). From a business perspective, Reykjavik isn’t Mountain View or San Jose, which is why I think the natural disaster risk looms larger in the site location equation.

]]> By: Tom Foremski http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2007/02/12/iceland-cheap-power-but-some-risk/comment-page-1/#comment-53 Tom Foremski Sun, 25 Feb 2007 14:59:38 +0000 http://dev.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2007/02/12/iceland-cheap-power-but-some-risk/#comment-53 Google's HQ is right by the San Andreas fault, one of the most active earthquake regions in the world... Google’s HQ is right by the San Andreas fault, one of the most active earthquake regions in the world…

]]> By: Jon Fridjonsson http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2007/02/12/iceland-cheap-power-but-some-risk/comment-page-1/#comment-52 Jon Fridjonsson Tue, 13 Feb 2007 15:35:00 +0000 http://dev.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2007/02/12/iceland-cheap-power-but-some-risk/#comment-52 "..server farm on top of volcano." Don't advertise your ignorance. Volcanic activity isn't that much in Iceland. You might see some small ones every 15 years and big ones every 100 years and it's not like it's going to happen in the middle of Reykjavik. A big datacenter in Reykjavik would be an excellent idea. Abundant cheap CLEAN power, cleaner then the Google building with football fields of solar panels. There are actually few datacenters in Reykjavik that are tapping into the CANTAT-3 cable. Why not put your servers that serve international customers right between United States and Europe? Especially game servers! Hello Microsoft! “..server farm on top of volcano.”

Don’t advertise your ignorance. Volcanic activity isn’t that much in Iceland. You might see some small ones every 15 years and big ones every 100 years and it’s not like it’s going to happen in the middle of Reykjavik.

A big datacenter in Reykjavik would be an excellent idea. Abundant cheap CLEAN power, cleaner then the Google building with football fields of solar panels. There are actually few datacenters in Reykjavik that are tapping into the CANTAT-3 cable. Why not put your servers that serve international customers right between United States and Europe? Especially game servers! Hello Microsoft!

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