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Opera Plans Containerized Data Center In Iceland

Posted by timothy on from the not-enough-virgins-to-satisfy-the-gods dept.

1sockchuck writes "Iceland's supply of renewable power has gained a high-profile international data center customer. Web browser developer Opera Software was announced today as the first customer of the Thor Data Center, which will house Opera's servers in data center containers that can use fresh air cooling, rather than chillers (a strategy also used by Google). The Thor Data Center is located in Hafnarfjorour, to the west of Iceland's ash-spewing volcano. Iceland's data center operators insist their location represents no operational risk from volcanic activity."

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  1. Sbelling by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    The location isn't spelled "Hafnarfjorour", it's "Hafnarfjörður".

    Sheesh! How can you get a simple thing so wrong?

  2. Re:Svavar Kjarrval by Kynde · · Score: 3, Funny

    The town's correct spelling is Hafnarfjörður
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hafnarfj%C3%B6r%C3%B0ur

    Hafnarfjörður and Hafnarfj%C3%B6r%C3%B0ur look pretty much the same to me.

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  3. Re:ash? by doctormetal · · Score: 4, Funny

    Then they just call it ash cloud computing.

  4. Obvious coverup is obvious. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Obviously a cover-up for their secret underground volcano-lair. Cue the sharks and LASER beams.Soon they'll be holding the world ransom for a hundred billion dollars.