London – 15 March 2024 – Private investment firm Ardian has completed the acquisition of the entire share capital of Verne (formerly Verne Global), a data center platform headquartered in the UK, from Digital 9 Infrastructure plc (D9), an investment company listed on the London Stock Exchange. Founded in 2012, Verne addresses northern European market […]
Verne Global Receives $100M Loan from Digital 9
June 5, 2023 by
According to a news report from Alliance News, Digital 9 Infrastructure PLC on Monday said it signed a USD$100 million green loan debt facility for Verne Global Iceland, the colo data center services provider, with a fixed-term of five years maturing in June 2028. According to the story by Greg Rosenvinge of Alliance News, this includes […]
Verne Global Announces New COO, CFO, GC
January 11, 2023 by
11th January 2023 – Verne Global, provider of sustainable data centre solutions for high intensity computing, has today announced the expansion of its senior leadership team with three key appointments: Mike Allen as Chief Operating Officer; Kate Hennessy as Chief Financial Officer; and Hildegard van Zyl as General Counsel. As part of Digital 9 Infrastructure plc’ s (D9) portfolio of […]
Verne Global Announces Data Center Sustainability Metrics
August 8, 2022 by
August 8, 2022 – Verne Global, provider of sustainable data center solutions for high intensity compute, today unveiled sustainability metrics and targets intended to provie transparency of the environmental impact of their data center operations. During 2021, greenhouse gas emissions at the company’s Icelandic data center campus in Iceland were: Scope 1: […]
Dell Technologies Interview: Wirth Research Talks (and Walks) HPC for Cutting Carbon Footprints
February 18, 2022 by
[Sponsored Content] In this interview, part of our series conducted on behalf of Dell Technologies, UK-based engineering firm Wirth Research talks about using HPC to cut its clients carbon footprints – specifically, supermarket companies.
But as Wirth’s Rob Rowsell explains, Wirth also walks the energy efficiency walk. Two years ago, when the firm decided to overhaul its engineering IT infrastructure, Wirth decided to house its Dell Technologies-based HPC gear (or “kit,” as Rowsell says) in geothermal-powered (zero carbon energy source) Verne Global, which is located in Iceland. The greenhouse gas cutting results Wirth delivers for its clients and for itself are impressive.
High Performance Data Center Services Provider Verne Global Acquired by Digital 9 Infrastructure for £231M
September 7, 2021 by
Verne Global, the Iceland-based data center services provider utilizing that island country’s zero-carbon geothermal energy resources for high intensity computing, announced yesterday it has been acquired by UK-based Digital 9 Infrastructure plc (D9), a new investment trust investing in digital infrastructure assets, in a deal valued at approximately £231 million in cash. Verne Global’s 40 […]
CFD Consultancy Wirth Research Moves HPC Capability to Verne Global for Carbon Zero Footprint
September 1, 2021 by
London, September 1, 2021 – Iceland-based Verne Global, provider of sustainable data center solutions for high intensity computing, today announced that Wirth Research, an engineering, design technology and advanced computational fluid dynamics (CFD) consultancy, has relocated its HPC resources to Verne Global’s data center campus in Iceland. Wirth Research said the move enables it to analyze […]
Peptone Scales Protein Engineering System with Nvidia and Verne Global HPC Colo
March 30, 2021 by
March 30, 2021 – Molecular computational physics company Peptone, focused on protein drug discovery and engineering tools, has installed an Nvidia DGX A100 system at Verne Global’s HPC-optimized data center campus in Keflavik, Iceland. The company also announced a collaboration with Nvidia to scale its AI-driven protein engineering system in order to meet increasing demand from […]
Verne Global and Sensa Join to Offer Certified Nvidia DGX System-Based Data Center Solutions
January 27, 2021 by
London, 27th January 2021 –Verne Global, provider of sustainable data center solutions for high performance computing (HPC), and Sensa, the Icelandic managed service provider and systems integrator, today announced they have partneredto provide organisations with access to Nvidia DGX-Ready colocation services. This collaboration follows Sensa’s recent membership in the Nvidia Partner Network (NPN). Nvidia DGX systems are […]
Verne Global Announces Dell Technologies Platinum Partner Status
October 8, 2020 by
London – 8 October 2020 – Verne Global, provider of sustainable data center solutions for HPC, today announced it has achieved the exceptional status of Platinum Partner in the Dell Technologies Partner Program. This partnership makes it easier for Dell’s growing community of innovative HPC and AI users – together with consultancies and systems integrators […]
