EUROPE upscaled those natural resources heavily to the extent that no competitors have an identical solution .
With the Stavanger data centre successfully opened in 2013 , customers were soon requesting another in a different region with zero redundancy . Thus , Green Mountain opened a second data centre at a brownfield location in Telemark a year later . This data centre has no real limitation on land , ensuring the business can continue to grow , and is proving to be of particular interest to international customers .
The mistake some people make , says Gyland , is thinking that Norway is in the middle of nowhere , but those in the know are aware of Norway ’ s exceptional latency .
“ We ’ re quite close to London ,” he explains . “ The latency from the Stavanger location to London is 6.5 milliseconds , and the cost of operating a data centre within London compared to Norway is incomparable . We are able to deliver capacity at a much more competitive price , especially when you add in that the power cost in Norway is a third of what it is in the UK . As a result , we have a lot of interest from the UK market moving outside of London and seeing the benefit of our data centres .”
The advantages of Green Mountain ’ s location are unending , and while the business always keeps its eye on the market elsewhere , Gyland and his management team have yet to find another nation that even remotely compares . “ Our belief that building where the power is and using fibre cables to transport the data communication , rather than transporting power , has proved a successful model for us – but we are always looking into opportunities , both inside and outside of Norway ,” he states . Some of the highest levels of sustainability in the world are not all Green Mountain has to offer customers . The business offers two solution models depending on the volume of data the customer needs to store ; for a smaller volume , Green Mountain can create and fill a hundred-rack room in around three months using trusted contractors who are used to establishing new
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