Matt Koerner , Co-founder , and John Kolar , Principal at Integra MC talk about their strategic partnership with data centre innovator Verne Global
Verne Global believes Iceland , home to its 40-acre data centre near Keflavik , is the best place in the world to locate high intensity computers . The available infrastructure allows it to power its data centre with 100 % renewable energy , and its commitment to clean grid and stable climate drive it to select only the most exacting partners when building out new capacity .
Integra Mission Critical , co-founded by Matthew Koerner in 2015 , typifies the level of excellence needed by Verne Global and the most demanding data centre users worldwide . “ From the outset we at Integra focused on solving some problems we saw in the industry such as skilled labour shortages . Figuring out how to implement change and get it globally accepted is a challenge we rise to every day !”
Reusing existing buildings on Verne ’ s site , a former NATO airbase , built a cooling facility that beat ASHRAE recommended standards and a PUE better than level 1 , without using any kind of mechanical refrigeration , at the same time saving cost and speeding up the schedule . The partners ’ teams worked together as one , with Verne ’ s group providing local knowledge on-site , while Integra Mission Critical brought its specialised knowledge of the hyperscale data centre market , the equipment and how to bring resilience and flexibility into the future-proofed system design .
Matthew Koerner commented : “ One thing that attracted us to Verne Global was their drive toward innovation and environmental sustainability . Integra Mission Critical is part of our Critical Project Services group of companies . Verne ’ s drive to innovation and sustainability has really exercised all of those companies within our portfolio : and its participation in innovation has truly made this an outstanding partnership .”
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John Kolar heads Integra Mission Critical ’ s design , engineering and manufacturing functions from its Akron , Ohio factory . The partnership with Verne Global is based on shared values , he says . “ We quickly found that their goals and their values matched our own very closely .”