Borealis Data Center proudly announces that its Blönduós DC data halls - B5.2 and B6.2 - have been approved as OCP Ready™ by the Open Compute Project. Blönduós DC is currently the only OCP Ready™ facility in Iceland ready to provide colocation services that can support higher-density compute, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) workloads. Helping clients increase their energy efficiency while reducing their overall CO2 emissions. The core mission of the OCP is to increase efficiency while reducing lifetime costs when deploying and managing infrastructure at a large scale by rethinking and redesigning the way servers, networks and storage facilities are built and operated.

“It is great to be a part of the growing ecosystem of colocation providers that have received an OCP Ready™ recognition. It is important to be able to demonstrate to prospective clients that our colocation environment is energy efficient, accessible, and designed to meet the infrastructure requirements of the future. The OCP Ready™ approval is further testament to our focused dedication to providing sustainable and cost-effective solutions,” said Björn Brynjúlfsson CEO of Borealis Data Center

With the Open Compute Project, prospective clients can identify colocation providers that have OCP-approved setups and facilities allowing for frictionless deployment of OCP IT gear within their data halls. The respected 451 Research platform has revealed: 51% of customers believe that the availability of OCP Ready™ white space makes them more willing to use the services of such OCP approved colocation providers.

“Borealis Data Center is producing state-of-the-art data center designs for HPC and intensive AI that are built upon the latest OCP technology concepts. The facilities stand out regarding sustainability and efficiency with its 100% clean energy harnessed from geothermal and hydroelectric sources”, added Steve Helvie, VP of Emerging Markets for the Open Compute Project. See here.

About the approved data halls at Blönduós DC

Blönduós DC is powered by 100% renewable energy harnessed from hydroelectric power. Its design offers flexibility when hosting power-intensive racks of up to 50kw+. Building 6.2 offers a dual power feed and indirect air cooling with UPSs and generators set to a tier 3 equivalent. Building 5.2 offers direct air cooling with an option for a single or dual power feed setup that can be arranged with or without UPS and/or backup power. Any configuration can be arranged. The overall design is aimed at supporting tomorrow’s demands for high intensity loads and OCP approved supercomputers. Learn more about Blönduós DC at Blönduós Campus (bdc.is)

About Borealis Data Center

Founded in 2014 Borealis Data Center has grown steadily and with assurance towards being one of the main colocation providers in Iceland. Supported by its majority investor Vauban Infrastructure Partners, Borealis now runs three data centers that offer quality colocation services and high-performance computing solutions at Blönduós, Fitjar, and in Reykjavík.

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About the Open Compute Project Foundation

The OCP Foundation is responsible for fostering, serving, and seeding the OCP Community to develop new open solutions that can meet the market and shape the future. In shaping the future, OCP will continue to invest in strategic initiatives that prepare the IT ecosystem for major changes, such as AI & ML, optics, sustainable data center solutions, advanced power management and cooling techniques, composable silicon and sustainability.

The Open Compute Project (OCP) Community includes hyperscale data center operators and industry players, joined by telecom, colocation providers and enterprise IT users, working with vendors to develop and commercialize open innovations that, when embedded in product, are deployed from the cloud to the edge. Learn more at: Open Compute Project