GreenQloud

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Greenqloud
Private [1]
Industry Computer Software
Genre Cloud infrastructure
Founded Reykjavík, Iceland (2010 (2010))
Founder Eirikur Hrafnsson
Tryggvi Larusson [2]
Headquarters Reykjavík, Iceland
Key people
 Eirikur Hrafnsson
(COO US) [3]
Tryggvi Larusson
(CTO) [4]
Gisli Kr
(CCO) [5]
Jon Thorgrimur Stefansson
(CEO) [6]
Products Qstack
Number of employees
 < 29 [7]
Divisions Cloud Software
Website greenqloud.com

Greenqloud is a cloud computing software company with headquarters in Iceland and office in Seattle, offering cloud infrastructure software solutions for private, hybrid and public cloud deployments for enterprise businesses.

Founding and history

Founded in 2010, the company initially sold public cloud computing services, such as web hosting and data storage, known commonly as infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS), powered by data centers using 100% renewable energy in Iceland. Most hosting companies buy carbon offset credits as a green marketing measure,[8] and host data at multiple data centers on different continents as the solution for international sites.

Iceland began developing its data hosting industry in the late 2000s,[9] addressing the rapid growth of carbon emissions from data centers worldwide.[10] The same year, the first zero-emission wholesale data center was installed in the former NATO base in Keflavik by a Washington D.C. based startup,[11][12][13] followed by at least 2 other data centers in and around Reykjavik.[14][15] The development of wholesale data centers in Iceland made development of the consumer service vendors possible.

The late development of Iceland's relatively small data hosting industry also makes it possible for the country to be innovative and discerning in its information technology policies.[neutrality is disputed] In 2010, the Icelandic Modern Media Initiative was passed. Iceland has gained a reputation of not only being an ecological data hosting hub, but also a harbour from government and cultural censorship in developed as well as developing nations.[16][17]

Greenqloud and other Icelandic web hosting companies differ from competitors in North America and Europe in that its data centers are powered exclusively by hydropower and geothermal energy; this is possible because of Iceland's energy infrastructure. Iceland's geographical location offers two additional ecological advantages: (1) year-round cold climate in the Arctic Circle offers natural cooling, (2) its mid-Atlantic location eliminates the need for data mirrors on both continents, eliminating the use of multiple data centers and the associated energy consumption.

Current business focus

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Main article: Qstack

In 2014 the company released Qstack, its cloud infrastructure software solution to be deployed on private and hybrid infrastructure environments. Simultaneously, Greenqloud shifted its operational focus to Qstack, and offers support and certifications for the software.

News coverage of Greenqloud

See also

Notes

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