Today
Verne Global announced Volkswagen is moving more than 1 MW of high performance
computing applications to the company’s datacenter in Iceland. The company will
take advantage of Verne Global’s hybrid data center approach – with variable
resiliency and flexible density – to support HPC applications in its continuous
quest to develop cutting-edge cars and automotive technology.
"The
hybrid data center solution of Verne Global gives us quick and easy capacity
for our High-Performance Computing applications,” says Harald Berg, Head of IT
Tools, Network and Data Center in the Volkswagen Group. “We were particularly
impressed by the modular design of the data center that allows us to respond to
increasing demands in a flexible manner.”
Volkswagen
is committed to developing new processes and applications for the modern
“digital factory” of today’s automotive industry. As more and more real-life
factory operations become virtualized, Volkswagen is utilizing HPC applications
for everything from shortening design cycles, traffic optimization, developing
and improving the connected car and more.
To
drive innovation in its manufacturing process, Volkswagen is taking advantage
of Verne Global’s unique, hybrid data center approach. Verne Global is the data
center industry’s only developer offering the ability to scale resiliency and
density of both of its solutions, powerDIRECT and powerADVANCE. Companies, like
Volkswagen, can now have greater flexibility to support their individual
computing needs. While both solutions deliver highly optimized data center
infrastructure, powerDIRECT enables IT organizations to meet the increasing
demand for high and ultra-high density applications. powerADVANCE is a
traditional Tier III data center solution with the highest possible
specification enterprise-ready data center environment.
"Our
expertise delivering data center solutions for discrete manufacturing allow
companies such as those in the automotive sector to do more compute for less,”
said Jeff Monroe, CEO of Verne Global. “We see our unique offering as the
future of data center solutions and a means to support companies, like
Volkswagen, as they drive towards innovation, forward-thinking design and
operational efficiency.”
In
this video from the HPC User Forum in Tucson, Jorge L. Balcells from Verne
Global presents: Verne Global Datacenters for Forward Thinkers.
