Lefdal Mine Data Centers

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES - We are hiring. Currently we are recruting 7 positions. Contact our recruitment team at careers@lefdalmine.com or read more at careers.lefdalmine.com. - Quality & ESG Coordinator - Procurement & Logistics Manager - Two Data Center Technicians - Operation Center Team Lead - IT Technician - Project Manager WHY JOIN OUR TEAM? At Lefdal Mine Data Centers, we take pride in fostering a dynamic and forward-thinking work environment. Innovation and sustainability are at the core of everything we do, enabling us to set new standards in the data center industry. Joining our team means an opportunity to grow professionally, contribute meaningfully to our success and make a real difference in advancing environmentally conscious solutions. Together, we aim to shape the future of sustainable data center technology. If you’re passionate about your work and have the drive and enthusiasm to excel, we warmly encourage you to apply.

NEW OFFICE BUILDING Lefdal Mine Data Centers can look back on a year with solid growth in terms of turnover and in number of employees. Next year we will have around 50 employees. During periods of high construction and deployment activity, between 60-80 people are present at the site every day. The need for new offices in Lefdal is therefore great, and during the spring the construction of a modern and efficient office building will start. The new office building will ensure good working conditions for our employees, and also safeguard strict security requirements both internally and from our customers. "Our goal is to deliver a building that combines functionality, durability and quality – a building that meets today's needs and future requirements. We are proud to launch this project at the start of the new year says Rune Sætren, CEO of UNU.” "Our focus for this project has been to create an office building that is both functional and inspiring. The design has been developed with a balance between esthetics, user experience and context. The building's shape, footprint and facade reflect and support the surroundings and existing control rooms. Today's situation creates a unique, modern, but timeless architecture, says Vicente Ferrando, CEO NTC Arkitekter.” The new office building will further lift Lefdal Mine Data Centers, provide positive ripple effects in terms of increased activity for local subcontractors and strengthen its position as an attractive and innovative workplace.

Great to have you all up here and looking forward to hosting Olivia!

Reach out to our team if you would like to meet!

We are seeking highly motivated and technically experienced individuals to join our team as IT technician. Our IT technicians are providing technical support to our customers, including hardware modifications, troubleshooting as well as software configurations. https://lnkd.in/dN5k7GT9

Olivia is going to be one demanding lady! When supercomputer #Olivia is installed around Easter next year, she will only perform at full potential with a top-quality data network connecting her to the #NIRD storage and our researchers across Norway.   In building the network for our services at Lefdal Mine Datacenter, we're fortunate to collaborate closely with Sikt – Kunnskapssektorens tjenesteleverandør. This partnership provides us access to the research network and further connectivity to the world via NORDUnet and GÉANT.   Currently, we have multiple redundant 100G links from the research network into Lefdal Mine Datacenter. In 2025, Sikt will offer several 400G links into the data centre. Their highly skilled technicians assist us in advanced network configurations, and we're fortunate to have access to such expertise. The configuration is underway locally, led by experts Helge Stranden (Sigma2) and Einar Lillebrygfjeld (Sikt).   We've invested in two Juniper QFX5130-32CD switches, each with 32 x 400G ports. These switches are future-proof and can be configured as either 400G or 100G ports. If we split all 400G ports into 100G, these two switches will have 256 100G ports.   These switches combine extremely high performance with flexibility and advanced functionality. They are well-suited for demanding network environments, such as #HPC and high-performance data storage environments and even Artificial Intelligence (#AI). As we gear up for her arrival, it's those with the highest demands who often inspire us to raise the bar. 💪

Lefdal Mine Datacenter wins two awards at Platform Global 2024 – “AI Infrastructure Innovator” and “Innovation in Digital Infrastructure”. The awards recognize the company that has demonstrated risk taking to achieve exemplary results through innovative and cutting-edge solutions for design, construction, operation, and management within the Digital Infrastructure sector. Further they recognize innovation in high performance infrastructure for AI data centers, demonstrable efficiency gains in energy consumption, reduction of emission impact and optimizing power usage to reduce waste as well as enabling predictive maintenance. These awards reflect the hard work, dedication, and innovative spirit of our entire team. 

And the "baby's" name is ... Meet Olivia! 💚 We are thrilled to announce that Norway's next supercomputer now has its official name: Olivia!   Olivia is set to play a key role in advancing artificial intelligence (#AI), particularly in developing and enhancing Norwegian language models. With 304 of the most advanced #GPUs on the market, Olivia will offer a computational capacity 17 times greater than currently available nationally. 💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪   Expected to arrive in the spring of 2025, Olivia will be installed in Sigma2's data hall at Lefdal Mine Datacenter. The name Olivia is a nod to the mineral olivine, previously extracted from the mine now transformed into a cutting-edge data centre. This symbolises the transition from traditional industry to advanced technology. 🌍🚀   - With Olivia, we are providing researchers in Norway with a technological powerhouse that will accelerate the development of AI and machine learning. Additionally, Olivia will open the door to scientific breakthroughs in other fields, such as health, marine, and climate research," says Jenny Amundsen Ask, our Product Manager for the national #HPC services.   Supercomputers are becoming smaller, more powerful, and faster. This is thanks to advancements in microprocessor and chip technology, more efficient cooling systems, and optimised architecture. Olivia will be significantly smaller than Betzy, Norway's most powerful machine to date, yet three times more powerful and 30% more energy-efficient. 💪💪💪🔋 🌱   Hewlett Packard Enterprise Norway won the contract in May this year, valued at 225 million NOK.   Read the full press release 👉 https://lnkd.in/dfrne7Ku, and stay tuned for more updates as we move closer to Olivia's arrival! 💡🙌

If you are heading to Platform Global in Antibes, please reach out to our CEO Jørn Skaane who will attend togheter with our CTO and Chairman of the board. Lefdal Mine Datacenter has recently added 60 MW capacity to our facility and we are going to market with a design tailormade for high densities up to 300 kW/unit.

This week Head of IT Operations Dan Barmen, and Compliance Manager Elisabeth Kleppa from Lefdal Mine Datacenter attended the Norwegian Cybersecurity festival. The festival gathered 1500 delegates from around the country with over 200 international speakers and representatives. Cybersecurity is a constantly and rapidly evolving landscape where Lefdal Mine Datacenter aim to be ahead of the game, rather than one step behind. Events like this allow us to network and knowledge share with others in the industry, ensuring we are always up to date with trends and developments whilst building a network with other cybersecurity professionals.