Narator The computers in Schwanden are running at full speed. Nico Schottelius has been testing his new data center since May. So far he is satisfied with the operation. He offers so-called VM hosting.
Nico Schottelius This is actually renting out computing services. One can imagine that we buy servers, i.e. large computers, and connect them to the Internet - to a high-speed Internet connection that we have here. Then we subdivide these servers and rent out the individual parts again. So in the real world it would be as if we would buy a house and build apartments in it and then rent out the apartments again.
Narator Nico Schottelius is now building a second location with Spinnerei Linthal. The hall is not quite ready for use yet so he has to drive up to the entrance with a forklift truck. The whole project now requires 2.5 million Francs for multiple years. Now the space to grow is necessary.
(To watch the video, click on the picture below.)
Nico Schottelius At the moment there are a handful of companies running productively with us. We have also recently won a large new customer. Their request would already exceed the capacity of our first location if we only operated there.
Narator In principle, Nico Schottelius could expand almost anywhere. But here in Linthal all the conditions are right for him.
Nico Schottelius The first is the Internet. No data center is possible without Internet. The second is electricity - we have it here well and also very green. The third is space. And when all these three elements come together, it makes sense to build a data center. These conditions are very much fulfilled here.
Narator Spinnerei Linthal supports there as well. According to Jerry Padavath, they are investing a six-figure sum in the project. In addition, there are other tasks.
Jerry Padavath Spinnerei Linthal creates the framework conditions for the expansion. The location has been made available, the infrastructure is being expanded accordingly and the company ungleich glarus ag is also being supported with administrative and personnel resources - such as secretarial tasks.
Narator Nico Schottelius now has to look for investors to take the next steps. The expansion of Linthal still requires around 150,000 Francs.
- TV Südostschweiz, 03.11.2017.