Where James Bond might work if he was in IT

Code Name: Pionen White Mountains. Location: Stolkhom, Sweden. Assignment: Perform as a Data Center??

Yep…the Pionen is a real, working data center located in central Stockholm. It was totally redesigned and rebuilt from 2007 to 2008; after having served during the Cold War era as a nuclear shelter and military bunker. The “code name” for the center? Its actual code name from back in its military days.

James Bond would be proud. Although it is serving a practical purpose, housing the Network Op Center for not only Sweden’s biggest ISP, but also the NOC for all of the operations for Bahnhof; it also clearly has a high tech almost science fiction class and style. It also serves as a co-location hosting center; so others can come in and put their own servers there as well. And once you’ve seen this place, you will not forget the experience. More after the break.