February 2025
Welcome to the February edition of our newsletter, where we’re already off to a strong start in 2025!
We’re thrilled to share that atNorth has been awarded the Information Technology Award by The Icelandic Computer Society (Sky), presented by Iceland’s President, Halla Tómasdóttir. This prestigious recognition celebrates our role in advancing Iceland’s digital infrastructure.
This month’s newsletter looks into how our Gompute HPC platform is transforming wine production, to the latest trends shaping data centers in 2025, and insights into how technologies like heat reuse and liquid cooling are paving the way for a greener future.
Take a moment to explore—we think you will enjoy the read!
atNorth awarded Iceland's top ICT prize
We are honored to receive the Information Technology Award of The Icelandic Computer Society (Sky) 2025! This prestigious recognition, presented by Iceland’s President, Halla Tómasdóttir, highlights the critical role data centers play in advancing Iceland’s digital infrastructure, power systems, and economy. atNorth's Chief Operations Officer, Erling Freyr Guemundsson, proudly accepted the award on behalf of our incredible team.
This award reinforces our mission to drive innovation while operating responsibly, efficiently, and with a vision for the future.
What does HPC have to do with wine production?
Our latest Case Study showcases how atNorth’s Gompute HPC platform played a crucial role into research for the construction of a new wine cellar in the viticultural region of La Rioja.
By running complex CFD simulations and utilizing OpenFOAM, the platform helped optimize conditions inside the cellar to reduce evaporation, minimize waste, and improve sustainability.
“With full access to the Gompute platform, its team, and resources, we could efficiently continue our research into wine production loss in a reasonable timeframe.” – Prof. Elena Martín Ortega, Universidade de Vigo
Discover how our HPC platform could help your business - Read our Case Study
Technologies shaping the data center industry 2025
In the latest edition of DataCentre Magazine they focus on key technologies shaping the future of data centers in 2025, including heat reuse and liquid cooling—both central to atNorth’s sustainable infrastructure.
As data demands grow, atNorth is leading the way in repurposing excess heat from its data centers to support district heating projects in communities where we operate, reducing environmental impact while improving energy efficiency. Additionally, our newer facilities will be liquid cooling ready, enabling more efficient cooling of AI and high-performance computing (HPC) workloads while offering the potential to reuse heat for secondary purposes.
Read the full article to discover more top trends shaping the industry in 2025.
Top 10 sustainable data centers
Sustainability is becoming increasingly important in the data center industry. atNorth is committed to environmentally responsible, power-efficient hosting solutions, so we are delighted our newest data center in Denmark - DEN02 opening in 2025 - was selected as one of the top ten sustainable data centers by Data Centre Magazine .
DEN02 will be the blueprint for our future design concept, with solutions to support the environment and regenerative initiatives for the community, reinforcing our dedication to sustainable data center operations.
With expansions at our current sites and new facilities under construction, we’re looking for skilled professionals to join our growing team. Below are just a few of the many roles we’re currently hiring for. If we don’t currently have a role that suits you, please feel free to get in touch directly with our People & Culture team.
View all our active roles on our Careers page.
Where to meet the team
Follow our main company page to stay updated on all these events. You can also connect with our team members attending to arrange a time to discuss our sustainable infrastructure, energy optimization, and future expansion plans!
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atNorth is a leading Nordic data center services company that offers sustainable, cost-effective, scalable colocation and high-performance computing services trusted by industry-leading organizations. The business acquired leading?High Performance Computing (HPC) provider, Gompute, in 2023 enabling a compelling full stack offering tailored to AI and other critical high performance workloads.
With sustainability at its core, atNorth's data centers run on renewable energy resources and support circular economy principles. All atNorth sites leverage innovative design, power efficiency, and intelligent operations to provide long-term infrastructure and flexible colocation deployments. The tailor-made solutions enable businesses to calculate, simulate, train and visualize data workloads in an efficient, cost-optimized way.
atNorth is headquartered in Reykjavik, Iceland and operates seven data centers in strategic locations across the Nordics, with additional sites to open in Helsinki, Finland in Q1 2025 and Ballerup, Denmark in Q2 2025, as well as its tenth under construction in Kouvola, Finland and its eleventh site in ?lgod, Denmark. The business has also secured land for a future mega site in the Sollefte? Municipality in Sweden.