atNorth ’ s CEO discusses the leading pan-Nordic operator ’ s tremendous growth journey and how it continues to push innovation in the wake of AI
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atNorth ’ s CEO discusses the leading pan-Nordic operator ’ s tremendous growth journey and how it continues to push innovation in the wake of AI
Much like many who work in the data centre industry , Eyjólfur Magnús Kristinsson , CEO of the pan-Nordic colocation , high-performance computing and artificial intelligence service provider atNorth , had a far-from-conventional entry into the field .
An engineer by training , Kristinsson gained his Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Iceland before going to Denmark for his Masters in Industrial Engineering .
“ One could argue I haven ’ t spent my whole career doing that much engineering , although I ’ ve spent my whole career in the data centre and IT industry ,” Kristinsson jokes . But with his logical engineering brain , Kristinsson is armed for what the data centre industry throws at its workforce – the ability to think on your feet and critically analyse to then problem solve , and fast .
He adds : “ The essence of my engineering studies is the ability to learn new things and understand complex models and systems , and I ’ ve benefited a lot from that during my whole career .”
Following a varied career starting in sales before moving up into managerial roles across the IT industry , Kristinsson is now at the helm of atNorth , a pan-Nordic data centre and HPC AI operator which soon will be present in all Nordic nations . Currently operational in Iceland , Sweden and Finland – and launching atNorth ’ s ninth data centre in Denmark in
146 February 2024