We are extremely happy and at the same time humble that our customers have given us such high marks for overall customer satisfaction. Our customers also ranked us above or at the benchmark for all criteria which is particularly gratifying, and a nice proof that our employees are delivering the value that our customers are looking for and appreciate. Our fantastic employees are crucial to our continued success and our leading position in the Nordic countries.”

We will now increase our focus further to continue to meet, and if possible, outperform, our customers' high expectations. The fact that our customers ranked us extra highly on the category of collaboration is a good indication of a valuable partnership. We continue to look forward to proactively working to further optimize and develop our customers' IT delivery, business processes and potential opportunities.

A large majority of Scandinavians want to be able to make sustainable decisions and reduce their climate impact – and this extends to their internet use.

If you stream a film through a power hungry data center that gets its energy from brown coal it will indeed contribute to climate change. Today’s consumers increasingly want to make an active green choice when it comes to using various internet services. Currently they do not have the information to make informed decisions.

Internet usage is a natural part of our everyday life that few can or want to give up. But, with eco-labelling consumers can put pressure on suppliers to ensure digital services are climate smart, energy efficient, use reusable energy and have minimal CO2 emissions. It is also no surprise that 70 percent want suppliers of digital services to report their energy usage and climate impact in, for example, their Annual Report.

Today’s digital world is characterised by rapid and continuous change; the ability to flexibly adapt to our client’s requirements is at the heart of DigiPlex’s offer. To be shortlisted for this important award is testament to our ingenuity, technical leadership and clear-sighted partnership with our customers.

Perhaps more importantly, we have delivered on the demands of a large international client, in a very short timeframe whilst still maintaining exceptional operational efficiency.

The strong investor interest, substantial oversubscription and the healthy trading development post issuance is a clear testament to the strong credit story and track record of DigiPlex built over almost two decades of operations. The market is clearly very receptive to profitable growth, high customer retention, leading market presence and a high-quality management team - we will continue to assess future financing options to fuel our growth.

We see an incredible growth potential in the Nordic region driven by both international demand and Nordic enterprises moving their digital infrastructure from on-premise solutions into combinations of colocation and cloud. DigiPlex is very well placed to capture these exciting market opportunities.

Our international customers see Norway as an excellent location for their data, with green and inexpensive energy, political stability and a cool climate. The two new centres we are announcing today will complement the three Norwegian centres we already operate, and form part of our continuing growth plans in the Nordics.

These two new sites, which we’re excited to have operational as early as 2020, underline our ability to deliver against the high demands for speed, resource and capability that international customers have when considering build-out in new regions.

According to IDC, 65% of European CEOs are under considerable pressure to deliver a successful digital transformation strategy to become a digital enterprise. The data centre sits at the core of this challenge as a critical strategic concern and opportunity for competitive advantage and sustainability. Data centres can be owned and operated in many ways, and there has never been a more important time to review and evaluate which options are best for you.

Regardless of your industry, your current level of digitalisation or how you currently house and manage the data necessary to operate your business, taking an honest look at your data centre requirements and options regularly is critical to long-term success. Gartner predicts that by 2025, 80% of enterprises will migrate entirely away from on-premises data centres, a huge leap from the 10% who fit that mould in 2018. This trend is just the inevitable outcome of the migration of workloads to colocation sites, remote hosting and the cloud, resulting in the closure of traditional on-premises data centres.

By putting such a vital part of your business in the hands of a professional partner, you are able to free up capital, releasing valuable resources such as innovation budget and facilities. The high level of service you can secure with the right provider allows you to increase focus on your core business and its future.

We are very pleased to offer our customers direct connectivity to Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute. Digital infrastructure continues to move from on-premise solutions into combinations of colocation and cloud. To stay ahead in the digital transformation race, Nordic enterprises are increasingly demanding private and secure connections to strategic cloud providers such as Microsoft to ensure optimal performance and scalability. At DigiPlex, we are committed to supporting unrivalled service, the best connectivity and solutions which respond to evolving requirements and ways of working.

It is great to build on our existing relationship with DigiPlex to add new connectivity options across the Nordics. We look forward to helping DigiPlex’s enterprise customers use Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute for their mission-critical workloads running in Azure.

Our customers’ evolving Cloud strategies are calling for ever faster, more secure and hassle-free access to the widest possible range of leading Cloud providers such as Microsoft, AWS, Google, Alibaba and others. Through our partnership with Megaport, we are significantly expanding the routes to Cloud that we offer. We have unlocked opportunities for our customers to enable new strategies, including multi-cloud and hybrid cloud, and they can enjoy best of breed solutions and rapid deployment for maximum impact, flexible provisioning, and overall simplified Cloud management.

Like DigiPlex, we are committed to delivering best-in-class and flexible solutions. Our on-demand cloud connectivity solutions enable optimal network strategies while reducing complexity and deployment times. Megaport Cloud Router enables cloud-to-cloud connections that support high performance multi-cloud solutions. This exciting partnership with DigiPlex enables Megaport to support the increasing adoption of cloud services in the Nordics and provides our customers additional data centre optionality.

The data centre industry is an exciting industry to be in as it is not an exaggeration to say our modern lives depend on the proper functioning of data centres. I am very proud to be part of a world class team and a world class provider of data centre services.

Congratulations and thank you to Susan on this achievement and for her contribution to our success at DigiPlex. As the leading Nordic data centre operator, we are committed to creating a dynamic working culture and supporting a high-performing team that delivers service excellence. It is particularly exciting to see that members of our DigiPlex team are being recognised for their stewardship in the industry.

By using excess energy from our data centres to heat local homes, we can help support cities to become carbon neutral. DigiPlex is committed to building and maintaining a sustainable data economy and delivering creative, high-performance solutions that benefit our communities and reduce energy demand.

We are proud of our achievements in transforming data centre industry practices to support the prosperity of our shared future. Our team is committed to pushing the boundaries of sustainable thinking, whether through environmentally-efficient design in our new-builds or upgrading our existing data centre infrastructure.

A winning combination of local knowledge and world-class engineering expertise have together helped us build a compelling proposition to hyperscale clients looking for an innovative and trusted partner in the Nordic region.

One component of DigiPlex's success is to work very close to the market and from each customer's specific needs. Now we are taking the next step to meet customers in Denmark with full force. We have an explicit growth target and we work actively to establish additional data centers in Denmark.

We are very pleased to have succeeded in recruiting these strong employees. We are now even more offensive in the market and offer more customers leading data centre solutions in innovation, sustainability and security in the Nordic region. It is also strong testimony that we are an attractive employer,” says Gisle M. Eckhoff. DigiPlex has always set the goal of being the most attractive brand in data centers, not only with our customers but also with our employees and potential employees. We are also the Nordic region’s leading brand and certified A Great Place To Work®.

The strong investor interest is evidence of DigiPlex’s excellent track record and the exponential growth of the Group’s presence in the Nordics as well as its strong brand name in the industry built over 18 years of operations. We see an incredible growth potential in the Nordic region with the influx of international hyperscalers, and with this new bond, DigiPlex is gearing up to take yet another leap to capture these exciting market opportunities.

The bond issue saw a very broad appeal across the investor community and is among the largest NOK denominated high yield bond issues ever placed in the Nordic market. The well attended roadshow, strong reception and substantially oversubscribed book of this DigiPlex bond issue is the result of a solid company and issuer track record, high customer retention, very strong market presence in the Nordics, a high-quality management team coupled with reputable sponsors backing the company and a well-timed transaction hitting a very receptive market sentiment.

The market reaction to the offering was extremely positive with existing bondholders eager to not just roll over their existing positions but also to increase their subscriptions and new large local and international accounts coming in. The very low liquidity in the last two bond issues expresses the Group’s ability to deliver strong results and best-in-class services year after year - no one has wanted to sell their holdings.

The cool Nordic Region is Europe’s hottest data centre market: a firm deploying 100 megawatts over 20 years could save approximately $2 billion by placing their data centre in Sweden or Norway versus the U.K. This bond issue further strengthens our ability to enable hyperscalers to quickly and seamlessly enter the Nordic market through a single data centre provider with an excellent track record.

At DigiPlex we are proud of our achievements in transforming data centre industry practices to support the prosperity of our shared future. We are committed to pushing the boundaries of sustainable thinking, whether through environmentally-efficient design in new-builds or upgrading our existing infrastructure.

Leading innovative and renewable energy practices are at the core of our business ethos. Looking ahead, we are excited about expanding that choice further, so that more businesses can adopt an approach that sustains the environment.

To be a successful digital player you need to know where and how your data is stored, in order to control your assets, comply with legislation and protect your brand. We are seeing increased concern over the digital environmental footprint, as well as physical protection as part of GDPR compliance and connected to risks like extreme weather or cyberattacks. These are only two of multiple key data centre factors businesses need to take into account.

Data centres are a growing business concern and the process of preparing the five questions has given me new insights into the important role of the data centre in digital transformation. Most importantly among these are, the issue of energy efficiency, how data centre service providers address power consumption, and the growing role of latency in digital. Location of data centres is on the agenda in the data driven economy

The strength of the partnership between IT-Total and DigiPlex is totally central to our operating solutions. Our customers demand the very highest security as well as a focus on sustainability at the forefront of every solution. We are able to deliver this thanks to our partners at DigiPlex, who offer us the most physically secure data centre solution with a complete commitment to sustainability.

The success of our collaboration with IT-Total is based on trust and a deep understanding of the end-user’s need for best-in-class assurances on security, continuity and scalability, IT-Total answers the needs of some of Sweden's most advanced and demanding customers, which is where our continuous innovation and development pay off.

In our view, a healthy and successful data centre industry is a sustainable one, and at DigiPlex our talented team is pioneering a range of progressive and innovative solutions which are at the forefront of developments in the sector.

To be recognised for our work in technological and energy-efficient solutions is a testament of our commitment to ultra-efficient and green technologies, and dynamic client and community-centred approach.

DigiPlex is continuously developing strong relationships with businesses, carriers, internet exchanges and cloud providers, through our commitment to delivering the most efficient, sustainable and secure data centres possible.

Our Nordic Connect Platform enables our customers to tap into this ecosystem to expand their operations in the Nordics, reach the Edge, and use faster and secure routes to the Cloud – all with fewer layers of complexity and cost.

The CIR awards are in their 21st year, just a few years older than DigiPlex, and have a great legacy recognising some of the most exciting and creative solutions that ensure a resilient, sustainable future for business. We are pleased to be shortlisted by their expert panel of judges for our work to advance solutions that not only offer sustainable strategies but also allow companies to contribute to their communities as a positive force.

We operate systems for large customers where stability and security are critical factors, and we therefore have a dual-site policy. DigiPlex is the industry leader in housing business-critical data, and their dual-site solution makes them the natural choice to provide our customers with the quality they require

We are proud to welcome NetNordic and look forward to supporting their continued growth. More and more businesses define stable, secure and environmentally friendly data centre solutions as business critical and customers with such high demands fit perfectly in DigiPlex’ data centres

The companies turning to DigiPlex want the Nordic region’s most sustainable, energy efficient and secure colocation. At our data centre outside Stockholm, we now offer a dedicated server hall with the same high quality for customers with smaller storage needs. Data centres are at the core of all digitalization and companies that place their servers with us can assure their customers and users that their data centre solution is future proof.

DataCom is in an expansive growth phase due to a large influx of new customers into our hosting business. To meet the growing demand from our customers for communication and hosting services, it was therefore natural to choose DigiPlex as our partner to complement our own data centres.

In our new hall, we can deliver a secure, safe and climate-smart IT environment within 1–2 days for customers with smaller demands. I very much look forward to welcoming more customers to DigiPlex outside Stockholm and supporting them in their growth.

DigiPlex has always set itself the goal of owning the most attractive brand in data centres, not only among our customers but with our staff and prospective employees as well. Our people are crucial to our ongoing success and leadership in a highly competitive global market. It’s particularly gratifying to see how highly our staff rank their pride in working at DigiPlex. We are thrilled that our vision of the most innovative, sustainable and secure data centres is something to which our whole company is so eager to contribute.

We are very excited to welcome DigiPlex to be certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’. Throughout our investigation, it was made clear to us how much DigiPlex values its staff, and how trust and empowerment at all levels has helped the entire business feel proud of their contribution to the company’s vision. These are some of the most important qualities we know help make a company a great place to work.

We often describe how innovation and relentless self-improvement sit at the core of our business DNA. The best way, we feel, to stay true to this is by offering our amazing staff an exciting and generous work environment in which they can thrive. Achieving certification is a proud moment for the company and supports our plans for future business growth and continuous investment in our people’s development.

As sustainability is a corner stone of DigiPlex’s business strategy, we are immensely proud to award Renova Group the Sustainability Project of the Year for its innovative customer portal solution, which adds both to environmental sustainability and increased financial value through the generous sharing of information and visualized knowledge.

Sustainability is extremely important to DigiPlex, to our customers and their customers in turn. We also invest heavily in innovation and are always looking for new ways to further improve our operations. For example, we gather the rainwater from the roofs of our facilities to reuse in our very efficient cooling solutions. In Sweden, our latest multiple award-winning project is a cooperation with Stockholm Exergi where we will reuse the excess heat from our data centre to heat up 10 000 apartments in the local area.