DDI announces 2024 awards winners

This years Danish Data Center Industry Award highlighted great and impressive projects, people and ideas coming from the regional data center industry. Nearly 200 people Denmark and beyond were gathered at Axelborg in Copenhagen to celebrate the accomplishments of the industry. The Lead sponsor of the evening was COWI.

Following a drinks reception, which was sponsored by 360 Law Firm, a total of 7 awards were presented by the category sponsors.

Sustainable Data center project 2024

Winner: Penta Infra

The following companies were shortlisted for the award:

·      Penta Infra

·      Keepit

·      Region Nordjylland

The Sustainable Data Center category is sponsored by Coromatic A/S.

Technology Innovation 2024

Winner: DEIF

The following companies were shortlisted for the award:

·      Legrand

·      DEIF

·      Penta-Infra

The technology innovation award is sponsored by DataCenterGruppen.

Construction team of the year 2024

Winner: Microsoft

The following companies have been shortlisted for the award:

·      DataCenterGruppen

·      Cibicom

·      Microsoft

The construction team of the year category is sponsored by Huawei.

Young Talent Award 2024

Winner: Andreas Korreborg Nielsen from T5 Data Centers

The following individuals have been shortlisted for the award:

·      Joakim Ask Orfang Hansen from Coromatic

·      Andreas Korreborg Nielsen from T5 Datacenters

·      Andreas Niss from GlobalConnect

·      Frederik Bille Knudsen from T5 Datacenters

The young talent award is sponsored by ABB.

Operations Team of the Year 2024

Winner: Digital Realty

The following companies have been shortlisted for the award:

·      Digital Realty

·      T5 Data Centers

·      Fuzion

The operations team of the year category is sponsored by Schneider Electric.

Employment & Education 2024

Winner: Fredericia Maskinmesterskole

The following companies were shortlisted for the award:

·      University college Lillebælt (UCL)

·      Fredericia Maskinmesterskole (FMS)

·      Arnth Nielsen, DataCenterGruppen

The employment & education category is sponsored by Legrand.

DDI Dedication award 2024

The DDI dedication award celebrates an individual for their exceptional contribution to the data center ecosystem in Denmark. This award is nominated and selected by the DDI Board.

The 2024 winner of the DDI dedication award is Jørn Thorgaard form Invest in Denmark. Jørn Thorgaard wins for his tireless efforts to bring sustainable data center investments to Denmark through strong partnerships throughout the ecosystem.