What infrastructure trends are shaping the company’s next chapter?
Rickard: In 2026, artificial intelligence and high-performance computing are increasing demand for GPU capacity. Companies must now think more carefully about where different workloads should run. Infrastructure is no longer a simple choice between “the cloud” and “not the cloud.”
Does this mean companies will move away from the hyperscalers?
Rickard: Not necessarily. Hyperscalers and local cloud deployments are not competing options. Te goal is to use the right tool for each job and be cloud agnostic in the development and deployment pipelines.
What does celebrating 18 years mean to you?
Rickard: We have grown alongside the company from teenagers interested in technology to entrepreneurs looking for the right business model, and finally to leaders of a major international hosting company.
We have learned when to experiment and when to focus, when to move quickly and when to build carefully, and how to protect the original vision while allowing the company to change. Te principle remains simple: listen carefully, understand the problem and build what businesses genuinely need.
Tat is how Internet Vikings began, and it is still how we plan to move forward.