Google uses eBPF schedulers to boost RPC performance
about 21 hours agoA custom eBPF scheduler has lifted queries per second by about 5% on some RPC stacks, while reducing kernel change risk for production tests.
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Oracle to invest USD $5 billion in UK cloud infrastructure
The spend will expand local cloud capacity as UK demand for AI and data services rises, with healthcare and finance among target sectors.
Cloudhouse launches Guardian Essentials for audits
Enterprises under audit pressure can now trace unauthorised IT changes in days, as the tool connects to existing ServiceNow and AWS data.
UK public awareness of data centres rises, trust falls
Trust in data centres is slipping as more Britons worry about their power use and environmental impact, a Telehouse survey found.
Grundfos urges data centres to cut cooling energy use
Cooling already accounts for up to 40 per cent of data centre energy use, as AI-driven growth strains UK power and water supplies.
Data centre STEM ambassadors to enter UK classrooms
It aims to ease skills shortages by giving pupils aged eight to 16 direct contact with data centre workers in classrooms.
Cambridge Management Consulting tops £1m in charity giving
Its giving now tops GBP £1 million, with staff volunteering and pro bono work for charities alongside donations since 2015.
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Alert-led security teams risk falling behind as AI now needs to be built into the SOC's core to stop attacks earlier and preserve sovereignty.
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Unlocking the hidden potential of data centres through heat zoning
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Aggreko wins grid compliance in 11 European markets
The certification could speed up temporary power for data centres and other projects facing long waits for grid connections across Europe.
Hitachi Vantara gets science-backed net-zero target
Validation by the Science Based Targets initiative adds credibility as data-centre power demand and cooling costs face closer scrutiny from buyers.
SUSE lands first Linux validation for SEAPATH grids
Alliander's validation could speed software-defined substations, as SUSE becomes the first enterprise Linux vendor to meet SEAPATH's timing demands.
Google launches open-source Agent Substrate on GKE
Teams running AI agents at scale could save idle compute and tighten isolation as Google opens Agent Substrate on Kubernetes Engine.
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Nutanix wins Gartner nods across three key reports
The vendor's latest rankings may help it win deals as customers seek a single platform for hybrid cloud, virtual machines and Kubernetes.
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Fortinet named Gartner Leader in hybrid mesh firewall
A second straight top ranking underlines growing demand for firewall tools that span cloud and on-premise systems without separate stacks.
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AI drives enterprise storage demand as data piles up
Almost all firms are storing more because of AI, as archived data is being pulled back into use and storage costs climb.
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SUSE named Gartner Leader for container management
The ranking bolsters SUSE's pitch to businesses wanting one control plane for containers, virtual machines and AI workloads across mixed environments.
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