Cloudera adds GPU acceleration to Apache Spark 4.1 pipelines
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Panduit launches ES2P rack power unit for data centres
Rack-level power monitoring is being pushed further into edge and branch sites as demand rises for cloud, AI and distributed workloads.
Synextra gains full Microsoft Azure partner status
It strengthens Synextra's appeal to UK firms seeking one provider for cloud migration, app development and data projects across Azure.
ANS Academy expands AI leadership apprenticeship sixfold
Growing employer demand has pushed the AI leadership apprenticeship to six cohorts, with 71 learners now in the pipeline.
DataVita secures GBP £300 million to build AI data centres
The funding backs Scotland's first AI Growth Zone, with two sites set to create hundreds of jobs and cut reliance on overseas compute capacity.
Cloudways launches managed AI agents with OpenClaw, Hermes
Developers can now run OpenClaw and Hermes without setting up servers, as Cloudways adds managed hosting to cut deployment and maintenance work.
CTI Digital opens access to sovereign AI platform Croft
UK organisations can now run AI tools on domestic infrastructure while keeping data and prompts under their own control, CTI says.
AI's future is being split between device and cloud
Rising AI usage is pushing firms to split tasks between devices and cloud services, cutting latency and easing privacy and cost pressures.
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Semperis' Hargraves says real-time documentation boosts cyber resilience
Real-time logging during cyber incidents helps firms rebuild events accurately and close gaps faster after attacks, Marie Hargraves says.
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Behavioural analytics is becoming essential as AI agents can pursue tasks so efficiently that they may cause damage without any malicious intent.
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Trust, AI, and quantum technologies in the new logic of state power
States risk losing strategic autonomy as cloud, chip and cryptographic dependencies spread beyond borders and into foreign-controlled systems.
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Five control rooms, one tuesday afternoon
Alarm floods across data centres, pipelines and power grids can now be reduced to one incident, if operators can route and document fast enough.
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Your annual penetration testing is already out of date
Organisations risk missed exposures as cloud, APIs and AI systems change far faster than annual security checks can keep up.
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Allegro partners with Jena Batteries on flow rollout
Pilot flow battery systems are set for Australia as Allegro gains manufacturing scale for long-duration storage demanded by grids and data centres.
Cloudera launches hybrid AI platform at Singapore event
Asia Pacific firms are reworking data systems to meet AI rules, as Cloudera unveils a hybrid platform aimed at keeping data in place.
Cloudera survey finds AI projects stalled by governance
Most enterprises are overhauling data systems as 95% say governance and infrastructure hurdles have delayed or cancelled AI projects.
AI buildout drives USD $120 billion data centre surge
Delivery bottlenecks, rather than demand, are now the main risk as AI-fuelled data centre expansion pushes revenue to USD $120 billion by 2030.
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Hitachi Vantara posts 12% revenue growth on AI demand
Rising AI infrastructure spending lifted storage sales 45% at the Hitachi unit, helping offset complexity worries for corporate IT teams.
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Kyndryl launches agentic modernisation service platform
Pressure to modernise legacy systems is mounting as Kyndryl says most executives see AI adoption outpacing their firms' ability to adapt.
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Dell forum in Dublin to tackle AI scaling challenge
Businesses in Ireland face growing pressure to modernise systems as AI moves from pilots to full-scale use, Dell says.
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Vultr to offer AMD's MI455X chips for AI cloud push
Reserved capacity for new AI workloads is now open, as Vultr prepares deployments across 2027 and 2028 with AMD's latest chips.
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