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One in five UK firms move AI workloads abroad over power costs

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Firms shift AI abroad as UK power bills, grid limits and land scarcity undermine efforts to keep high-demand workloads on home soil.
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Vultr, SUSE & Dell launch open AI Kubernetes stack

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Vultr, SUSE and Dell have unveiled a sovereign-ready Kubernetes and AI stack for enterprises seeking open infrastructure across cloud, edge and on-premises.
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Data centre market set to hit USD $1.08 trillion by 2034

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Cloud and AI boom to drive data centre investment as operators race to build power-hungry facilities and edge sites worldwide.
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OVHcloud & Alchemy strike Web3 infrastructure deal

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OVHcloud and Alchemy have teamed up to give Web3 developers broader access to multi-chain tools, infrastructure and regional cloud capacity.
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Cisco launches sovereign infrastructure portfolio across EMEA

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Cisco rolls out sovereign infrastructure portfolio and expanded support for air-gapped on-premises systems across EMEA as data control demands intensify.
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Sysdig report says cloud security shifts to machine speed

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Sysdig says companies are increasingly leaning on automated defence as AI-driven attacks accelerate, with machine identities now dominating cloud access.
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OVHcloud adds Quandela quantum computer to platform

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OVHcloud expands its Quantum Platform with Quandela's Belenos machine, giving Asia-Pacific users cloud access to a 12-qubit photonic computer.
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UK backs Cosine with GPU hours for sovereign AI push

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UK grants Cosine 500,000 GPU hours on Isambard-AI as the London startup pushes to build Britain's fully sovereign coding model.
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Experts react to UK £500 million sovereign AI unit

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Industry executives said the move signals a UK ambition to exert greater influence over how AI systems operate and how the economic value they generate flows back into the country.
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Cyber rules shift as geopolitics & AI reshape policy

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NCC Group says geopolitics, digital sovereignty and AI are driving tougher cyber rules, with boards facing greater accountability and scrutiny.
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VQ adds advanced conferencing controls in version 4.8

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VQ Communications' latest Conference Manager release adds operator-led conferencing controls, faster failover and automation for regulated sectors.
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Manchester tech event spotlights AI, cyber & trust

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Manchester tech conference to probe AI governance, cyber defence and deepfake hiring as business leaders weigh trust, risk and customer experience.
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Qlik launches AI sovereignty push amid tighter rules

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Qlik unveils AI sovereignty initiative and ISO certification as it expands regional AWS deployments to help customers meet tighter data rules.
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KPMG & INSEAD launch AI governance principles for boards

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KPMG and INSEAD urge boards to tighten AI oversight as they warn that weak expertise could leave directors exposed to rising risk and scrutiny.
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Insight warns of cloud waste amid AI cost pressures

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Insight says UK firms are losing cloud spend to waste as AI and sovereignty demands drive up infrastructure costs.
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OpenText partners S3NS on sovereign cloud for Europe

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OpenText and S3NS launch a sovereign cloud service for Europe, offering regulated customers in France locally governed hosting with Google Cloud technology.
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Identity crisis as machine accounts outnumber humans

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Machine accounts and AI agents are now eclipsing human users in many IT estates, prompting warnings that outdated identity controls are no longer enough.
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OpenText brings AI tools to AWS European Sovereign Cloud

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OpenText will put content, security and service management tools on AWS's European Sovereign Cloud, targeting EU customers with strict data rules.
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Platforms, sovereignty and global growth at Cavell Summit Europe

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Cavell Summit Europe highlights how platform-led buying, data sovereignty and global expansion are reshaping service provider strategies.
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GARR & Cubbit launch storage network for universities

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GARR and Cubbit pilot Europe's first federated storage network for Italian universities, starting with 1 petabyte across data centres in Bologna, Rome and Bari.