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Scality launches ADI platform for enterprise AI data
Data Protection

Scality launches ADI platform for enterprise AI data

Enterprises facing heavier AI workloads and tighter rules may get more control over data, power use and resilience with Scality's new platform.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last week
KOcycle wins King's Award for sustainability drive
Data Protection

KOcycle wins King's Award for sustainability drive

KOcycle wins King's Award as channel partners face rising scrutiny over IT waste, with its zero-landfill model and KODI scheme in focus.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Foxway Circular UK wins King's Award for SMART software
DevOps

Foxway Circular UK wins King's Award for SMART software

The award spotlights rising demand for software that helps refurbishers resell compliant devices faster as second-life tech sales expand.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month
Sumillion wins King's Award for sustainable IT procurement
Supply Chain

Sumillion wins King's Award for sustainable IT procurement

Recognition comes as more buyers scrutinise IT spending and waste, with Sumillion saying sustainable procurement can cut both costs and emissions.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • This month
Chancery Lane Project launches AI-friendly WordPress plugin
Digital Transformation

Chancery Lane Project launches AI-friendly WordPress plugin

The open-source tool could cut AI token use by up to 90%, reducing processing costs and energy demand for WordPress sites.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month
BlackBox Hosting partners Everpure for sovereign cloud
Storage

BlackBox Hosting partners Everpure for sovereign cloud

Growing concern over data sovereignty has pushed BlackBox Hosting to shift thousands of customer services onto Everpure's UK cloud platform.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month

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Why business ambition is running ahead of AI readiness
Data Protection

Why business ambition is running ahead of AI readiness

Only 42% of organisations are data mature, leaving many unable to turn AI pilots into reliable enterprise-wide returns.

By Nathan Knight • 4 min read • Last week
Forrester warns GenAI strains resources despite gains
Data centers

Forrester warns GenAI strains resources despite gains

Rising power and water demand from AI data centres could wipe out some sustainability gains unless firms demand stricter vendor transparency.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last week
Europe refurbished PC market shifts to premium notebooks
Storage

Europe refurbished PC market shifts to premium notebooks

Buyers across Europe are trading up to higher-spec refurbished notebooks, lifting revenue 10% even as unit sales stayed broadly flat.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Energy for AI, AI for energy: designing AI-ready data centres
Virtualisation

Energy for AI, AI for energy: designing AI-ready data centres

AI workloads could add more than 150 GW of data centre demand, pushing operators to rethink power, cooling and grid resilience.

By Farokh Ghadially • 4 min read • This month
NTT DATA partners Climeworks on carbon removal credits
Hyperscale

NTT DATA partners Climeworks on carbon removal credits

The deal gives NTT DATA a way to offset hard-to-abate emissions as it presses ahead with net-zero targets for its data centres and offices.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month
Ntt Data launches AI agent for multivendor IT estates
Hybrid Cloud

Ntt Data launches AI agent for multivendor IT estates

It aims to cut manual work for IT teams by unifying multivendor infrastructure management through natural language prompts and human oversight.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
Fortinet boosts AI security & sustainability efforts
Firewalls

Fortinet boosts AI security & sustainability efforts

Customers could benefit as Fortinet expands AI threat protection, adds quantum-safe features and says some products now use up to 62% less energy.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last month
MacPaw survey finds green concerns may drive file cleanups
Storage

MacPaw survey finds green concerns may drive file cleanups

Greater awareness of the cloud's environmental footprint could prompt more Mac users to delete old files, a survey suggests.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Last month
Coalition launches standards for greener AI data centres
Smart Cities

Coalition launches standards for greener AI data centres

Rising electricity and water demands from AI facilities are driving a push for common sustainability standards and green finance criteria.

By Shannon Williams • 7 min read • Last month
Hitachi Vantara flags AI data centre energy squeeze
Storage

Hitachi Vantara flags AI data centre energy squeeze

Rising AI workloads are forcing data centre operators to curb power and cooling costs as global electricity use heads towards 1,000 terawatt-hours.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Airsys launches LiquidRack AI cooling system in UK
Manufacturing

Airsys launches LiquidRack AI cooling system in UK

UK data centre operators gain a retrofit-friendly route to higher AI rack densities, with pilot deployments now open for a liquid cooling system.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month

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