AI

Among the difficult issues that business and tech leaders are going to have to consider is that some AI tools are likely to remove tasks that employees enjoy doing. Given many organisations are struggling to derive a quick return on investment from their AI deployments, IT departments may be tasked with automating the low-hanging fruit,…

The National Grid is continuing its efforts to beef up the UK’s electricity infrastructure to support the growth of the nation’s datacentre sector, with a project that will bolster power grid flexibility across Oxfordshire. The organisation, which is responsible for the generation, transmission and distribution of power across the UK, confirmed it has started work…

Enthusiasm for corporate sustainability appears to be waning, with major firms seemingly quietly abandoning environmental goals, but David Picton remains optimistic. For him, sustainability is not an ethical question, but a business driver. A self-described “demon for cutting down on food waste” at home, Picton is senior vice-president of environment, social and governance (ESG) and…

The European colocation market is plugging the demand gaps for datacentre capacity caused by the waning appetites of hyperscale cloud firms by cozying up to neocloud providers, research from CBRE shows. The real estate consultancy’s third quarter look at the state of the European datacentre market reveals that, despite a drop-off in hyperscaler demand for…