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UAE’s datacentre boom powers AI ambitions and digital sovereignty

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The UAE is undergoing a shift in its digital infrastructure landscape, with a wave of data centre and cloud investments reshaping the nation into a regional hub for artificial intelligence (AI) and digital transformation. This momentum is not only redefining the UAE’s technological capabilities but also reinforcing its strategic vision of becoming a global nexus…

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Vox pop: Digital transformation across the Arab world

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The Middle East region is massively varied when it comes to readiness for digital transformation. Many states – notably those of the Gulf and Arabian Peninsula – are awash with government funds, investment programmes and incentives for digital businesses. Meanwhile, current and recent conflict zones, such as Palestine and Syria, severely lack some of the…

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Cohesity CEO: ‘The Middle East is moving faster than any other region in data resilience’

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Cohesity has become a prominent name in cyber resilience, as enterprises worldwide look for smarter ways to secure and recover data in an age of increasingly sophisticated threats. For CEO Sanjay Poonen, the company’s mission reflects this shift in urgency: “Our mission is to protect, secure and provide insights into the world’s data. The largest…

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Dreamforce 2025: Benioff vaunts Slack as interface to agentic enterprise

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Marc Benioff, chairman and CEO of Salesforce, told attendees of the software supplier’s Dreamforce conference in San Francisco that enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) will need to rise to the level of consumer AI if “agentic enterprises” are to be built. The customer relationship management (CRM) supplier announced Agentforce 360, a platform described as the “culmination”…

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The UK’s National Data Strategy must evolve to unlock AI in the public sector

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In August this year, the Department for Business & Trade published an evaluation of its trial of Microsoft’s M365 Copilot tool. The report found that while employees saved time using the technology, these gains did not translate into greater productivity. For many in the public sector, this result may feel familiar. Artificial intelligence (AI) pilots…

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Interview: Chris Belasco, chief data officer, City of Pittsburgh

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Chris Belasco, chief data officer (CDO) at the City of Pittsburgh, is focused on his team’s triumphs. While some data leaders might like to bask in the glory of their personal achievements, Belasco says success in the fast-moving digital age is very much about taking a collegiate approach: “The complaints should come to me, and…

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Interview: Sacha Vaughan, chief supply chain officer, Joseph Joseph

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Sacha Vaughan, chief supply chain officer at houseware manufacturer Joseph Joseph, is in a fortunate position – her board recognises the critical role of the supply chain in a digital age, which she suggests isn’t always the case. “Many brands see the supply chain as simply moving boxes from one place to another,” she says.…

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What UK CIOs get wrong about AI and cloud … and how to fix it

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Over the past decade, UK organisations have made significant strides in modernising their technology estate. Often though, when it comes to cloud and AI, many organisations still fall into the same trap: chasing capability without clarity; or implementing technology without fully understanding the business problem it’s meant to tackle. As someone who works daily with…

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Ministry of Defence signs £400m sovereign cloud deal with Google

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The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has selected Google Cloud to provide it with sovereign cloud capabilities in a deal worth £400m. The agreement will see Google Cloud tasked with providing the MoD with a secure cloud platform that will allow the ministry to take advantage of the flexibility afforded to it by using the search…

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Interview: Holland & Barrett CDO preparing a Michelin star-worthy data strategy

8 minutes of reading / AI, Amazon, automation, business continuity, chatbot, ChatGPT, Computer, data science, digital transformation, e-commerce, machine learning, Meta, Tech / By

Restaurants with three Michelin stars represent the pinnacle of fine dining.  In the UK, The Fat Duck by Heston Blumenthal, Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester, Core by Clare Smyth and The Waterside Inn in Bray are among the establishments in that illustrious bracket. And next up: the wellness products and services retailer, Holland & Barrett.…

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