IT leaders should address their internal processes to minimise their organisations’ IT security risk exposure and attack surface. This becomes ever more complex as business IT environments evolve. Leaders not only need to consider which employees and job roles require access to which IT systems, but also non-human access controls where either an internal or…
The AMD-powered El Capitan supercomputer, housed at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), is now ranked as the world’s fastest supercomputer. Built by HPE, the supercomputer uses AMD Instinct MI300A accelerated processing units (APUs). It achieved a High-Performance Linpack (HPL) score of 1.742 exaflops based on the latest Top500 list. The LLNL is using the…
Raymond Boyle, vice-president of data and analytics at Hyatt Hotels, is an experienced executive who helps his business make the most of its information. He is responsible for Hyatt’s data strategy, governance, engineering, science and analytics capabilities. His team’s data-led insights boost customer and colleague experiences. “I took the opportunity because I love the role,”…
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In 2022, datacentres were estimated to consume about 2% of global energy. By 2026, that number is predicted to double to 4%, equivalent to about 1000 terawatt hours a year, which, according to Gartner, is equivalent to the consumption of a country the size of Japan. Lloyd Jones, vice-president analyst at Gartner, said the company’s…
Server manufacturers have long recognised the niche in public cloud computing that physical servers neatly fill. This has evolved over time to IT leaders and the industry recognising that some workloads will always be run on-premise; some may run both on the public cloud and on-premise; and some may be wholly cloud-based. Artificial intelligence (AI)…
Red Hat has announced its intention to acquire Neural Magic, the lead developer behind the open source vLLM project. The acquisition is being positioned as a way for Red Hat and its parent IBM to lower the barrier to entry for organisations that want to run machine learning workloads without the need to deploy servers…
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During an earnings call for the third quarter of 2024, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said the company would make its Gemini artificial intelligence (AI) model available to developers. The company reported a 15% increase in revenue for the quarter, reaching $88.3bn. Google Cloud posted a 35% revenue increase to $11.4bn, led by accelerated growth in…
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Every digital leader likes to think their work helps boost a greater cause. For James Fleming, CIO at the Francis Crick Institute, that value-adding element is a core element of his job. “I go to sleep at night thinking that I’m helping cure cancer with computers,” he says, reflecting on his everyday roles and responsibilities.…
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Rahul Todkar, head of data and AI at Tripadvisor, has a broad remit. As well as leading a spectrum of data functions, from artificial intelligence (AI) to engineering and platforms, he’s also responsible for ensuring the business monetises the information it collects. Todkar found the scale of this opportunity hugely tempting when he joined the…
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When it comes to managing data, we need to know where it is – but we also need to know what it is. With the rise in regulatory controls, enterprises now pay more attention to data sovereignty, especially when it comes to data in the cloud, but to know exactly what information they hold is…
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