Microsoft plans to invest $30bn between now and 2028 in building out its artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure and operations in the UK. The software giant has described the move as the largest financial commitment it has ever made in the UK, with around half of its proposed investment set to finance the continued expansion of…
The government wants the UK to lead the way in artificial intelligence (AI) capacity in Europe, and research from Barclays Corporate Banking shows that business leaders recognise the need to invest in AI and emerging technology. This week, Google, Microsoft, Nvidia, Oracle and OpenAI announced they are building out significant datacentre capacity in the UK.…
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Cloud block storage allows organisations to run applications that depend on high throughput and low latency in the cloud. The latest block storage offerings make use of the cloud’s advantages, without sacrificing performance. Such offerings allow customers to run applications in the cloud and use block storage there, such as proof-of-concept projects before they’re rolled…
Asked for his advice as to whether it’s a smart idea to switch from being an IT leader to running your own company, Nassib Chamoun has some advice for potential poachers turned gamekeepers. “If you’re looking for stability, my recommendation is to stay where you are as an employee,” he says. “If you can accept…
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The digital skyline will be dominated by factories, artificial intelligence (AI) factories. That is if you believe the hype – but what is an AI factory, and how can organisations benefit from this industrial revolution of technology? Factories mass-produce the same product over and over again. In doing so, they cut the cost of production…
Fujitsu has put nearly 500 UK employees on notice of possible redundancy, as it plans to cut more than 100 roles. The supplier could face financial pressure in the coming months when it finally contributes to the huge costs of the Post Office scandal. A question posed to management during a recent company forum requested…
The government’s accounting watchdog has refused to endorse the audited accounts of the College of Policing after serious failures in a project to replace its HR and accounting systems left the policing organisation unable to properly manage its finances. The National Audit Office (NAO) found that the College of Policing, which promotes policing excellence across…
Popular video-sharing app TikTok is still available to US users only because President Trump issued an executive order in early 2025 to postpone the ban the Chinese app is facing. Trump has extended the delay two more times since then, with the latest extension coming just a few weeks ago.TikTok still faces a ban under…
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When Dutch hosting provider mijn.host launched what it claimed was “one of the Netherlands’ first digitally sovereign public clouds” late last year, it struck a chord with a growing European anxiety. Built entirely on open source Apache CloudStack technology and hosted exclusively within Dutch borders, the platform promised businesses a genuine alternative to American cloud…
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Changes to Java and VMware software licensing that have been rolled out over the past few years have a material impact on the total cost of running existing Java-based enterprise systems. IT decision-makers are having to weigh up the extra costs with the additional cost and potential disruption arising from reengineering enterprise Java applications to…
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