UK Government classifies data centres as critical as NHS and power grid

Data centres are going to be classified as critical national infrastructure by the UK Government, which means they will be in the same group as emergency services, finance, healthcare, energy and water. This classification will ensure that data centres receive more government protection than before in the event of a major incident, such as a… Read more »

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Rick Mur, GNX: Ensuring secure and seamless global connectivity

As businesses increasingly rely on cloud technologies, ensuring secure and efficient global connectivity is paramount. GNX, a provider of global internet and private connectivity solutions, is addressing this challenge head-on. Ahead of Cyber Security & Cloud Expo Europe, CloudTech caught up with Rick Mur, Co-Founder & CTO of GNX, to discuss the evolving landscape of… Read more »

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7 Things to Consider When Choosing a Server Antivirus Program

There aren’t many businesses out there today that don’t rely on at least some form of digitisation to survive. Whether it’s as simple as needing a dedicated email server or running a complex LAN that requires a dedicated IT department, cyber security for servers has become crucial in today’s business world. Thankfully, there are specialized… Read more »

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Gen AI surge threatens global emissions targets, SAS report warns

The exponential growth of generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) could derail global efforts to reduce carbon emissions, potentially consuming as much energy as entire countries, according to a new report from SAS.  The report, ‘Rethinking data and AI in the cloud: How to move to a sustainable future,’ emphasised how senior decision-makers in large organisations… Read more »

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Towards a green AI; the strategies needed to put a check on the AI industry’s carbon emissions

When the science fiction writers of the mid-20th century wrote of artificial intelligence and the apocalyptic dangers contained therein, few speculated a problem as banal as the one we now face. This two-part problem, a syllogism, comes from the facts that AI is vastly useful. And that it is carbon-hungry on a scale few seem… Read more »

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Reducing cloud waste: Akamai’s journey to a 40% cost reduction

Public cloud services are essential to any company’s scaling and innovation processes in the modern digital world. However, they have also proven that cost-efficiency management tools are far from perfect. The constant growth in cloud waste serves as solid proof of this concept. Resources not used to their full capacity — or unused — still… Read more »

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The Achilles’ heel of enterprise security: How moving on from Microsoft Active Directory strengthens your security posture

High-profile, wide-ranging cybersecurity breaches—the SolarWinds supply chain attack, the Colonial Pipeline ransomware incident, Russian hacking of Microsoft—have brutally exposed the consequences of having inadequate identity security controls. Stolen or mishandled credentials, lateral movement by hackers looking for sensitive data across a compromised network, and privilege escalation (in which a hacker gains unauthorised access) remain the… Read more »

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Google reportedly plans first US tech data centre in Vietnam

Google, a subsidiary of Alphabet, is reportedly considering building a large data centre in Vietnam, according to an unnamed source familiar with the plans. If realised, this would mark the first major investment of its kind by a U.S. technology giant in the Southeast Asian country. According to a confidential source, Google is assessing the… Read more »

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Navigating the Shift to Cloud and Agile Practices

For many enterprises, IT infrastructure has been built and refined over decades. While reliable, these systems are often rooted in outdated technologies and processes that struggle to keep pace with the agility required in a cloud-first world. The teams managing these systems are not the digital disruptors we frequently hear about; rather, they are seasoned… Read more »

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Cloud Revolution Summit

The Cloud Revolution Summit: A Groundbreaking Event Redefining Cloud Conferences This September [Date, city] – Nordcloud, a leader in cloud solutions and digital transformation, has announced the launch of The Cloud Revolution Summit, a bold new event that’s set to reshape tech summit formats. Taking place on September 18, 2024, the summit will be a… Read more »

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