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Everpure Evergreen One for AI brings Exa flash and GPU-based SLAs

Nvidia GTC is the occasion for beta launch of its Datastream appliance that marries software to ingest and manage AI data pipelines with Everpure storage and GPU resources
Companies House restarts online services following cyber breach

Companies House was forced to pull its WebFiling service offline at the weekend after it emerged that a flawed update was putting data at risk of exposure.
SuperMicro takes on server leaders as AMD pushes on-premise AI

Lenovo and HPE pushed down as SuperMicro sees 134% AI growth, while AMD pushes on-premise Agent Computer
C-suite execs flag core nature of edge AI to business strategy

Research from edge computing provider observes enterprise edge AI is now an intrinsic part of core business infrastructure, driven by rapid uptake of agentic operations
UK government unveils gigabit broadband upgrade tracker

As full-fibre broadband deployments maintain steady pace across the nation, UK government introduces tool to allow businesses across England and Wales to discover if they are due a government-backed broadband upgrade
Whitehall struggles to reduce consultancy spend

Digital transformation projects rely heavily on external consultants, and while government aims to reduce costs, it holds no accurate data on how much it spends on consultancy services

Do neoclouds mean a world where anything is possible?

A small group of companies have dominated cloud compute infrastructure. Neoclouds are able to boost AI workloads. Should you consider them?
This rise of the splinternet? Data sovereignty risks and responses

We look at the political, legal and economic risks around data sovereignty, the fears for digital dependency and massive hyperscaler penetration in the UK public sector
CES 2026: AI gets physical

Continuing our round-up of this year’s CES, we look at key use cases and how the generation of artificial intelligence and connected devices will evolve

Photonics - Xscape: Building the eight-wavelength laser for AI data - CW Developer Network

Xscape Photonics develops custom photonic platform products designed for ultra-high bandwidth connections inside datacentres to power AI systems. The company's proprietary ChromX platform targets ... Continue Reading
Photonics - Salience Labs: Plugging into 32-port all-optical silicon photonic switching- CW Developer Network

Photonics has many aspects, functions and roles when applied to the modern enterprise software stack. One of its primary first touchpoints is its ability to transform the networking layer of AI ... Continue Reading
NTT DATA: GreenOps & FinOps: From cost discipline to cloud sustainability strategy- CW Developer Network

This is a guest post written by Joe Cupano, global CTO, strategy & innovation, NTT DATA Inc. Cupano writes in full as follows... Today’s enterprises are faced with a dual challenge – balancing ... Continue Reading
Confluent dials into the millisecond economy: AI-native telecoms in the IQ era- CW Developer Network

Every great technological revolution is based on solid foundations and sound innovation techniques that result in robust products that stand up to hard-wearing use. Whether it’s on the ... Continue Reading

Azure Local Disconnected looks the part for sovereignty. It isn’t

Despite fanfare, Microsoft’s air-gapped cloud offer is far from GA-ready, can’t run Azure Kubernetes Service, maxes out workload clusters, and at scale can’t be truly disconnected
How to build a truly unified and resilient security platform

The Security Think Tank looks at platformisation, considering questions such as how CISOs can distinguish between a truly integrated platform and 'integration theater, and how to protect unified platforms.
Is AI our agent, or are our governments becoming agents for AI?

Yet more billions are being spent on agentic AI, despite warnings of its potentially extreme fallibility. Just who are governments serving when they spout the messaging of Big Tech companies?