<p>Cyber security trade body Crest has launched an artificial intelligence (AI) charter and set of principles, backed by a founding cohort of 60 signatory organisations from all over the world, setting out a set of guidelines and principles for adoption of AI-powered cyber services.</p> <p>According to Crest, the AI Charter was developed in response to a growing need for confidence – especially among buyers – in emerging AI capabilities. It said that as AI becomes increasingly embedded in security practices, end-user organisations need reassurance that AI is used responsibly, transparently, and with human oversight.</p> <p>In areas such as penetration testing, for example, <a href="https://www.crest-approved.org/ai-in-penetration-testing/">data compile

<p>As Gulf countries accelerate investments in energy diversification, industrial digitisation and critical infrastructure, <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366645533/Middle-East-urged-to-prioritize-prevention-as-cyber-workforce-gap-hits-300000" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cyber security</a> strategies are evolving beyond traditional perimeter defence towards operational resilience.</p> <p>According to Terence Liu, CEO of TXOne Networks, the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) across industrial environments is fundamentally changing how energy operators in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) must manage cyber risk.</p> <p>“The question is no longer simply whether organisations can defend against more attacks,” Liu says. “

<p>With more than 500 datacentres currently active in the UK, and <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366640935/Data-dive-Government-2030-datacentre-capacity-targets-look-shaky">approximately another 100 in the planning system or under construction</a>, it seems the government is set to fulfil its promise of making the UK an AI superpower.&nbsp;</p> <p>Despite this momentum, the infrastructure is still not in place to support the amount of power needed for the proposed <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/resources/Data-centre-capacity-planning">wave of hyperscale datacentres</a> if the country is to continue to lead the sector forwards. The <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366643673/Datacentre-dive-AI-factory-power-

<p>The UK and the European Union have issued sanctions against individuals and organisations linked to Russian-backed cyber attacks.</p> <p>In their first joint cyber-sanctions package, the UK and Europe has targeted 24 individuals and entities linked to the Russian Intelligence Services for conducting malicious cyber and information campaigns.</p> <p>The move came as the UK and the EU named a unit in Russia’s domestic intelligence service, Federal Security Service (FSB) Centre 16, as the perpetrator of a cyber attack on Poland’s energy grid infrastructure in December last year, which placed the power supply of 500,000 citizens at risk during winter.</p> <p>The UK and 12 other countries have separately urged businesses to take steps to secure ou

<p>It took four years for Microsoft datacentres to increase their greenhouse gas emissions by four-million tonnes. Between 2024 and 2025, its datacentre carbon footprint jumped by a further four-million tonnes to 20-million tonnes.&nbsp;</p> <p>The company’s <a href="https://cdn-dynmedia-1.microsoft.com/is/content/microsoftcorp/microsoft/msc/documents/presentations/CSR/2026-Microsoft-Environmental-Sustainability-Report-PDF.pdf"><em>2026 Environmental sustainability report</em></a>, shows that total emissions (Scopes 1, 2, and 3) increased 25% year over year (YoY), driven primarily by the expansion of Microsoft <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/feature/The-great-datacentre-backlash-The-industry-response">datacentre infrastructure<

<p>The European Commission (EC) has accepted commitments from SAP to address European Union competition concerns relating to its aftermarket <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366623762/SAP-sales-tactic-fuels-IT-disconnect">support services</a> for on-premise enterprise resource planning (ERP) software.</p> <p>The EC preliminarily investigation into SAP reported that the enterprise software company had engaged in four practices that could restrict competition for on-premise maintenance and support of its ERP system across the European Economic Area (EEA).</p> <p>Following what it described as “constructive dialogue with the European Commission”, SAP said it has now agreed to a set of adaptations to these practices to improve flexibility

<p>UK financial services regulators now oversee IT suppliers that the finance sector relies on to operate.</p> <p>Four suppliers – the local operations of Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, Microsoft and Oracle – are initially being regulated, labelled critical third parties (CTPs).</p> <p>The financial services sector is heavily dependent on cloud services from a few large tech companies. Furthermore, as artificial intelligence (AI) use accelerates, more suppliers will become critical to the sector.</p> <p>Earlier this year, The Treasury select committee of MPs called on the government to designate AI and cloud providers in its CTPs Regime (CTPR) scheme, which gives the FCA and the Bank of England powers of investigation and enforcement over no

<p>When the US government suspended foreign access to Anthropic's most advanced AI models last month, overseas users<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/resources/Software-as-a-Service-SaaS"> lost access overnight</a>. The lesson from this was not about one product. It was that access to technology can be switched off by a government decision at any moment – without any warning or negotiation.</p> <p>The question it raised for every modern business was not just whether a service remains available, but who has legal power over the provider behind it. The US CLOUD Act is the clearest example. It <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/feature/Is-cloud-data-sovereignty-all-just-a-case-of-Trust-me-bro">requires US-based providers to disclose data</a&g

<p>On 22 September 2026, Computer Weekly turns 60.</p> <p>On that date in 1966, the launch issue of the world’s first weekly technology newspaper was published – today it is the UK’s oldest business IT title. To mark this milestone, we asked some of our friends – experts, trusted contacts, tech leaders and suppliers, as well as our journalists - for their personal perspectives on how has tech changed their lives over the past six decades.&nbsp;</p> <p>Technology is changing the way we live and work like never before – touching people’s lives every day, opening up new opportunities and creating new challenges.</p> <p>So for our 60^th, we wanted to reflect on the human stories of how the digital revolution has changed the

<p>Andy Burnham's recent vision for a "No. 10 North" is about far more than relocating civil servants from Whitehall to Manchester - it is an argument that economic renewal depends on rewiring how the UK is governed.</p> <p>His call for power to flow outwards - to mayors, communities and places - is rooted in a simple proposition: decisions are better made closer to the people they affect. He describes a future built on place-based collaboration, long-term thinking and a more streamlined state focused on growth and regeneration.</p> <p>It is a compelling vision.</p> <p>But if the UK is about to embark on its biggest programme of devolution for generations, one fundamental question remains unanswered - who will provide the trusted local data infr

<p>Supply chain management has induced headaches at enterprises struggling with geopolitical challenges, sustainability mandates, and the sheer volume and velocity of decisions they must take to win, serve and retain customers. While not yet realised in the wild, <a href="https://www.techtarget.com/searchenterpriseai/definition/AI-agents">artificial intelligence (AI) agents</a> offer the prospect of boosting supply chain resilience and sustainability.</p> <p>Most agentic deployments are still being established, but <a href="https://www.techtarget.com/searcherp/tip/Use-cases-for-machine-learning-in-the-supply-chain">agents in the supply chain</a> will help supply chain analysts scale their insights. These analysts monitor the balance between antici

<div class="imagecaption alignLeft"> <img src="https://cdn.ttgtmedia.com/rms/computerweekly/CW-60-anniversary-logo-white-400px.jpg" alt="Computer Weekly 60th anniversary logo" width="226" height="117"> </div> <p><i>On 22 September 2026, Computer Weekly turns 60. To mark the milestone, we asked some of our friends - experts, parliamentarians, IT leaders and suppliers - for their perspectives on how tech has changed their lives over six decades. What's changed the most for you since then?</i></p> <p>At the start of the century, I moved from the west coast of Ireland to Eastern China. I was fresh out of university and barely out of my teens. Wide-eyed but with the confidence of youth, I packed my life into a rucksack, and landed in a country

<p>In the modern, data-led, artificial intelligence (AI) era, the role of the chief financial officer (CFO) is rapidly transforming. Companies are no longer looking for someone to simply ensure the numbers add up; they want a strategic business partner who will boost performance.</p> <p>There’s a new raft of artificial intelligence (AI-)powered tools available to support CFOs and finance teams, which can improve forecasting, automate routine processes, and generate insights from large volumes of data quickly and accurately.</p> <p>Here, four CFOs share the latest tools that have helped modernise their finance function, and the impact of AI on finance teams, both now and looking ahead.</p> <section class="section main-article-chapter" data-menu-titl

<p>With the global automotive industry now firmly pivoted towards electrification and software-defined vehicles, <a href="https://www.bmwgroup.com/en.html">BMW Group</a> has made a strong commitment to connected technologies to boost safety, vehicle drive, infotainment functionality and user experience – and to offer a “second-to-none” connected vehicle service, it has announced a collaboration with Verizon Business and KDDI.</p> <p>With its four brands, BMW, Mini, Rolls-Royce and BMW Motorrad, the BMW Group claims to be the world’s leading premium manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles, as well as premium financial services. The firm’s production network comprises over 30 sites worldwide, and it has a global sales network in more than 140 countries.<

<p>On 30 September, a piece of US legislation that most people outside the datacentre industry have never heard of is due to quietly expire. The<a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/933/text"> Federal Data Center Enhancement Act</a> sets minimum standards for federal datacentres, that cover uptime, power reliability, resilience and – crucially – protection against physical intrusion. When it sunsets, there is no replacement waiting. The floor simply disappears.</p> <p>It is tempting to read that as a narrow, US, governmental problem. I would argue it is the opposite. The timing tells you everything. We are removing a baseline for physically <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/resources/Data-centre-disaster-recovery-and-secur

<div class="imagecaption alignLeft"> <img src="https://cdn.ttgtmedia.com/rms/computerweekly/CW-60-anniversary-logo-white-400px.jpg" alt="Computer Weekly 60th anniversary logo" width="226" height="117"> </div> <p><i>On 22 September 1966,&nbsp; the launch issue of the world’s first weekly technology newspaper was published – today Computer Weekly is the UK’s oldest business IT title. What's changed the most for you since then? Here, parliamentarian Tim Clement-Jones highlights the growing impact of technology in politics.</i></p> <p>As Computer Weekly celebrates its 60th anniversary this September, I find myself reflecting on a lifetime shaped by the digital age.</p> <p>My connection to technology predates my own life. My pa

<p>Britain’s cyber security community has responded with guarded caution to the National Cyber Security Centre’s (NCSC’s) proposals for a national AI Cyber Shield after the GCHQ-backed agency <a href="https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/blogs/cyber-shield-the-path-to-an-agentic-ai-future-for-cyber-defence" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shared more details</a> of the proposed national cyber security initiative, recognising it has the potential to scale cyber defences across the nation, but warning of challenges to come.</p> <p><a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366641790/UK-to-build-national-cyber-shield-to-protect-against-AI-cyber-threats" target="_blank" rel="noopener">First trailed in April 2026</a> at the NCSC’s annual CyberUK conference, the co

<p>The ValueLicensing complaint against Microsoft is being upheld following a <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366630464/Court-to-decide-whether-it-is-lawful-for-enterprises-to-sell-unwanted-software-licenses">Court of Appeal ruling</a>. The Court of Appeal unanimously upheld the Competition Appeal Tribunal’s (CAT) decisions in the pre-owned software reseller’s ongoing abuse of dominance competition law claim against Microsoft. The appeal ruling has ramifications on other cases including the separate proceedings in Discount-Licensing Limited’s legal dispute with Microsoft.</p> <p>ValueLicensing began proceedings against Microsoft in April 2021, alleging anti-competitive conduct, which it stated affects the secondary market for pre-owned Microsoft

<p>Nominations are now open for the 2026 Computer Weekly list of the Most Influential Women in UK Technology.</p> <p>For the 15^th year in a row, Computer Weekly is asking readers to tell us who among the thousands of women in the technology sector they think is the most influential.</p> <p>The slow-growing number of women in the UK’s technology sector has been an ongoing issue – <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366636453/Number-of-women-in-tech-roles-up-by-1-says-BCS">women currently represent around 22%</a> of people in technology roles in the UK, a figure that has only <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366569216/BCS-report-shows-lack-of-improvement-in-tech-diversity">increased by 3% over the p

<p>It's rare AI news that doesn't land one of two ways: either we're all screwed, or we're on the verge of thoughtfully managed intelligence that’ll usher in an idyllic existence for all.</p> <p>It’s attractive to simplify things like that, but the important truth is, as usual, hovering in the middle.</p> <p>The doomsday headlines are compelling. <a target="_blank" href="https://fortune.com/2026/05/26/uber-coo-ai-spending-tokens-claude-code/" rel="noopener">Uber burned through its entire 2026 AI budget in four months</a>. <a target="_blank" href="https://github.blog/news-insights/company-news/github-copilot-is-moving-to-usage-based-billing/" rel="noopener">GitHub Copilot is moving to usage-based billing</a>. <a target="_blank" href

<p>Capita will lose money on its £239m contract to administer the Civil Service Pension Scheme (CSPS) after its grand plan to turn the civil service pension contract into a tech case study backfired.</p> <p>Problems have caused&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/ezine/Computer-Weekly/Retirement-plans-postponed-as-tech-issues-delay-pension-payments">huge delays in paying out pensions</a>, leaving many scheme members in severe financial distress, including people with no other source of income receiving no pension.</p> <p>But during a <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366642539/MP-committees-to-double-up-on-Capitas-civil-service-pension-crisis">joint Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and Public Administration and Consti

<p>The shift from experimental artificial intelligence (AI) projects to enterprise-grade autonomous systems was the defining theme of the <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366644938/Google-Cloud-boosts-for-enterprise-agentic-at-London-Summit">Google Cloud Summit in London</a> last week.&nbsp;</p> <p>As UK enterprises move to action-oriented agentic workflows, technology leaders encounter a new set of challenges. To build a prototype agent is simple, but to deploy hundreds of them at scale demands rigorous data infrastructure, strict security governance and fine-grained cost management.</p> <p>This transition is also redefining the economics of IT, with <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366641816/How-the-AI-boom-is-res

<p>Data centers are among the highest consumers of electric power. Studies have shown that data center energy consumption increases annually, with three identifiable trends.</p> <p>The first trend is that mainstream legacy corporate data centers remain major power consumers, despite many organizations&nbsp;<a href="https://www.techtarget.com/searchcloudcomputing/tip/12-key-steps-for-a-successful-cloud-migration">migrating systems and hardware to cloud environments</a>. However, while average use is increasing steadily, it's doing so at a lower rate than 25 years ago, when cloud data centers emerged as a major alternative to legacy facilities.</p> <p>The second trend is that while large cloud data centers, often called&nbsp;<a href="htt

<p>Expansion of <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/resources/Data-centre-capacity-planning">datacentre capacity</a> – lately driven by <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366642960/Data-dive-Power-grid-data-shows-birth-of-AI-in-UK-datacentres">demand for artificial intelligence (AI) processing</a> – has sparked growing concern about the industry’s <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366630435/Water-efficiency-of-English-datacentres-scrutinised-in-TechUK-report">impact on water supplies</a>. With datacentres set to multiply, some are warning that the shift towards high-density computing could trigger unsustainable demands on water.</p> <p>But the debate is characterised by an information gap. On one hand, we can f

<p><a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/feature/Kazakhstan-Where-data-is-set-to-be-the-real-new-oil">In the first part of our investigation of the digital transformation that the state of Kazakhstan is undertaking</a>, we looked at how the country is making a leap from relying on fossil fuels to broadening its revenue base. We now concentrate on a company that might make this happen.</p> <p>To say that Kairat Akhmetov has a big job on his hands is something of an understatement. Speaking with Computer Weekly at the Freedom Inside conference in Kazakh capital Astana in April 2026, the Freedom Telecom CEO explains just how the firm sees telecommunications, digital infrastructure and connectivity as key drivers of economic growth in Kazakhstan.</p> <

<p>If one were to ask most people what they know about Kazakhstan, it wouldn’t be much of a surprise if they were to describe it as a fossil fuel-rich former Soviet republic. Indeed, that is what the world’s ninth-largest country by land area and largest landlocked nation is.</p> <p>Yet while that is accurate to say right now, the Kazakhstan government is planning a future that looks rather different. A digital transformation across the nation is in play, looking to take advantage of the country’s natural resources and its strategic geographic position between Russia and China to create a land where critical infrastructure encompasses data networks and connectivity lines in addition to oil pipelines. And where telcos are already primed to plug in to the opportunity comin

<p>After completing a major upgrade to its New York metro platform to a quad-node network architecture, Internet Exchange (IX) operator DE-CIX has turned to a different deployment, working with NGO Internet Pour Tous, along with internet connectivity and web hosting provider United SA, to expand the Kinshasa-based Africa Congo Internet Exchange (ACIX) with an additional datacentre presence in OADC Texaf’s Kinshasa FIH1 facility.</p> <p>Established in 2023, <a href="https://www.acix.net/">ACIX</a> is designed as a neutral Internet Exchange environment open to all licensed operators, internet service providers (ISPs), mobile network operators (MNOs), cloud providers, content providers, enterprises, financial institutions, academic networks and international car

<p>As it furthers its journey into providing critical infrastructure throughout the UK, business connectivity provider <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/search">Neos Networks</a> has teamed with mobile infrastructure services firm Cornerstone to provide connectivity services to UK “microscaler” StonesThro to support distributed sovereign edge cloud infrastructure.</p> <p>Seeking to establish a difference between <a href="https://www.stonesthro.co.uk/">StonesThro</a> and hyperscalers that centralise infrastructure in major datacentres, <a href="https://neosnetworks.com/">Neos</a> noted that microscalers distribute cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) compute power to localised sites.</p> <p>By connecting these regio

<p>In early April, Dame Chi Onwurah, chair of the Science Innovation and Technology Select Committee, <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366642254/Science-Innovation-and-Technology-committee-chair-questions-UKs-tech-sovereignty-approach">made some pointed remarks</a> about the UK Government’s technology strategy, or its relative lack thereof.</p> <p>Her argument centred on our dependency on a small number of Big Tech providers, principally Microsoft and AWS, with Palantir receiving mention due to their NHS and military contracts, along with legitimately framed concerns over UK dependencies on foreign supply chains.</p> <p>There was much to agree with in Dame Chi’s article, with just one jarring point – her definition of sovereignty. Nam

<p>A case seeking compensation for approximately 59,000 businesses and organisations using the <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366628071/Microsoft-reports-massive-cloud-uptick-as-CMA-questions-licensing">Microsoft Windows Server</a> operating system in non-Microsoft public clouds is going ahead.</p> <p>The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has ruled to certify a £2bn legal action against Microsoft over its cloud computing and software practices. The collective action court case, brought by digital markets regulation expert Maria Luisa Stasi, accuses Microsoft of overcharging UK businesses and organisations that use its Windows Server on rival cloud services.</p> <p>CAT dismissed Microsoft’s arguments against certification and granted

<p>The UK is over-reliant on a small number of big tech companies to provide critical datacentres, software and digital infrastructure, placing national security at risk, according to a report by the Open Rights Group (ORG).</p> <p>The report, which is backed by a number of MPs, warned that the UK’s dependency on US big tech companies places the UK at risk as relations between the two countries have become strained.</p> <p>Rifts between the UK and the US over the conduct of the US and Israel’s war with Iran, if they are exacerbated, could expose the UK to threats of US sanctions that could impact critical infrastructure, the report said.</p> <p>Big Tech companies have used their power and resources to control markets, limit innovation and lobby

<p>OpenAI has paused plans for its Stargate UK investment, which was to take place in concert with artificial intelligence (AI) <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/resources/Data-centre-capacity-planning">datacentre builder</a> Nscale and in the government’s AI growth zones.</p> <p>The Microsoft-backed company has cited concerns about rising energy costs as well as the regulatory environment in the UK, particularly <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366640523/UK-government-puts-brakes-on-opt-out-copyright-exemption-for-AI">in copyright</a>.</p> <p>Affected locations – should OpenAI’s “pause” become permanent – are in the government’s <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366631325/Government-confirms-North-East

<p>Tata Communications has launched a self-healing network platform called IZO datacentre Dynamic Connectivity, which is designed to eliminate costly datacentre downtime and support the demands of an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven world.</p> <p>In explaining the rationale for the launch, Tata Communications said that in the current digital economy, disruptions from cable cuts, route failures or sudden AI workload spikes can bring business to a standstill.</p> <p>Specifically, that is every enterprise depends on the ability to always be connected with an uninterrupted data flow. From financial transactions, information technology-enabled services (IT-ITeS) and manufacturing to <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366629456/AI-streaming-to-deli

<p>Culham Campus in Oxfordshire, the site of the UK’s first artificial intelligence (AI) growth zone, will house the UK’s first <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366624056/AIs-thirst-for-power-pushing-enterprises-into-supercomputing">AI supercomputer</a>.</p> <p>The UK government is investing £45m into a 1.4MW supercomputer named Sunrise, a key first step in establishing the country’s first AI Growth Zone at the UK Atomic Energy Authority’s (UKAEA).</p> <p>Unveiled in the UK’s Fusion Strategy, Sunrise is due to be ready by June. The government claims it is the world’s most powerful AI supercomputer dedicated to fusion energy.</p> <p>With the global economy under siege from the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz due

<p>The Met Office has celebrated one year of <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/resources/Infrastructure-as-a-Service-IaaS">“supercomputing as a service”</a> from Microsoft.&nbsp;</p> <p>The occasion presented an opportunity for the weather forecasting and climate prediction organisation to offer its view on why artificial intelligence (AI) is peripheral to its scientific modelling core activities and why cloud is suited to the delivery of supercomputing services.</p> <p>The <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/ezine/Computer-Weekly/Innovating-with-weather-data-at-the-Met-Office">Met Office</a>’s Microsoft cloud supercomputing capability was <a href="https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/blog/2025/better-forecasts-ahead-as-met-o

<p>When the chair of your own independent inquiry walks out a year early, citing “glacially slow progress,” that is not a minor administrative footnote - it is a distress signal.</p> <p>Kip Meek’s departure from the <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/feature/The-CMA-anti-trust-investigation-into-AWS-and-Microsoft-explained-Everything-you-need-to-know?_gl=1*479sev*_ga*MTQyNTQ1NjY0NS4xNzQxMzYzOTc3*_ga_TQKE4GS5P9*czE3NzMyMzgzNzkkbzEyMTgkZzEkdDE3NzMyMzkzOTckajYwJGwwJGgw">Competition and Markets Authority</a> (CMA) in late January, reportedly driven by frustration at the snail-like pace of action following the cloud services market investigation, should be deeply uncomfortable reading for British businesses who depend on digital infrastructure they can trust,

<p>The commercial case for cyber security platformisation is a compelling one, and it is a primary driver behind its momentum. Organisations running <a href="https://www.techtarget.com/searchsecurity/tip/Too-many-cloud-security-tools-Time-for-consolidation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">15 or 20 disparate security tools</a> face enormous operational overhead in the form of licensing complexity, integration maintenance, competing vendor relationships and fragmented data that makes it genuinely difficult to understand what’s happening across their technology estate.</p> <p>Consolidating onto a platform that reduces that burden while delivering tighter signal correlation is a legitimate strategic goal and CISOs are right to pursue it where it makes sense to do

<p>As data growth increases, ramping up storage capacity and costs, older backup methods once presumed obsolete -- such as magnetic tape -- are a saving grace.</p> <p>But was tape ever truly dead? Hardly.</p> <p>For a while, tape had a reputation for being outdated. This isn't surprising given that newer technologies have overcome some of tape's most problematic limitations. However, interest returned as organizations began generating data at unprecedented rates and <a href="https://www.techtarget.com/whatis/feature/A-history-and-timeline-of-big-data">exponential data growth</a>&nbsp;became the norm, thanks in large part to AI's extensive training requirements and the increase in IoT devices.</p> <p>One of the main problems with

<p>The first HPE “modular” Mod Pod datacentre modules are set for delivery at <a href="http://carbon3.ai">Carbon3.ai</a>’s off-grid Derbyshire “AI factory”.</p> <p>The site will eventually comprise five HPE Mod Pods, which are modular datacentre pods capable of delivering 1.5mW of <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/resources/Data-centre-capacity-planning">datacentre capability</a>, and will be powered by electricity generated from landfill gas at the site.</p> <p>The Derbyshire site will go live in the second half of 2026, according to Carbon3.ai chief strategy officer Sana Kharegani.</p> <p>Carbon3.ai has plans <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366631218/Startup-Carbon3ai-sets-sights-on-building-UK-wid

<p>ChatGPT, launched in 2022, began making a significant impact on the market by late 2023, according to Synergy Research Group. The company’s chief analyst, John Dinsdale, points out that cloud market leaders have experienced accelerated revenue growth over time. Additionally, the emergence of numerous <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366634475/CBRE-charts-rise-of-neocloud-providers-within-European-colocation-market">neocloud companies</a> (<em>see box: </em><a href="http://preview.pg.techtarget.com:8080/ComputerWeekly/feature/Neoclouds-Meeting-demand-for-AI-acceleration?_dc=1770899156939&amp;vgnextrefresh=1"><em>What is a neocloud?</em></a>) has further strengthened the already positive momentum in the market.</p>