<p><a href="https://www.manchesterairport.co.uk/help/data-security-incident/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Manchester Airports Group</a> (MAG), the parent organisation that runs East Midlands, Manchester, and London Stansted airports, has admitted an unnamed threat actor has stolen a significant quantity of personally identifiable information (PII) on approximately 8.7 million people who parked at or flew through its airports.</p> <p>The <a href="https://www.techtarget.com/cybersecurity/definition/data-breach" target="_blank" rel="noopener">data breach</a> is understood to relate to parking, lounge and Fast Track bookings, and airport Wi-Fi network sign-ins, and while the IT systems breached did not contain bank or payment details, MAG said the

<p>Social media giant <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366646655/Meta-results-reveal-people-are-vying-for-its-compute">Meta</a> has agreed to pay an $18bn settlement with US states and territories over legal claims that its Facebook and Instagram platforms are harming children, but the firm continues to deny any wrongdoing.</p> <p>The landmark settlement – approved by California judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on 26 August – marks the company’s largest payment over child safety litigation to date, and will be distributed to 48 US states and three territories in annual instalments over a 10-year period.</p> <p>Initially filed by 29 states in 2023, the lawsuit accused Meta of<b>&nbsp;</b>numerous violations of federal and s

<p>The UK government will have 12 months from the passing of the upcoming Cyber Security and Resilience Bill (CSRB) to publish a review of whether it is “necessary or desirable” to change the Computer Misuse Act of 1990 to shield legitimate cyber security professionals from the possibility of prosecution in the course of their regular duties – should new amendments to the Bill <a href="https://bills.parliament.uk/publications/67470/documents/8691" target="_blank" rel="noopener">introduced this week</a> go forward.</p> <p>In an explanatory statement, <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/feature/CW60-Living-with-the-digital-revolution" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lord Tim Clement-Jones</a>, who is backing the amendment, wrote: “This new clause

<p>With heatwaves and extreme weather placing growing pressure on livestock and farm operations, many farms are turning to connectivity to enhance and protect business.</p> <p>In a bid to assist farmers in the south of England, neutral host comms provider Boldyn Networks is working with West Sussex County Council and agritech specialist Pneumonitor to deploy 5G RedCap technology to support more scalable monitoring and help farmers protect animal welfare, productivity and long-term resilience.</p> <p>The deployment is taking place under the <a href="https://growingsussex.org.uk/about-the-project/">Growing Sussex programme</a>, established by West Sussex County Council to co-develop and showcase practical uses of 5G, IoT and AI across food, drink a

<p>Lumen has expanded its Multi-Cloud Gateway service to offer enhanced network performance and consistency.</p> <p>Putting the move into context, the artificial intelligence (AI) network provider noted that as businesses expand across multiple cloud environments, networking gets harder to manage. It added that businesses increasingly rely on multiple clouds to get the right mix of performance, resiliency, security and specialised services for different applications and workloads, and that many enterprises operate locations outside a single provider’s footprint, often requiring separate network architectures and management tools.</p> <p>Lumen <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366639252/Lumen-targets-AI-bottlenecks-with-multicloud-gateway-and-me

<p>The public is wary of UK government surveillance powers that require technology companies to build “backdoors’ to access encrypted communications, according to a <a href="https://cdt.org/insights/the-british-public-reject-state-access-to-private-online-conversations-research">poll of 2,000 people in the UK by a Washington-based advocacy group</a>.</p> <p>Only 12% of those surveyed believe the government should be able to issue secret orders to tech companies to allow government access to their private data, according to the poll commissioned by the <a href="https://cdt.org/who-we-are/">Centre for Democracy and Technology</a>, which campaigns for strict independent oversight of government surveillance.</p> <p>Conducted after the UK

<p>As it aims to deal with an increasingly cut-throat premium auto sector, and in particular with an increasingly data- and software-driven world of mobility, Porsche has announced a partnership with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to further its strategy to focus resolutely on its core business, strengthen innovation, increase efficiency and boost competitiveness.</p> <p>In an age when most of its competitors have been absorbed into larger manufacturers, <a href="https://newsroom.porsche.com/en_US/company.html">Porsche</a> said that it remains a “staunchly independent” maker of high-performance sportscars. The firm was founded by Ferdinand Porsche and his son Ferry in 1948, with Porsche senior bringing his engineering experience from Daimler-Benz and boastin

<p><a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/ezine/Computer-Weekly/How-a-risky-move-paid-off-for-Nvidia">Nvidia has reported revenue of $96.2bn</a> for its second fiscal quarter of 2027, up 18% from the previous quarter and 106% from a year ago. It posted datacentre revenue of $89bn, an 18% increase from the same quarter last year.</p> <p>“AI [artificial intelligence] has reached its inflection point,” said Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of Nvidia. “It’s doing useful work. Its tokens are <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366639773/Is-there-no-stopping-the-AI-spending-spree">productive and profitable</a>. Now, compute is revenue.”</p> <p>He said demand for AI hardware is accelerating. “This time last year, one lab alone was dri

<p>The Post Office created a new contract and awarded it without competitive tender to an IT supplier that challenged its decision to award a £169m IT<i> c</i>ontract to OneView Commerce.</p> <p>One legal expert said there had “obviously been a procurement screw-up” and questioned how this would impact the total cost to taxpayers.</p> <p>Electronic point-of-sale (EPOS) specialist Escher challenged the Post Office’s decision to award the contract, created to replace the system at the centre of <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/feature/Post-Office-Horizon-scandal-explained-everything-you-need-to-know">the Post Office scandal</a>, to cloud-based software provider OneView on the grounds that it was incorrectly awarded, according to

<p>Deutsche Bank’s private bank will use Thought Machine’s cloud-based banking platform as it reduces core systems from 15 to two cloud-based platforms, after agreeing a 10-year deal.</p> <p>As part of its plan to simplify its private banking landscape, the German banking giant is adopting Thought Machine’s Vault Core cloud-based banking software.</p> <p>The software from the <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252508648/Thought-Machine-Google-inspired-banking-fintech-to-unicorn-and-beyond">Google-inspired UK fintech unicorn</a> is the first of two core platforms to be chosen by Deutsche Bank’s private bank, and will be its operation’s core engine for banking and lending in personal banking and wealth management.</p> <p>“The

<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>If a week is a long time in politics, then 60 years is an eternity in the technology industry.</p> <p>I’d first like to commend the role Computer Weekly has played in chronicling the birth, growth, and demise of tech trends and compa

<p>The UK government intends to give itself new powers to step in if essential service providers, such as electricity and water suppliers or NHS bodies, propose to buy technology from suppliers with ties to hostile states that the authorities believe could seek to use them for <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366641403/Russian-cyber-spies-targeting-consumer-Soho-routers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cyber espionage</a> or other forms of malicious activity, including sabotage.</p> <p>In <a href="https://bills.parliament.uk/publications/67470/documents/8691" target="_blank" rel="noopener">amendments introduced to the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill</a> this week by Tony Blair-era policy adviser and life peer Elizbeth Lloyd, Baroness

<p>July saw ransomware attacks reach a peak of 894 recorded attacks, hitting the highest level seen so far this year, up almost a quarter on June, according to NCC Group’s <a href="https://insights.nccgroup.com/l/898251/2026-08-20/31nrfb2/898251/1787235001yD3rRw4K/July_2026___Cyber_Threat_Intelligence_Report.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">latest monthly Threat Intelligence Report</a>.</p> <p>Though much attention remains on <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366649464/NCSC-tells-organisations-to-have-AI-kill-switches-at-the-ready" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the impact of artificial intelligence</a> (AI) on the cyber security world, NCC said the number of ransomware incidents remains high, although still substantially lower than

<p>In a move that is said to have resulted in creating an unbroken path between Atlantic cable systems, the Mediterranean and beyond, boosting network resilience for hyper-scalers and content providers, EXA Infrastructure has expanded its long-haul terrestrial network with a route that directly connects Barcelona to Bilbao.</p> <p>EXA claims to be the owner and <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366632788/EXA-Infrastructure-raises-over-1bn-to-support-digital-infra-boom">operator of the largest dedicated digital infrastructure network</a> across Europe and the Atlantic. With more than 20 years of experience in building resilient networks, EXA provides networks for governments and enterprises; hyperscale infrastructure for global businesses; and ultra

<p>Qualcomm Technologies has revealed an intent to establish a long-term investment initiative designed to accelerate innovation across Japan’s tech ecosystem.</p> <p>Qualcomm Technologies’ investment framework is designed to support the entire <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/feature/Mutualist-technologies-drive-the-advent-of-ubiquitous-robotics">robotics innovation</a> lifecycle, from early stage technology development through to commercial deployment and global expansion. The firm aims to work alongside industry, academia and startups to help position Japan at the forefront of the intelligent robotics era.</p> <p>The initiative combines four strategic pillars spanning innovation, ecosystem development, commercialisation and deployment t

<p>With on-site service dispatches often adding hundreds of dollars in labour and travel costs, managed connectivity and technology solutions provider BCN has launched a managed service designed to detect connectivity failures automatically and then remotely recover network equipment and restore service before an on-site visit becomes necessary.</p> <p>With the launch of the Remote Power Monitoring, Management and Cycling (RPM) system, <a href="https://itic-corp.com/itic-2024-hourly-cost-of-downtime-report/">BCN cited research from 2024</a> showing that major IT outages can cost organisations more than $300,000 per hour.</p> <p>In addition, it noted that despite advances in cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI), software-defined wide-area

<p>While three-quarters of young people have used <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366646624/Offshore-support-staff-dont-fear-artificial-intelligence">artificial intelligence</a> (AI) to manage their money, older generations are also confident using tech to make financial decisions.</p> <p>The findings of research from Lloyds Bank amplify the importance of understanding financial services when using fintech products.</p> <p>The survey revealed that 76% of 18 to 24-year-olds have used AI for personal finance despite being the least confident when making financial decisions using digital tools. It found that 64% of the age group that use digital tools were confident making financial decisions.</p> <p>In comparison, 85% of p

<p>This year marks the 15th time Computer Weekly is putting together its list of the 50 Most Influential Women in UK Technology, and voting is now open to give readers an opportunity to express who they feel deserves the top spot.</p> <p><a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240159491/The-most-influential-women-in-UK-IT">Launched in 2012</a>, the top 50 list aims to make role models in the tech sector more visible and accessible, in the hope that doing so will encourage more women and underrepresented groups to consider a role in the industry, and eventually lead to a more diverse and inclusive technology sector.</p> <p><a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366648897/Most-Influential-Women-in-UK-Tech-The-2026-longlist">This y

<p>Datacentres are now designated as critical infrastructure in the United States, the UK, the EU, China, and other countries. National AI training and inference capacity is viewed as vital to competitiveness and security, and has prompted governments to encourage AI infrastructure development.&nbsp;</p> <p>The industry has responded with a surge of project announcements that is straining energy and water systems and fueling public opposition to large, often confidential, campus plans. With limited evidence of project viability, this wave of proposals has disrupted energy and water infrastructure planning.</p> <p>A central challenge is uncertainty over <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/resources/Data-Centre">future demand for datacentre capac

<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>I was five when Computer Weekly first hit the streets, missing its launch amid “1966 and all that”. And yet, I was only just in double figures when computers first brightened my life. As for so many, this was through the physical form of the BBC

<p>For nearly four years, <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366622811/Virgin-Media-O2-cuts-carbon-emissions-56-against-its-2020-baseline">Virgin Media O2</a> (VMO2) chief sustainability officer (CSO) Dana Haidan has been pushing ahead with <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/resources/Data-centre-energy-efficiency-and-green-IT">environment, social and governance (ESG) strategy</a> at the telecoms provider – and getting real results for her efforts.</p> <p>Prioritising and embedding sustainability, including emissions reduction, throughout the business is not just a nice-to-have but supports customer trust, as well as demand for its products and services – nurturing 46.4 million mobile connections, 5.5 million consumer fixed-line cus

<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 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