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NetApp could corner AI infrastructure at Insight 2024 – but customer hype will ride on its messaging
NetApp has made a raft of AI-minded updates to its product line within the last year, leaning into hybrid and multi-cloud models as the future of enterprise IT infrastructure. Last year’s NetApp Insight set out to show how the firm has been an early trailblazer in the AI-ready infrastructure market, seeking to lead the way in helping businesses transform their…
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Data centers will now be classed as critical national infrastructure in the UK
The UK’s Department of Science, Information, and Technology (DSIT) has announced that data centers are to be designated as critical national infrastructure (CNI) as part of the government’s drive for economic growth. With this new classification, data centers responsible for “powering the economy” will receive government support in the event of “critical incidents”, according to a statement issued by DSIT.…
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Australia and Google turn to AI to protect critical infrastructure
Australia’s national science agency is teaming up with Google to protect critical national infrastructure including public utilities, hospitals and more by automating the hunt for flaws in software throughout their supply chain. The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), which is Australia’s national science agency, will work with Google on a research partnership to help critical infrastructure operators spot…
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SOCI Act 2024: Insights on Critical Infrastructure
A rise in ransomware incidents and the embrace of artificial intelligence are considered potential data risks facing Australia’s critical infrastructure organisations, according to a new report. This news comes as new cyber security rules under the Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018 come into force in August 2024. The Critical Infrastructure Edition of the 2024 Data Threat Report, by technology…
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Dublin, Beijing, and Northern Virginia all have one thing in common – sprawling hyperscale data center infrastructure
Dublin is now the world’s third-biggest location for hyperscale data centers, according to new research, ranked only behind Northern Virginia and the Greater Beijing area. Data from Synergy Research Group shows a highly-centralized market, with just 20 state or metro markets accounting for 62% of the world’s current hyperscale data center capacity. Northern Virginia and the Greater Beijing area make…
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Why attacks against critical national infrastructure (CNI) are such a threat
One of the most prized targets for threat actors is critical national infrastructure (CNI), systems that are vital to the functioning of an entire country and which keep the world economy afloat. This includes energy grids, telecommunications networks, and water infrastructure, all of which must face down the ever-present threat of devastating cyber attacks. UK and US authorities recently warned…
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