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Infrastructure modernization has come on leaps and bounds, but there’s still a long way to go
Infrastructure modernization has been the bane of many an IT leader over the last decade. It’s an expensive, exhausting process littered with perils – and it’s about as mission-critical as you can get. Regardless, enterprises across a range of industries have powered on in a bid to optimize operational efficiency, unlock cost savings, and bolster general productivity. The advent of…
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‘This is the largest AI ecosystem in the world without its own infrastructure’: Jensen Huang thinks the UK has immense AI potential – but it still has a lot of work to do
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has said the UK has enormous AI potential but needs significant infrastructure buildout to make the most of it. Speaking alongside UK prime minister Keir Starmer at London Tech Week, Huang insisted that building AI supercomputers in the UK will be necessary to kickstart investment. “The UK is in a Goldilocks circumstance,” Huang said, explaining that…
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New PathWiper data wiper malware hits critical infrastructure in Ukraine
A new data wiper malware named ‘PathWiper’ is being used in targeted attacks against critical infrastructure in Ukraine, aimed at disrupting operations in the country. The payload was deployed through a legitimate endpoint administration tool, indicating that attackers had achieved administrative access to the system through a prior compromise. Cisco Talos researchers who discovered the attack attributed it with high…
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Dell Technologies wants to cut infrastructure costs – here’s how it plans to do it
Dell has unveiled a suite of new servers and cooling systems at Dell Technologies World 2025 that it says can reduce energy usage and increase performance across a variety of workloads – most notably AI. “The industry is facing a pretty critical challenge as GPU demand is skyrocketing for energy capacity to keep pace,” said Varun Chharba, SVP of infrastructure…
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The generative AI ‘scramble’ is over – now it’s time to sort your infrastructure or fall behind
The early days of the generative AI boom were somewhat of a “scramble”, according to Thomas Meyer, General Manager and Group VP of IDC research, EMEA. But now the industry has entered its “pivot” era – and enterprises need to take a reasoned approach to investment. Speaking at Huawei’s 2025 IDI Forum in Munich this week, Meyer detailed findings from…
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Google shakes off tariff concerns to push on with $75 billion AI spending plans – but analysts warn rising infrastructure costs will send cloud prices sky high
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has confirmed the company will still spend $75 billion on building out data centers despite economic concerns in the wake of US tariffs. While many were paused or reduced yesterday, heavy tariffs still remain on China, potentially raising the cost of infrastructure projects deemed necessary to enable the development and rollout of AI. Speaking at the…
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Security experts warn of ‘contradictory confidence’ over critical infrastructure threats
Almost all critical national infrastructure (CNI) organizations in the UK (95%) experienced a data breach in the last year, according to new research. Analysis from Bridewell found that more than half had incurred financial losses of over £100,000 per breach, mostly thanks to cybersecurity upgrades, systems recovery, and increased operational costs. Cloud services have become the most targeted attack vector…
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DHSC eyes infrastructure overhaul amid £114 million IT spending boost
The Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) will spend £114 million on IT infrastructure upgrades, new figures show. Using data retrieved under a Freedom of Information (FOI) request, the Parliament Street thinktank found the DHSC will increase budgets and staffing figures as part of an ongoing NHS restructuring in the UK. Parliament Street’s analysis also revealed that the IT…
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Nvidia, xAI and two energy giants join genAI infrastructure initiative
The new AIP members will “further strengthen the partnership’s technology leadership as the platform seeks to invest in new and expanded AI infrastructure. Nvidia will also continue in its role as a technical advisor to AIP, leveraging its expertise in accelerated computing and AI factories to inform the deployment of next-generation AI data center infrastructure,” the group’s statement said. “Additionally,…
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UK cloud infrastructure set for boost amid $5 billion Oracle investment
Oracle is set to invest $5 billion (£3.85 billion) to ramp up support for the UK’s cloud infrastructure capabilities, the firm has revealed. In an announcement confirming the move, the tech giant said the funding will be distributed over the next five years and go towards expanding the footprint of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) in the country. It will also…
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