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AI usage could account for 30% of business processes in just three years

MIT Technology Review Insights has released the first in a series of reports exploring trends in AI, dubbed ‘The global AI agenda: Promise, reality,...

Edge colocation start-up Proximity Data Centres receives £25m investment

Despite the coronavirus pandemic grinding many investments to a halt, Proximity Data Centres, a regional edge colocation provider, has just picked up a £25...

Skype usage spikes 70% with more than 40 million daily active users, despite Zoom’s dominance

Zoom may be the darling of the video conferencing world right now, but Skype has still seen a massive increase in usage during the...

Microsoft ditches Office brand for some subscriptions, transitions to Microsoft 365

Microsoft has announced that it is set to transition some users away from its Office 365 subscription service to one branded Microsoft 365. That’s...

Microsoft bolsters edge computing offering with Affirmed Networks acquisition

Microsoft has announced a deal to acquire Affirmed Networks to ensure it has an arsenal of tools to manage the transition to 5G and...

Facebook halts construction on Clonee, Ireland data centre expansion

Facebook has agreed to halt construction work at its Clonee, Ireland data centre, which was in the midst of a major expansion.  ...

Microsoft reports 775% increase in demand for its cloud services during coronavirus pandemic

Microsoft’s cloud services have seen a 775% increase in demand due to a sharp increase in the number of nations imposing social distancing rules...

The smart way to unlock data centre power

Data centre operators will cut costs and enhance system resilience if they ditch their doubts about demand side response, says Riello UPS managing director...

Best of both worlds

Justin Jenkins, CEO at Next Generation Data, discusses why colocation certainly has not had its day and why it doesn’t have to be a...

Getting deep into data

Thomas LaRock, head geek at SolarWinds discusses how anomaly detection can maximise database performance. Detecting anomalies has come a long way...

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