Hyperscaler datacentres set to dominate by 2031
Immense concentration continues apace in the cloud industry, with hyperscalers expected to comprise 67% of global datacentre capacity by 2031, or 14 times the capacity…
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Keir Starmer was warned about Post Office prosecution practices as director of public prosecutions
Keir Starmer was asked to “take a closer look” at the Post Office’s prosecution practices in 2011 in his role as director of public prosecutions…
Capita’s troubled Civil Service Pension Scheme hit by data breach
The financial data of just under 140 members of the UK Civil Service Pension Scheme (CSPS) has been exposed following a data breach affecting its…
Azure customers up in arms over ‘full’ UK South region
Microsoft Azure is refusing capacity to cloud customers in the company’s UK South (UKS) region, with issues around the availability of Azure virtual machines (VMs)…
Navigating the opaque fog of public cloud carbon footprints
For the better part of a decade the move to public cloud was sold as the ultimate environmental win. The logic was simple. Hyperscalers operate…
Sustainability accounting can be difficult, but can differentiate
Discussions around the sustainability of public cloud platforms have become increasingly prominent in recent years. Hyperscale providers now publish a growing volume of data, dashboards…
Tech can’t wait for regulation to protect children online
There is a familiar story that plays out every time another news report emerges of children being seriously harmed online. Parents are told to “take…
Russian cyber spies targeting consumer, Soho routers
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and Microsoft have exposed an extensive Domain Name System (DNS) hijacking campaign against vulnerable consumer and small and…
What you need to know before emissions regulators come knocking
IT infrastructure-related carbon emissions reporting is slowly becoming a global regulatory requirement. The International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) have incorporated climate-related financial disclosure requirements, including…
UAE unveils Falcon Perception in push for AI independence
Abu Dhabi has taken a step towards global artificial intelligence (AI) with Falcon Perception, a multimodal model that enables machines to efficiently see, read and…
Middle East datacentre capacity set to triple by 2030
The Middle East datacentre market is undergoing a massive transformation, emerging as a global powerhouse for digital infrastructure. This evolution is fuelled by a convergence…
Data dive: Government 2030 datacentre capacity targets look shaky
In July 2025, UK secretary of state for science, innovation and technology Peter Kyle said: “We forecast that the UK will need at least 6GW…