Salute to acquire T5 Operations in data centre push
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ROCTEL doubles infrastructure footprint with Servecentric
The expanded deal gives the managed services firm more capacity for cybersecurity and AI workloads as customer demand and complexity rise.
Exponent backs Irish power services firm OFS growth
Rising demand for reliable grid support and data centre power is drawing private equity into OFS, with Exponent set to back its expansion.
Yuno Group boosts resilience with Irish data centre
The move gives the energy and broadband group more capacity and backup resilience as it shifts disaster recovery off site and into a Tier 3 facility.
TLI Group adopts ArcGIS for Irish infrastructure work
Real-time mapping is now helping TLI Group cut manual reporting and improve safety on broadband, power and renewables projects across Ireland.
Intel boosts Leixlip chip plant with EUR €5 billion
The upgrade is set to lift output of advanced semiconductors in Ireland and bolster Europe's supply chain as demand grows.
Microsoft brings 500 students to Dublin AI showcase
More than 500 pupils from 15 schools have presented STEM and AI projects in Dublin, as Microsoft links its data centre footprint to local education.
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Exclusive: Cloudera builds Hadoop-free future platform
Existing customers get six years of support as Cloudera shifts new AI and analytics workloads to a Hadoop-free platform due in November.
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Exabeam: Ruthless efficiency can make agentic AI malicious
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Five control rooms, one tuesday afternoon
Alarm floods across data centres, pipelines and power grids can now be reduced to one incident, if operators can route and document fast enough.
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Your annual penetration testing is already out of date
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How AI Is changing enterprise storage security
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How data centres make the FIFA World Cup possible
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Alfa Laval urges data centres to service heat exchangers
Neglecting fouled heat exchangers could cost data centres more than EUR 12,000 in two months, alongside 175 tonnes of CO2, the report says.
Google launches AlloyDB Omni RPM orchestrator for servers
Enterprises running PostgreSQL on servers can now automate failover, backups and scaling on-premises as Google broadens AlloyDB Omni support.
Alibaba Cloud, Cambricon join PyTorch Foundation board
Chinese AI groups gain formal sway over PyTorch's direction, as developers seek support across more chips and cloud environments.
iPronics raises USD $125 million for AI optical switching
Demand for AI data-centre networking is pushing iPronics to scale its optical switch platform after a USD $125 million Series B.
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AI drives enterprise storage demand as data piles up
Almost all firms are storing more because of AI, as archived data is being pulled back into use and storage costs climb.
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SUSE named Gartner Leader for container management
The ranking bolsters SUSE's pitch to businesses wanting one control plane for containers, virtual machines and AI workloads across mixed environments.
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Virtana adds sovereign cloud support for observability
Regulated organisations can now keep operational data inside approved jurisdictions while monitoring mixed cloud estates from one platform.
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Dragos tops Forrester OT security strategy ranking
Forrester said perimeter-only defences no longer suffice as industrial networks become more tightly tied to enterprise IT and cloud services.
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