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IT Infrastructure stories

The vast numbers of servers, routers, storage devices, and services comprising the foundations or framework of information technology systems all fall under the definition of IT Infrastructure.

Essentially, IT infrastructure is relied upon and underpins every interaction with the internet, a cellular network, and every transmission between one person and another over a computer or telephone.
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Hitachi Vantara flags AI data centre energy squeeze

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Hitachi Vantara has unveiled sustainability progress as AI-driven data demand pushes energy, cooling and emissions reporting to the fore.
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Dell launches PowerMaxOS 10.4 with faster, safer storage

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Dell rolls out PowerMaxOS 10.4 with ransomware detection, faster VMware migrations and expanded support for OpenShift and Fibre Channel SANs.
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Redgate survey says hybrid cloud is now long-term reality

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Redgate survey finds 43% of firms view hybrid cloud as permanent, with security worries and stalled database moves making migration harder than planned.
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Exclusive: Google sees success with niche AI playbooks

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Google is tailoring AI playbooks for 19 industries as enterprises shift from pilots to production, with faster rollouts and ROI now the focus.
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Cast AI report finds 5% GPU use in Kubernetes clusters

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Cast AI says businesses are burning cash on AI infrastructure, with just 5% GPU use across 23,000 Kubernetes clusters and rising H200 costs adding pressure.
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BSI marks 125 years with digital standards collection

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BSI unveils 125 ways standards shape the world, spotlighting cloud security, responsible AI and smart city guidance as digital trust grows.
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SUSE launches AI Factory with NVIDIA for enterprise control

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SUSE and NVIDIA unveil an enterprise AI stack aimed at regulated sectors, offering on-premise control, governance and sovereignty for production use.
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Keepit survey finds gap in AI disaster recovery plans

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Keepit survey finds organisations overconfident about AI disaster recovery, with just 32% testing plans monthly and many lacking clear governance.
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Wasabi secures USD $250 million credit facility from Bain

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Wasabi lands USD $250 million Bain-led credit line to fund cloud storage expansion, AI-ready infrastructure and overseas growth.
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Extreme says Platform ONE cuts network costs by 32%

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Extreme says adoption of Platform ONE is growing as customers across aviation, healthcare and education report sharper efficiency gains and lower running costs.
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Schneider Electric & Deloitte launch AI industrial tie-up

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Schneider Electric and Deloitte team up to help manufacturers, infrastructure and data centre groups merge IT and OT with AI-driven automation.
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OWC launches first certified Thunderbolt 5 SSD enclosure

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OWC unveils Thunderbolt 5 RAID enclosure for DIY NVMe drives, targeting 8K workflows with up to 32TB capacity and 6622MB/s speeds.
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Spinnaker Support names Castello & Smith to leadership

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Spinnaker Support appoints Pete Castello as Chief Revenue Officer and Belle Smith as Vice President of Global Marketing amid growing demand.
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Airsys launches LiquidRack AI cooling system in UK

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Airsys brings LiquidRack liquid cooling to the UK, targeting AI-ready retrofits and edge sites with up to 80 kW per rack.
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Data centre market set to hit USD $1.08 trillion by 2034

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Cloud and AI boom to drive data centre investment as operators race to build power-hungry facilities and edge sites worldwide.
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ESG shifts from reporting to action across industries

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Earth Day prompts businesses to turn ESG, AI and recruitment talk into practical change, as leaders cite data, energy limits and candidate scrutiny.
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Commvault expands Flex with Hitachi Vantara & NetApp

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Commvault broadens Flex support with Hitachi Vantara and NetApp as enterprises seek scalable cyber recovery for AI-heavy storage demands.
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Cisco launches sovereign infrastructure portfolio across EMEA

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Cisco rolls out sovereign infrastructure portfolio and expanded support for air-gapped on-premises systems across EMEA as data control demands intensify.
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Only 6% of UK firms would use AI time for advisory

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Ravical says most UK accounting firms would not reinvest AI savings into advisory growth, as skills gaps and weak systems keep revenue from scaling.
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Proof beats promise: The trust crisis AI is creating

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AI adoption is exposing a gap between what systems can do and what organisations can prove, as provenance, integrity and accountability become essential.