In this episode we are looking at the dilemma being faced by organisations across the world when it comes to moving forward with innovations in technology, whilst also being wary of cyber security issues.

In fact, according to research by HPE Aruba Networking, just under two thirds of IT leaders believe their companies are missing out for that very reason. Here to discuss an approach to balancing security and innovation is HPE Chief Security Officer, Bobby Ford.

This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week we look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations and what we can learn from it.

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About this week's guest: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobbyjford/

Sources and statistics cited in this episode:
HPE Aruba Networking report into security fears and innovation: https://www.hpe.com/us/en/newsroom/press-release/2023/09/innovation-vs-risk-it-leaders-share-security-concerns-regarding-tech-innovation-but-can-they-afford-to-let-risk-hold-them-back.html
Digital transformation market statistics: https://www.statista.com/statistics/870924/worldwide-digital-transformation-market-size/
Mission to Mars crew leaves simulated environment: https://www.nasa.gov/missions/analog-field-testing/chapea/first-mars-crew-completes-yearlong-simulated-red-planet-nasa-mission/

In this episode, we are looking at improving the energy efficiency and sustainability of our computer workloads by shifting them around the world in real-time - something called ‘geo-distribution’.

The idea involves looking at real time global energy production- ideally from renewable sources - and a load of other factors including weather, water tables and more. By comparing these factors as well as compute availability and the lag between data source and data center, you can find the most sustainable locations to perform a task. Ideally, shifting the workloads so quickly that the user doesn’t even know it’s happening.

To tell us more we’re joined this week by Cullen Bash, Vice President, Research & Development at HPE, who leads the Systems Architecture Lab at Hewlett Packard Labs.

This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week we look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations and what we can learn from it.

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About this week's guest: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cullen-bash/

Sources and statistics cited in this episode:
IEA report on data centre energy usage: https://iea.blob.core.windows.net/assets/6b2fd954-2017-408e-bf08-952fdd62118a/Electricity2024-Analysisandforecastto2026.pdf
ING research into data centre water use: https://think.ing.com/articles/data-centres-growth-in-water-consumption-needs-more-attention/
Brain-on-chip robot: https://h.xinhuaxmt.com/vh512/share/12076644?d=134d8f3&channel=weixin (in Mandarin)
English language story: https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/this-robot-is-controlled-by-a-human-brain-in-a-jar

In this episode, we’re exploring the backbone of AI – network fabrics. The network fabric is the backbone of the data centre - keeping everything together between the storage, compute, and users. It’s much more than patch cables, it’s a finely balanced, interconnected process ecosystem.

With the advent of AI, the demands on those network fabrics are changing, putting pressure on our compute resources, as well as on our energy usage. So what can be done, and can AI help optimize itself? To find out more, we’re joined by Puneet Sharma, director of Hewlett Packard Labs' Networking and Distributed Systems Lab.

This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week we look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations and what we can learn from it.

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About this week's guest: https://www.linkedin.com/in/puneetsharma
Sources and statistics cited in this episode:
A16z report on data centre expenditure: https://a16z.com/navigating-the-high-cost-of-ai-compute/
Research and Markets report into data centre accelerators: https://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/4804594/data-center-accelerators-global-strategic
Bio-engineering life for Mars: https://www.asimov.press/p/grow-mars