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The ITPro Podcast

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  • The ITPro Podcast is a weekly show for technology professionals and business leaders. Each week hosts Rory Bathgate (@rorybathgate) and Jane McCallion (@JaneMcCallion) are joined by an expert guest to take a deep dive into the most important issues for the IT community. New episodes premiere every Friday. Visit itpro.com/uk/the-it-pro-podcast for more information, or follow ITPro on LinkedIn for regular updates.
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  • September rundown: Hyperscalers go nuclear

    September rundown: Hyperscalers go nuclear
    Sep 27 2024
    Energy usage in data centers is an increasingly Hot Topic, particularly with AI applications becoming more popular and widely used.

    While some organizations have talked up their commitment to renewables, such as solar or hydro, others have this month started to discuss a different, perhaps more controversial low carbon path.

    Elsewhere, a new rebellion against home working is beginning – and this time it's not CEOs or ministers leading the charge.

    In this episode, Jane is once again joined by Ross Kelly, ITPro’s news and analysis editor, to discuss the biggest stories of the past month.
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    20 mins
  • AI’s thirsty secret

    AI’s thirsty secret
    Sep 20 2024
    When people talk about the environmental impacts of data centers, normally the discussion focuses on energy usage. It’s something we’ve talked about at several points this year already, with reference to growing efforts to house AI workloads in green data centers that run on renewable energy to reduce their carbon impact.

    But while we can generate nearly limitless amounts of green energy, there is a decidedly finite amount of water in the world – and unfortunately, most data centers need vast amounts of fresh water to cool hardware.

    Without care, big tech could push already drought-stricken communities to breaking point.

    In this episode, Jane and Rory unpack the growing problem of data center water use, how operators can tackle this, and how it will exacerbate environmental tensions in the near future.

    Read more:
    • Data center water consumption is spiraling out of control
    • Google data centre soaks up a third of Oregon city's water supply
    • What is a green data center and why are they attracting big investment?
    • Data center waste energy to heat homes in 'UK-first' scheme
    • OVHcloud just open sourced its data center liquid cooling system — here’s why
    • AWS plans to be 'water positive' by 2030
    • Microsoft lays out water-positive plans for next decade
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    25 mins
  • SPECIAL EDITION: Securing your business with education and training

    SPECIAL EDITION: Securing your business with education and training
    Sep 17 2024
    What’s the biggest cybersecurity threat your business faces right now? Hopefully, an answer springs to mind, along with a list of the solutions you have in place to keep attackers at bay. But ask yourself this: do your employees know? And if the worst did happen, how confident are you that your workforce would know exactly how to respond?

    Cybersecurity education and training is one of the cornerstones of any enterprise security strategy, keeping companies looped in on the latest attack methods and helping employees foster a security-first mindset.

    But how receptive are employees to the various training methods, how can training keep up with new advancements such as AI, and where do vendors such as your managed security service provider fit into the mix?

    In this special edition of the ITPro Podcast, in association with Proofpoint, Jane and Rory are joined by Kevin Leusing, EMEA chief technologist at Proofpoint. Together, they discuss how firms can best use cybersecurity education and training to protect their workforce against the latest threats.

    Read more:
    • https://bit.ly/proofpoint-cyber-awareness-kit
    • 2024 State of the Phish
    • 2024 Voice of the CISO
    • Why social engineering is such a problem and how your business can protect itself
    • Organisations could soon be using generative AI to prevent phishing attacks
    • Nearly half of EMEA data breaches were due to internal blunders in 2023
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    21 mins
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