The text of the European Union AI act was passed with a hefty majority in June 2023. It's one of the most stringent and wide-reaching pieces of legislation governing artificial intelligence to date, but what does that mean for global organizations inside (and outside) the European Union? In this episode, we'll be asking what the act means, why it matters, and where the uncertainties, controversies and challenges lie, with HPE Chief Technologist Matt Armstrong-Barnes. This is Technology Now,...

There’s an acute shortage of candidates for tech jobs – in fact, research suggests tens of millions of potential roles are going unfilled. In a poll with global technology chiefs conducted by MIT’s ‘Technology Review’, a majority found that they weren’t getting enough candidates for roles, and those who did apply lacked necessary skills. Clearly, there’s a problem here. So what can tech companies do to bring more talent through the door? Could building a baseline of investment in new, or even...

5G technology has been rolling out since 2019. But in large parts of the world, population coverage is still at less than 50%. Why? And why, where 5G exists, are we still getting lower-than-promised speeds? This week’s guest is Andy Bryant. He’s Marketing leader for HPE's telecommunications solutions worldwide. He’ll be explaining the tech behind the rollout, and why it’ll be so worth the wait for the full 5G experience. Do you have a question for the expert? Ask it here using this Google...

According to the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, the number of satellites has risen dramatically since 2021. But has this translated into greater equity in terms of connectivity? How does this boom help other, less connected parts of the world? And, what, if anything, does this mean for enterprises? This week's guest is Isabelle Mauro, Director General of the Global Satellite Operators Association (GSOA). Isabelle has spent her career advocating for more equity in connectivity...

According to the International Maritime Organisation or IMO, there are more than 50,000 commercial ships registered in the world today, which combined carry over 90% of the goods produced on Earth. They also produce around 3% of the world's CO2 emissions. So what can be done? Is the answer cleaner and greener fuels, better use of information and data, legislation, or a mix of all three? This week's guest is Lora Jakobsen, Chief Purpose Activist at Zero North, a climate tech company which...

In the world of cyber security, there are occasional events which bring together people from all sides of the spectrum. One of those events is the Black Hat Briefings. In their own words, “a series of highly technical information security conferences that bring together thought leaders from all facets of the infosec world – from the corporate and government sectors to academic and even underground researchers.”Back in August Las Vegas hosted the 26th American Black Hat Conference, and today’s...

What are the multiple levels of security that your business needs or should consider? Per Aberdeen, the business impact of security-related issues affecting the supply chain ranked behind only that of the global pandemic, product recalls, and reduction in customer demand. Join Derek E. Brink, CISSP, VP & research Fellow with Aberdeen and Nabila Coovadia Sr. Director SMB and Compute Product Marketing at HPE and learn more.

As SMBs adopt key new technologies like hybrid cloud and on-premise infrastructures designed for today’s on-demand business needs, they need infrastructure solutions that give them flexibility and cost controls while letting them get on the road to modernization as quickly as possible. Nabila Coovadia, Sr. Director of Compute and SMB Marketing and Jim Rapoza, VP & Principal Analyst for Aberdeen research discuss how to build an IT infrastructure with the flexibility to grow businesses.

Ransomware attacks have increased in volume and severity. In a world where all organizations depend on their critical applications for services, disruption and unplanned downtime are very costly. Joseph George VP Compute and industry Alliances with HPE and Andy Fernandez Senior Manager, Product Marketing at Zerto, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company share what can be done to protect your business and recover quickly.

Learn about the top challenges that disrupt modernization initiatives in a hybrid cloud and multicloud world and the leading strategies that organizations are following in order to boost reliability and increase uptime while modernizing their infrastructure. Jim Rapoza, VP & Principal Analyst with Aberdeen and Joseph George VP Compute and industry Alliances with HPE share their expertise.

These days, there’s a lot of discussion in the public square about “Zero-Trust” strategies for cybersecurity. As an over-arching trend for organizations of all sizes, there is a very strong interest in implementing the principles of “Zero-Trust” security. Derek E. Brink, CISSP, VP & Research Fellow with Aberdeen and Joseph George VP Compute and Industry Alliances with HPE discuss this topic and 5 key focus areas. 

Cloud computing is undergoing a huge transformation. Jim Rapoza, VP & Principal Analyst for Aberdeen discusses how these changes are impacting the way that organizations look at their on-premises compute capabilities.

Hear attitudes, perceptions, and even misconceptions in the market when it comes to “the cloud” from a survey of 5,000 IT decision makers.

How do you figure out the key areas to focus on when assessing cyber vulnerability and identifying your crown jewels? Sunil James, Senior Director at HPE, Security Engineering tells us it is important to understand the value you are bringing to your customers.

Rich Bird, HPE Worldwide, Healthcare and Life Sciences Lead explains the importance of patients being able to take their data with them across the whole continuum of care from edge to cloud and how HPE can help.

Join Lina Cardona, HPE Business Developer Education Services, to learn more about HPE Digital Learner, SMB Edition and how is can help your business attract and maintain top talent.

The Edge is everywhere. It’s where commerce happens, where manufacturing happens, it’s even your car. And making the Edge work for your business is critical.

Edge is the place where data from people, places, things, and their locations gets created. Learn how SMBs can gain time to value more quickly if data is computed and analyzed at the Edge.

Three key criteria when deciding on a service provider to help SMBs manage what they have today while transforming for the future.

Shari Lava, WW SMB Research Director at IDC, explains how to accelerate new tech adoption by shifting to a digitally-enabled business strategy. Tech spending was expected to be 6% less for businesses of 1 to 9 employees in 2020. But by the end of the year SMBs of all sizes ended up spending just as much if not more than last year for technology.

Looking for a simple answer to a complicated data storage simplification questions about Hyperconvergence? Nick Dyer, HPE Storage Technologist helps answer this for you.

Hear from HPE Partner Huy Tran from the Chicago area of the US, as he shares what they are hearing from customers the challenges they face with shifting to remote working. Learn how they are helping and how the use of iLO server management software from HPE has allowed them to better support these customers.

Learn from an IT expert on how to keep your workforce productive. Brent Quick, Networking and Infrastructure Consultant with Intelligent Technologies shares how they are supporting their clients in today’s new environment.

Jim Rapoza, Research Analyst for Aberdeen, discusses a recent survey on how companies are reinventing themselves as they work to grow their business in this new digitally transformed world.