In this episode we are looking ahead to the Enterprise tech event of the year, HPE Discover Las Vegas, which is on during the week of June 17th 2024. It’ll see curated programs of events across Edge and networking, Hybrid Cloud, and AI. Hundreds of sessions will provide an opportunity to network for thousands of global tech leaders, customers, and partners. And, to give us a bit of a sneak peek of the event - and his own keynote at Las Vegas' iconic Sphere - we’re joined today by a very...

In this episode we are looking at a growing issue in the tech field: Burnout among cyber security professionals. A report shared by the Information Systems Audit and Control Association shows that 51% of people working in cyber security may leave their job in the next year because of stress. But it's not just the stress of protecting organisations that is having an effect on people’s mental health in the sector. It’s an area that led today's guest, cyber security expert Peter Coroneos, to...

In this episode we are looking at computers going fast. ‘Exascale’ means a computer is running a billion, billion operations every second. At the 2024 ISC high-performance conference in Hamburg, Germany, the world’s second exascale machine was officially recognised: The Aurora supercomputer at Argonne National Laboratory officially broke the exascale barrier at 1.012 exaflops. So why does exascale matter, and why is it so difficult to achieve? Joining us to discuss is Susan Coghlan, Project...

In this episode we are taking a break from the norm to bring you a few of the amazing stories from the world of science and technology that haven’t quite made it into the podcast recently.  Our goal is to bring you a lot of amazing stories and important technological developments on this podcast, but the little stories in the middle where we take a break don’t always get the attention they deserve. So, this week, we’re bringing you some of the stories from around the world that haven’t quite...

In this episode we are looking at why people are moving away from Virtual Private Networks, or VPNs, and are navigating towards Zero Trust Network Access, or ZTNAs. VPNs have largely been unchallenged as the go-to cyber security option for organisations since they first came about in the mid-1990s. However, they do have security flaws which have been exploited by hackers and cyber criminals, leading many to ask whether there’s a more secure solution. Joining us to discuss why ZTNA is becoming...

We're celebrating May the 4th be with you. Yes, it's Star Wars Day and we've been given incredible behind the scenes access at none other than Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. Courtesy of Jose Corpuz, Principal Software Engineer with Global Engineering Technology and Analysis with Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, we've been given an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the tech that makes this one of the most immersive theme park experiences of its kind anywhere...

Today we’re discussing synthetic data - that is, data trained by AI and computer simulations, rather than gathered from the real world.Now, generating theoretical data is nothing new - we’ve been taking small samples of things and extrapolating from it for decades. However, with the advent of AI we don’t necessarily just need to extrapolate. We can generate completely new, close-to-real data using AI. But why? And why does it matter? To explain we’re joined by Chief Technology Officer for AI...

According to a report published by the UK National Cyber Security Centre in January 2024, Artificial intelligence will increase the number and the severity of cyber attacks over the next two years. So how are AI models also being developed to effectively tackle cyber crime? And what is the potential of AI for stopping cyber security threats? Joining us this week is To fill us in Rohini Chavakula, AI security lead at Hewlett Packard Enterprise. This is Technology Now, a weekly show from...

AI in healthcare is considered an enormous opportunity. Diagnosis, drug discovery, treatment and triage – all are hot topics for new AI tools and assistance. But is the world ready for AI-enabled healthcare? What are the challenges and opportunities the space presents? To give us the bigger picture, we’re joined this week by Rich Bird, World Wide Healthcare and Life Sciences Lead at Hewlett Packard Enterprise. This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every...

For the last decade, messaging around cyber security has often followed a similar pattern: Make people fear the consequences of being hacked. We are only human, after all. We’re flawed, and we’re fallible. So are we the weakest link in the cyber security chain? Or is there a better way to look at it? To answer that, we’re joined this week by HPE Cyber Security Awareness Training Program Manager, Joanne O’Connor. This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week...

In this episode we are revisiting HPE Spaceborne Computer 2, the supercomputer at the edge of space, speeding around above our heads on the International Space Station (ISS). Last week, we looked at the science behind the system. This week, we’re exploring how HPE Spaceborne Computer 2 is speeding up the time it takes for experiments to be carried out in space, with the Principal Investigator for HPE Spaceborne Computer-2, Mark Fernandez. This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett...

In the next couple of episodes we’re going to be looking at HPE Spaceborne Computer 2 - a supercomputer on the International Space Station (ISS) that’s revolutionising computing at the edge, and science in space. This week, we’ll be looking at the science behind the computer. Next week, we’ll be looking at the way it’s changing the way research is conducted in orbit and beyond. So how is ddge computing changing how scientists and astronauts benefit from space exploration? To explain, we’re...

In this episode we are looking at how the public sector is embracing the hybrid cloud model and what steps need to be taken to be certain our information, as members of the public, is kept safe. It’s a big issue. In 2021 and 2022 the largest percentage of cyber threats and attacks were reported by governments and the public sector, according to the European Parliament. So, what operational security strategies are being tailored for public sector needs? How does regulation differ between the...

Tech is having a transformative effect on manufacturing, nowhere more so than in car manufacturing. IT is involved in every step of the process chain: from design to manufacture. And whilst advancements in technology have sped up the process; that also comes with its own challenges. The methods to train and monitor robots, as well as humans, are constantly evolving as AI plays a bigger part in the process. And then, of course, there's integrating the manufacturing and sales process, as...

Despite a huge boom in technological innovation around the world and an expanding tech industry, the number of graduates who have come from STEM subjects remains relatively low. Just over a quarter of university graduates in the UK have studied a STEM course, and in the US it’s less than 1-in-5.  Within that, there is still a huge disparity in gender after secondary school compulsory education. In this episode we’ll be looking at how we can engage the next, and future generations in science...

The ethical question of AI has been at the forefront of its development. Today, there is a global rush to establish legal and ethical frameworks around AI, such as the European Parliament AI Act, which aim to legislate around concerns surrounding potential bias from bad data sets or algorithms, privacy concerns, and non-discrimination. Our guest this week is Principal Data Scientist and AI Ambassador at HPE, Iveta Lohovska. We’ll be discussing the practicality of placing guardrails around AI,...

We’re back in the studio this week, revisiting Michael’s trip to HPE’s Technology Renewal Center in Erskine, Scotland. There, over three million pieces of IT equipment are renewed or recycled every year, with over 80% finding a new home according to HPE. So why does it matter? This week, we’ll be looking at tech renewal in more detail, with un-heard interview audio from Michael’s tour of the center with his guide, Ray McGann: Managing Director of HPE Financial Services Ireland, and Worldwide...

According to 2023 figures from the World Economic Forum, around 53.6 million metric tons of e-waste is produced every year worldwide. Combating that is HPE’s Technology Renewal Center (TRC) at Erskine, just outside Glasgow in Scotland. It takes in around 3 million pieces of end of use tech every year to help it find a new life. In fact, according to HPE's figures, 9.2 million assets have been put back into use over the last 3 years. This week, Michael’s been out visiting the Technology...

According to Alzheimer Disease International, there are 10 million new cases of dementia across the world every year. That’s the equivalent of a new case every 3 seconds. It’s a devastating disease which manifests differently in different patients, but a new and novel approach could revolutionize treatment. A team from University College London is developing a foundational AI model of the human brain, with the hope it can be trained to trial individualised treatment plans for dementia...

The UK’s fastest supercomputer, the Isambard-AI, is due to be completed in Summer 2024. According to the teams involved, it will reach up to 200 quadrillion calculations per second, and will give researchers and industry leaders new possibilities in the UK: the opportunity to work with the huge potential AI has to offer in the fields of robotics, big data, climate research, and drug discovery. Our guest this week is one of the project leaders: Professor Simon McIntosh-Smith from University...

The term “open source” is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. It originally started out as a rebellious gesture to allow everybody access to programmes and ideas. So how did something that began as a movement against big corporations grow into one that has been adopted by Fortune 500 companies? In this episode we’ll be looking at where open source technology sits as a functioning tool in the age of VR and AR, and if we're going to see open source software being coded by open platform...

Golf is arguably one of the most challenging sports in the world from a logistical and operational standpoint. Especially when it comes to connecting the hundreds or thousands of smart devices dotted around them during major tournaments across tens of square kilometers. That was the challenge for our guest this week, Chief Technology Officer for the European Tour Group and Ryder Cup Europe, Michael Cole. We'll be looking back at this year's event in Italy and discussing what went well and how...

It’s the second of our two-part  edition on IT operations. Last week we looked at the emergence of convergence, and this time, we’re examining the idea of data presentation, and how improvements in our operations can create beautiful data flows for every level of an organization - from the data centre to the boardroom. We’ll be examining why the way our data is presented matters to organizations. why it presents such a challenge, and why the rewards and worth the effort with this week’s...

Convergence is an idea that’s been bubbling under the surface of IT operations for some time. The concept involves bringing Dev Ops, IT ops and SRE under one roof, eliminating silos of expertise and data and opening up an organization’s IT infrastructure for the benefit of the whole group. It could be a game changer for efficiency, with some estimates suggesting 40% savings on IT infrastructure by reducing bottlenecks and duplicated workloads. But the technology to achieve convergence is only...

December 3rd marked International Day of Persons with Disabilities. In this episode, we’re taking a look at how advancements in technology are shaping people with accessibility needs’ experiences at work. We’ll be looking at how accessibility issues are being approached in the workplace, and also addressing the issue of inclusivity within the tech industry, and how it can be changed for the better. This week’s guest is Rob Koch, a data engineer and principal at Slalom Build, and head of the...