by Kathy Gibson | Feb 14, 2025 | Trends and Analysis
Let’s face it: South Africa’s power grid isn’t winning any awards for reliability, writes Mandy Hattingh, senior associate at NSDV. Our data centres are feeling the heat – and not in a good way. These digital powerhouses not only keep our...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 14, 2025 | Trends and Analysis
A new report commissioned by Nutanix from Atlantic Ventures – Improving Sustainability in Data Centres 2024 – reveals how next-generation data centre architectures including hybrid cloud and hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) can significantly reduce energy...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 31, 2025 | Trends and Analysis
The carbon footprint and energy consumption of the digital technology sector is growing with global demand for hardware, network services, data storage and emerging technologies, according to a report co-authored by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 31, 2025 | Trends and Analysis
Energy access is undeniably one of the most crucial components of modern living. Reliable energy supply ensures that economies are growing by supporting critical industries like mining, manufacturing, agriculture, healthcare and education, while improving the lives of...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 31, 2025 | Trends and Analysis
Artificial intelligence (AI)-enhanced malicious attacks are the top emerging risk for enterprises in the third quarter of 2024, according to Gartner – for the third consecutive quarter. IT vendor criticality and an unsettled regulatory and legal environment are new,...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 31, 2025 | Trends and Analysis
As of 2024, single-phase direct-to-chip (D2C) cooling dominates the high-end GPU thermal management market, according to new research from IDTechEx – however, with the increasing thermal design power (TDP), two-phase D2C cooling will be required and is expected to...
