The Ultimate Guide to AI Infrastructure
A curated UK edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for AI Infrastructure.
What to know about AI Infrastructure
AI Infrastructure explores the hardware, software, and systems that make modern artificial intelligence possible. This tag covers everything from compute and storage architectures to networking, data pipelines, and observability stacks that keep AI workloads reliable and efficient.
Stories here dig into practical questions: how to design scalable training and inference clusters, choose between GPUs and emerging accelerators, manage feature stores, and orchestrate distributed workloads. You’ll find discussions of MLOps practices, cost optimization, performance tuning, and the trade-offs behind different infrastructure patterns.
Whether you’re building a new AI platform or evolving an existing stack, this tag helps you understand the components, constraints, and design decisions that sit underneath AI products. Reading these pieces will give you concrete examples, architectural patterns, and lessons learned that you can apply to your own systems.
UK AI Infrastructure News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Workspace 365 partners with Aries Global for growth boost
Workspace 365 has teamed up with Aries Global to accelerate its growth in the thriving $50 billion cloud market, enhancing its global reach and innovation.
Ansys, Cognata & Microsoft join forces on ADAS testing
Ansys has teamed up with Cognata and Microsoft to launch the Automated Driving Perception Hub on Azure, enhancing sensor testing for automotive ADAS and AV systems.
Expert Columns
Recent AI Infrastructure News
Akamai & NVIDIA extend AI factory security integration
Akamai and NVIDIA are expanding their security partnership to embed Zero Trust controls into AI factory infrastructure.
Investors eye GPUs as alternative asset, survey finds
Despite limited familiarity, 75% of investors surveyed by Nuway Capital and KPMG Ireland said they are optimistic about GPUs as an alternative asset class.
HPE expands NVIDIA-based Cray & AI Factory systems
HPE boosts its AI and supercomputing line-up with new NVIDIA-powered Cray blades and AI Factory systems for trillion-parameter models.
Integrated Quantum unveils quantum-resilient AI data layer
Integrated Quantum debuts AIQu VEIL, a quantum-resilient data layer letting enterprises run global AI on anonymised vectors, not raw data.
HPE launches GX5000 supercomputers to power next-gen AI research
Hewlett Packard Enterprise unveils GX5000 supercomputers to advance AI research with enhanced computing, energy efficiency and high-speed networking.
Vertiv & NVIDIA advance 800 VDC power for future AI factories
Vertiv and NVIDIA are developing 800 VDC power systems to meet the megawatt-scale demands of future AI factories, launching in 2026-27.
Major infrastructure projects lag as AI adoption faces barriers
Major infrastructure projects face delays and overruns as AI adoption stalls, hindered by governance issues, cultural resistance, and skills gaps, experts reveal.
Equinix launches platform to boost distributed AI worldwide
Equinix unveils Distributed AI Infrastructure, linking 270+ data centres in 77 markets to enable secure, low-latency AI deployment worldwide.
Cisco unveils advanced AI tools to boost Splunk Observability
Cisco launches AI-powered upgrades to Splunk Observability, enhancing real-time insights and reliability across diverse IT environments for businesses.
Cisco unveils AI observability upgrades to boost digital insights
Cisco upgrades Splunk Observability with AI tools to enhance digital operations visibility, aiding businesses in monitoring applications, networks, and AI systems effectively.
Vertiv unveils 142kW AI data centre design for NVIDIA GB300
Vertiv launches a 142kW cooling and power design for NVIDIA GB300, boosting AI data centre efficiency with digital simulation and Adaptable cooling.
Elastic & AWS partner to enable secure generative AI apps
Elastic partners with AWS in a five-year deal to help organisations build secure generative AI applications, targeting highly regulated sectors like finance and public services.
Cisco partners with OpenAI to boost AI coding innovation with Codex
Cisco partners with OpenAI as an early design collaborator for Codex, an AI coding tool aimed at boosting software innovation and productivity globally.
Veeam enables AI-powered business insights from backup data
Veeam Software now allows customers to use backup data with AI tools via Anthropic's MCP, enabling natural language searches and AI-driven business insights.
Veeam unveils secure AI access to backups with Anthropic MCP
Veeam unveils AI-ready features with Model Context Protocol support, enabling secure, context-aware access to backup data for smarter enterprise solutions.
HPE ships NVIDIA-powered AI system with liquid cooling
Hewlett Packard Enterprise has launched its first NVIDIA GB200 NVL72 system, designed to enhance large AI cluster deployment with advanced cooling technologies.
El Capitan: world's fastest exascale supercomputer debuts
Hewlett Packard Enterprise has delivered El Capitan, the world's fastest exascale supercomputer, to the US Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore Laboratory.
HPE unveils new supercomputing solutions for AI & HPC
Hewlett Packard Enterprise has unveiled an enhanced portfolio of supercomputing solutions aimed at accelerating AI and scientific research for global clients.