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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

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Recent AI Infrastructure News

Akamai & NVIDIA extend AI factory security integration
Digital Transformation

Akamai & NVIDIA extend AI factory security integration

Akamai and NVIDIA are expanding their security partnership to embed Zero Trust controls into AI factory infrastructure.

Today

Investors eye GPUs as alternative asset, survey finds
Hyperscale

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.

Wed, 22nd Apr 2026

HPE expands NVIDIA-based Cray & AI Factory systems
Virtualisation

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.

Tue, 17th Mar 2026

Integrated Quantum unveils quantum-resilient AI data layer
Government

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.

Sat, 24th Jan 2026

HPE launches GX5000 supercomputers to power next-gen AI research
Virtualisation

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.

Fri, 14th Nov 2025

Vertiv & NVIDIA advance 800 VDC power for future AI factories
Hyperscale

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.

Thu, 23rd Oct 2025

Major infrastructure projects lag as AI adoption faces barriers
Leadership

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.

Sun, 5th Oct 2025

Equinix launches platform to boost distributed AI worldwide
Digital Transformation

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.

Fri, 26th Sep 2025

Cisco unveils advanced AI tools to boost Splunk Observability
Network visibility

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.

Wed, 10th Sep 2025

Cisco unveils AI observability upgrades to boost digital insights
DevOps

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.

Wed, 10th Sep 2025

Vertiv unveils 142kW AI data centre design for NVIDIA GB300
Data Centre Cooling

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.

Thu, 12th Jun 2025

Elastic & AWS partner to enable secure generative AI apps
Digital Transformation

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.

Mon, 2nd Jun 2025

Cisco partners with OpenAI to boost AI coding innovation with Codex
Digital Transformation

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.

Fri, 16th May 2025

Veeam enables AI-powered business insights from backup data
Digital Transformation

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.

Thu, 24th Apr 2025

Veeam unveils secure AI access to backups with Anthropic MCP
Data resilience

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.

Wed, 23rd Apr 2025

HPE ships NVIDIA-powered AI system with liquid cooling
Liquid cooling

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.

Tue, 18th Feb 2025

El Capitan: world's fastest exascale supercomputer debuts
Liquid cooling

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.

Tue, 19th Nov 2024

HPE unveils new supercomputing solutions for AI & HPC
Natural language processing

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.

Thu, 14th Nov 2024