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In a cost-pressured AI race, operational maturity is now the competitive advantage
DevOps

In a cost-pressured AI race, operational maturity is now the competitive advantage

Companies racing to adopt AI risk eroding margins unless they build mature, deliberately designed operations to control cost and complexity.

By Murali Thiagarajan • 5 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026
International Women's Day: Building sustainable pathways for women in data centres
DevOps

International Women's Day: Building sustainable pathways for women in data centres

On International Women's Day, the data centre sector confronts stark gender gaps and the urgent need for sustainable career pathways.

By Natasha Mehta • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026
UK Spring Statement: AI skills & cyber resilience focus
Ransomware

UK Spring Statement: AI skills & cyber resilience focus

UK Spring Statement wins tech sector praise for stability, but experts warn growth hinges on real progress in AI skills and cyber resilience.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026
Verne appoints Wayne Louw as COO to drive AI growth
DataCentre infrastructure

Verne appoints Wayne Louw as COO to drive AI growth

Verne has named Wayne Louw COO to scale its Northern Europe data centres, targeting AI-driven, high-density, renewable-powered growth.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026

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The outlier in the data: Leading in tech beyond the model minority
Hyperscale

The outlier in the data: Leading in tech beyond the model minority

A Filipino-American director in tech shows how rejecting the model minority myth can turn cultural identity into a leadership advantage.

By Fiona Rada Hernandez • 3 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
International Women's Day and the leadership gap shaping the future of data centers
Hyperscale

International Women's Day and the leadership gap shaping the future of data centers

On International Women's Day, data centres confront a stark leadership gender gap that threatens the resilience of future AI infrastructure.

By Elena Winters • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Manufacturers see AI gains but data gaps stall scale-up
Unified Communications

Manufacturers see AI gains but data gaps stall scale-up

Manufacturers reap early AI returns but poor data quality, fragmented tools and network limits block efforts to scale projects enterprise-wide.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Vertiv unveils double-stack busway for AI data centres
Hyperscale

Vertiv unveils double-stack busway for AI data centres

Vertiv launches a double-stack busway to boost power capacity and save white space in AI-driven colocation and hyperscale data centres.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026
Celerity appoints David Stokes to drive IBM M&A push
Data Protection

Celerity appoints David Stokes to drive IBM M&A push

Celerity hires ex-IBM leader David Stokes to steer UK and European M&A and deepen collaboration around IBM's watsonx AI and data platform.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026
High-stakes digital world: A Women's Day reflection on technology, resilience, and influence
DevOps

High-stakes digital world: A Women's Day reflection on technology, resilience, and influence

In a world where software outages can ground planes, women tech leaders are redefining resilience, responsibility and influence.

By Priya Jayaraman • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026
Resilience through diversity: How women are strengthening telecommunications
Network Infrastructure

Resilience through diversity: How women are strengthening telecommunications

Women leaders are reshaping telecoms' physical foundations, proving diversity in design and decision-making is vital to network resilience.

By Debra Freitas • 5 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026
Holograms bring life-saving breast cancer advice to Ghana
Health Technologies

Holograms bring life-saving breast cancer advice to Ghana

Holographic doctor in Ghana shows how immersive tech can deliver trusted breast cancer education to remote women and reshape care.

By Joanne Stanway • 3 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026
Satellite Connect Europe seals five MNO trial deals
Unified Communications

Satellite Connect Europe seals five MNO trial deals

Satellite Connect Europe signs five-operator pact to trial direct-to-device satellite mobile broadband across Europe from summer 2026.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026
Singapore, Germany, Finland lead youth AI readiness ranks
EduTech

Singapore, Germany, Finland lead youth AI readiness ranks

Singapore, Germany and Finland are ranked best in the world for youth AI readiness, driven by strong digital networks and STEM education.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Digital Infrastructure stories

How a woman's perspective can be valuable in digital infrastructure
Firewalls

How a woman's perspective can be valuable in digital infrastructure

Women's strategic insight is reshaping digital infrastructure, driving smarter design, resilient systems and more equitable AI‑era growth.

By Kristen Sanderson • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Canada urged to back women in STEM to power AI growth
EduTech

Canada urged to back women in STEM to power AI growth

Canada's tech leaders say closing the gender gap in STEM is vital to ethical AI and digital growth, urging targeted support for women.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Optus tests resilient 800GE link between Sydney & Perth
Disaster Recovery

Optus tests resilient 800GE link between Sydney & Perth

Optus trials Asia's first end-to-end 800GE link between Sydney and Perth, using dual subsea and terrestrial paths for near-zero downtime.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026