Tag: Data Centres
Data centres classified as critical national infrastructure, billionaire takes private spacewalk
Data centres in the UK are to be classified as critical national infrastructure, joining the emergency services, finance and healthcare systems, and energy and water supplies. It means they would get extra government support during a major incident, such as a cyber attack, an IT outage or extreme weather, in order to minimise disruption. Data…
Elon Musk announces further changes to X, AI to drive huge spike in energy use
Elon Musk has announced further changes to social media platform X that will see certain accounts get premium features for free. The tech billionaire, writing on the platform formerly known as Twitter, said all accounts with more than 2,500 verified subscriber followers would be able to access features that usually cost $8 (£6.30) a month.…
Nokia moves phone data centres to Europe for improved security
Nokia is to move its phone data centres from Asia to Europe as part of a company plan to better protect customer data. The centres, which store Nokia device activation and performance data, are to be moved to Hamina in Finland, with the firm saying the move will improve the speed of updates to phones…
SugarSync CEO Laura Yecies: Dirty cloud claims are "totally ridiculous"
As cloud storage becomes more and more the norm for both consumers and businesses, concerns are being raised around the cloud's energy efficiency. Companies like Apple with their iCloud service have fallen foul of campaigns from the likes of Greenpeace,…
Greenpeace VS. Apple: Campaigners hit flagship store in "dirty" iCloud protest
Apple's flagship Regent Street store in London today was the target of a Greenpeace protest that saw the store infiltrated by campaigners during the busy lunchtime period, engaging with staff and customers alike and handing out pieces of coal shaped…
