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Unleashing the potential of a connected world

Tom Artinian, CEO and President of TiniFiber, shares the company’s vision and mission which centres on delivering ultra-rugged, high-speed fiber cabling, connectivity, tools, and solutions that enable robust, adaptive network infrastructures - engineered for long-term performance and reliability. Tom also explains how he is strategically positioning the company to remain at the forefront of next-generation cabling and connectivity - driven by innovation, customer satisfaction, and operational excellence.

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Structured cabling vs. point-to-point in AI GPU data centres

Michael Akinla, Business Manager UK / Ireland / Nordics at Panduit, explains that, as increasing numbers of data centres are being developed with GPU-based compute as a key growth opportunity, factoring in connectivity requirements for multi-GPU servers means that cabling, a previously near afterthought, is now a key consideration for performance, practicality and futureproofing.

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Making light work of AI

Mark Rushworth, Founder and CEO of Finchetto, outlines the company’s mission to significantly reduce data centre energy use and accelerate cluster performance with the world’s first fully-optical passive network switch. Compared to today's state-of-the-art switches, Finchetto reduces power requirement by up to 26x while reducing latency by up 40x.

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DEI matters more than ever - in the IT industry and beyond

Liz Blackman, Chief Marketing Officer at Avantra, discusses the continuing importance of DEI, despite some recent ‘push back’, explaining the importance of women's perspectives in creating balanced leadership teams, how diverse viewpoints lead to better solutions and innovation in technology, the responsibility of current women leaders in challenging stereotypes for future generations and some practical approaches to creating more equitable environments in male-dominated industries.

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WOMEN IN IT – Jenny Briant, Academy Operations Director at the Ten10 Academy

Jenny Briant, Academy Operations Director at the Ten10 Academy, shares valuable insights on empowering women in tech and promoting inclusive workplaces – including building a career in tech without a traditional tech background; the importance of DEI representation in AI and tech leadership; AI in recruitment: the need for human oversight; empowering women and Gen Z in tech; and just why a well-crafted DEI strategy can bring so many benefits to an organisation when it comes to both employee and customer interactions.

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Networks face the twin challenges of AI and quantum-safe security

Paul Alexander, Nokia's Head of Cloud Infrastructure Business, Europe at Nokia, discusses the network challenges faced by the data centre industry in the face of AI’s rapid expansion, as well as how automation and AI, such as Nokia’s Event-Driven Automation solution, is being harnessed to help address this situation. Paul also the importance of quantum-safe security and the recent 800GbE optical and IP service trial between Chicago and London.

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Telecoms: to infinity and beyond!

Peter Terry-Brown, General Manager, Positioning and Timing Business Unit, Spirent, discusses the current state of the telecommunications industry and explains that its future lies skyward – exploring the possibilities of satellite-based telecommunications and a corresponding shrinking of earthbound telecoms infrastructure.

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Growing optimism towards AI

Jürgen Hatheier, International Chief Technology Officer, Ciena, discusses the findings of the company’s recent global survey, which highlights the optimistic long-term outlook of CSPs regarding AI’s ability to enhance the network as well as the need for strategic planning and investments in infrastructure and expertise to fully realize the benefits.

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5G stands (alone) ready to be unleashed

Stephen Douglas, Head of Market Strategy at Spirent, discusses the company’s 5th annual 5G outlook report, which finds that 5G Standalone (SA) market is picking up significant speed, alongside similar interest activity in terms of private 5G. Stephen offers some great insights into what’s going on in the 5G market right now and how he sees it developing over time.

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Connectivity optimisation developments keep pace with digital data centre demands

Robert Maher, CTO at Infinera, explains how changes in data centre design will accelerate demand for greater design flexibility and high-speed connectivity options to fit different types of environments, as well as critical operational needs, including reduced power consumption, small footprint, and cost-efficient scalability to meet future capacity demands.

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Digital transformation is about much more than infrastructure change

Erik Nicolai, CEO of Workspace365, explains why a successful digital transformation journey is about much more than migrating to the cloud. Workspace365 provides a range of technology solutions which enable truly digital businesses, working with its Channel partners to educate and work alongside end users.

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News

SentinelOne acquires Prompt Security to enhance AI-native cybersecurity, targeting AI-related data protection and secure generative AI usage in enterprises.
WatchGuard unveils the latest in firewall technology tailored for SMEs, offering future-proof security and AI-driven threat response in their new Firebox Tabletop Series.
Western Digital showcases the capability of its OpenFlex Data24 Platform to handle complex AI workloads, achieving high-performance benchmarks with enhanced scalability and efficiency.
NTT DATA launches a dedicated business unit for Microsoft Cloud to drive secure, AI-driven enterprise transformations globally.

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