Green IT stories
Rising power and water demand from AI data centres could wipe out some sustainability gains unless firms demand stricter vendor transparency.
Buyers across Europe are trading up to higher-spec refurbished notebooks, lifting revenue 10% even as unit sales stayed broadly flat.
AI workloads could add more than 150 GW of data centre demand, pushing operators to rethink power, cooling and grid resilience.
The deal gives NTT DATA a way to offset hard-to-abate emissions as it presses ahead with net-zero targets for its data centres and offices.
It aims to cut manual work for IT teams by unifying multivendor infrastructure management through natural language prompts and human oversight.
Customers could benefit as Fortinet expands AI threat protection, adds quantum-safe features and says some products now use up to 62% less energy.
Greater awareness of the cloud's environmental footprint could prompt more Mac users to delete old files, a survey suggests.
Rising electricity and water demands from AI facilities are driving a push for common sustainability standards and green finance criteria.
Rising AI workloads are forcing data centre operators to curb power and cooling costs as global electricity use heads towards 1,000 terawatt-hours.
UK data centre operators gain a retrofit-friendly route to higher AI rack densities, with pilot deployments now open for a liquid cooling system.
Downtime on Colt's switchover was cut to 6.5 hours, helping the telecoms group reduce disruption across operations in 40 countries.
Businesses could cut power use and network sprawl as the firms test a combined fibre and Wi-Fi 7 system for offices and campuses.
KOcycle wins King's Award as channel partners face rising scrutiny over IT waste, with its zero-landfill model and KODI scheme in focus.
The award spotlights rising demand for software that helps refurbishers resell compliant devices faster as second-life tech sales expand.
Recognition comes as more buyers scrutinise IT spending and waste, with Sumillion saying sustainable procurement can cut both costs and emissions.
The open-source tool could cut AI token use by up to 90%, reducing processing costs and energy demand for WordPress sites.
Growing concern over data sovereignty has pushed BlackBox Hosting to shift thousands of customer services onto Everpure's UK cloud platform.
Rising e-waste and AI demand are pushing firms to pair secure device reuse with lower-impact data centre engineering.
Rising licence costs and the Windows 10 exit are pushing organisations to rethink endpoint refresh plans, as 10ZiG adds a UK media base.
Italian universities will gain a shared, Italy-based storage system as GARR and Cubbit begin a 1 petabyte pilot to improve resilience and control.
