Tech for a sustainable future: The challenges and opportunities ahead
We need to build and use technology more sustainably, and deploy it more effectively in the fight against climate change.
We need to build and use technology more sustainably, and deploy it more effectively in the fight against climate change.
Although many IIoT projects are still in the proof-of-concept or trial stage, there are clear signs of a widespread move towards full production deployments. The relevant technologies are available, investment decisions have been made, and returns on those investments are expected.
The three traditional pillars of cloud computing -- SaaS, PaaS and IaaS -- now support such a range of services that IT, and business, is entering the 'Everything as a Service' or XaaS era.
Artificial intelligence algorithms are increasingly influential in peoples' lives, but their inner workings are often opaque. We examine why, and explore what's being done about it.
UK archiving specialist Arkivum offers long-term data preservation via a mix of on-premises gateways, cloud-based or in-house tape libraries and offline backups. Elsewhere, an archiving price war is brewing between cloud infrastructure giants.
Software as a Service (SaaS) is an increasingly popular delivery model for a wide range of business applications. We outline the benefits and drawbacks of SaaS, present a listing of vendors and consider which kinds of companies will benefit most from outsourcing software provision to the cloud.