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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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Successful strategies for developing sustainable, data centres for the AI era

Mark Yeeles, Schneider Electric’s Vice President, Secure Power Division, UK and Ireland, discusses the challenges and opportunities for the data centre industry as AI and data fuel a new industrial revolution, explaining that this not only means finding ways to decouple AI data centre growth from energy consumption but further emphasises the need for greater efficiency and sustainability within data centre design and buildouts. Mark says that, to achieve a greener future powered by AI, the industry not only accelerate the build-out of digital infrastructure and renewable energy developments, but harness the power of the ecosystem to ensure it is done so as sustainably as possible.

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Reversible computing and near zero-energy silicon chips

Mike Frank, Senior Scientist and Rodolfo Rosini, CEO, both at Vaire Computing, explain how reversible computing, as an alternative to classic computing, performs calculations without destroying information in the process (i.e., generating heat), reducing energy consumption and the need for cooling. Both are excited by the potential of the technology to meet AI’s ever-increasing computing and energy demands.

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Portman Partners invests in new rapid-hire recruitment service

Mike Meyer, Managing Partner of Portman Partners, and Paul Cutliffe, Managing Director of Flint DC, explain why Portman Partners, the global data centre executive search business, is making a strategic investment in Flint DC, which offers a new no-nonsense rapid-hire recruitment service Contingent+, combining the standard contingent terms of business, with recruitment fees contingent on a successful outcome, with the bespoke search methodology typically reserved for head-hunting or specialized roles. Both Paul and Mike also offer some fascinating insights into the industry’s ongoing skills and recruitment challenge.

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How to survive M&A mayhem and drive MSP growth

Andy Venables, CEO at MSP platform, POPX, discusses the opportunities and challenges of mergers and acquisitions in the Managed Service Provider (MSP) space. On paper, the strategy is simple: buy, integrate, grow. But in practice, the post-acquisition reality is far more complex – and often far messier. A growing number of MSPs are struggling to meet the growth expectations of their investors. While the allure of rapid expansion is strong, MSPs without a clear operational strategy and the right technology, people, and processes to underpin it often find themselves in the chaos of M&A mayhem.

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Omega Systems aims to achieve alpha MS(S)P status

Ben Tercha, COO at Omega Systems, explains how the company’s recently announced partnership with Revelstoke Capital Partners underscores the growing demand for robust IT security solutions as businesses face escalating risks - with plans afoot to expand geographically, enhance Omega Systems’ security and compliance technology portfolio, to make further acquisitions and to continue to develop its regulated industries expertise.

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Compliance as a Service (CaaS)

Tim Golden, CEO of Compliance Scorecard, explains that the company, a Compliance as a Service (CaaS) platform provider, has partnered with Pax8 to help managed service providers (MSPs) streamline policy management, stay current with regulations, and reduce the risks tied to ongoing compliance. With Compliance Scorecard, MSPs now have a comprehensive solution for policy development, implementation, and compliance monitoring. Beyond ensuring compliance, this partnership enhances risk management, defensibility, and customer engagement.

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Network Group’s three-year growth strategy focuses on education, collaboration and benchmarking

Peter Strahan, Member Director at Network Group, the peer-to-peer community group for IT resellers and managed service providers, provides an update on the organisation’s activities, covering the recent appointment of Jenny Langelaan as Business Development Manager to support an ambitious three-year growth strategy designed to further enhance the member experience through targeted educational and event content, benchmarking opportunities and wider outreach. In addition, the development of structured peer groups will facilitate deeper collaboration and information sharing amongst the community’s members.

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BCS recruits a competitive edge - Part 3

Will Edwards, Consultant at BCS, describes his journey from professional rugby to data centre project management, as part of BCS’s Athlete Career Transition Programme, designed to address the data centre industry’s skills shortage by helping ex-professional sports people to find a new career in the digital infrastructure sector.

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Paessler launches dedicated MSP program

Edward Knight, MSP Director at Paessler, explains how the leading provider of IT and IoT monitoring solutions, has launched its first-ever dedicated Managed Service Provider (MSP) program, designed to help MSPs grow their businesses through a scalable, predictable, and profitable model. The new MSP Program is structured to provide maximum flexibility and collaboration for partners, ensuring they can leverage Paessler's monitoring expertise while delivering value-added services to their customers. Key benefits of the program include: flexible licensing model; service-led model; enhanced collaboration; co-marketing investment; listing & promotion; and dedicated sales resources.

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