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Technology Now

HPE news. Tech insights. World-class innovations. We take you straight to the source — interviewing tech's foremost thought leaders and change-makers that are propelling businesses and industries forward.

  1. 3D AGO

    What is sovereignty in AI?

    What does it mean for artificial intelligence to be sovereign? This week, Technology Now explores how more than just data can be sovereign, our AI models using the data can be too. We ask what it actually means for AI models to be sovereign and why companies, and indeed entire countries, would be interested in this concept. Andreas Geiss, Vice-President Automotive & Manufacturing at Aleph Alpha tells us more. This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Aubrey Lovell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations and what can be learnt from it. Andreas Geiss: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreas-geiss Sources cited in this week’s episode:Data Privacy Framework:https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/Program-Overviewhttps://www.infosecurityeurope.com/en-gb/blog/regulation-and-policy/eu-us-data-transfer-challenges.html Photonic chips: Ahmed, S.R., Baghdadi, R., Bernadskiy, M. et al. Universal photonic artificial intelligence acceleration. Nature 640, 368–374 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-08854-xhttps://www.reuters.com/science/lightmatter-shows-new-type-computer-chip-that-could-reduce-ai-energy-use-2025-04-09/ History of the cordless home phone:https://www.britishtelephones.com/hawk.htmhttp://www.samhallas.co.uk/repository/sales/cp-ms_43.pdf

    24 min

  2. APR 17

    How can you balance AI and sustainability?

    How intertwined are AI and sustainability? This week, Technology now explores how we can do more than just use AI in a more sustainable and ethical way, we can harness it as a powerful tool to contribute to sustainability in other industries too. We ask which challenges are facing AI when it comes to sustainability and how can companies build strategies that support more efficient IT. Monica Batchelder, Chief Sustainability Officer at HPE, tells us more. This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Aubrey Lovell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations and what can be learnt from it. Monica Batchelder: https://www.linkedin.com/in/monicabatchelder/   Sources cited in this week’s episodeRaw materials for a computer: https://unctad.org/system/files/official-document/der2024_en.pdfAI water consumption: https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/ai-has-environmental-problem-heres-what-world-can-do-about | https://arxiv.org/pdf/2304.03271 Today I Learned:Swedish Study: Bignardi, G., Wesseldijk, L.W., Mas-Herrero, E. et al. Twin modelling reveals partly distinct genetic pathways to music enjoyment. Nat Commun16, 2904 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-58123-8Norwegian Study: Jacoby, N. et al. Cross-cultural work in music cognition challenges, insights, and recommendations. Music Percept. 37, 185–195 (2020).  This Week In History:Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration, 2019. First M87 event horizon telescope results. I. The shadow of the supermassive black hole. arXiv preprint arXiv:1906.11238.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-47873592https://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/horse/the-evolution-of-horses

    22 min

  3. APR 10

    How do you cut off cloud computing from the internet?

    How can cloud computing be completely isolated from the internet? This week, Technology Now explores the next step in data storage and processing: the concept of a disconnected cloud. Why would someone want their cloud cut off like this? From a single building to an entire country, what are the security and regulatory compliance benefits?! Rich Bird, Worldwide Hybrid Cloud Marketing at HPE tells us more. This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Aubrey Lovell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations and what can be learnt from it. Sources cited in this week’s episode:Gartner Report on cloud usage and spending:https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2024-11-19-gartner-forecasts-worldwide-public-cloud-end-user-spending-to-total-723-billion-dollars-in-2025 History of the Cloud: https://www.bcs.org/articles-opinion-and-research/history-of-the-cloud/ Dark Matter and Dark Energy (Today I Learnt):https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/research/topic/dark-energy-and-dark-matterhttps://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-01273-4https://www.newscientist.com/article/2471743-dark-energy-isnt-what-we-thought-and-that-may-transform-the-cosmos/ History of Daylight Savings in the US (This Week in History):https://unrememberedhistory.com/tag/march-31-1918-daylight-saving-time/https://www.thecongressproject.com/standard-time-act-of-1918

    23 min

  4. APR 3

    How to harness a great untapped energy source

    How can we minimize the energy waste from data centers? This week, Technology Now explores a potential avenue to harness a large untapped source of energy: excess heat. How much of a problem is the excess heat in the world? How much do data centers actually contribute to the problem? What, if anything, can we do to combat this? Malte Matthies, Business Development Lead for Modular Data Center - at Hewlett Packard Enterprise tells us more. This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Aubrey Lovell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations and what can be learnt from it. About this week's guest, Malte Matthies: https://www.linkedin.com/in/malte-matthies-38704660/ Sources cited in this week’s episode:International Energy Agency Report: https://iea.blob.core.windows.net/assets/6b2fd954-2017-408e-bf08-952fdd62118a/Electricity2024-Analysisandforecastto2026.pdfDanfoss Whitepaper Summary: https://www.danfoss.com/en/about-danfoss/news/cf/excess-heat-is-world-s-largest-untapped-source-of-energy/ New Dinosaur Discovered:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn7v3eln56noDidactyl therizinosaur with a preserved keratinous claw from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia | Kobayashi, Yoshitsugu et al., iScience, Volume 0, Issue 0, 112141 Charles Glen King, Albert Szent- Szent-Györgyi and Vitamin Chttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23183299/https://nap.nationalacademies.org/read/11807/chapter/12#218

    22 min

  5. MAR 27

    Manufacturing and the struggle to become 'smart'

    In this episode we are looking at a sector where IT and tech innovation is taking efficiency to a whole new level - manufacturing. Manufacturing is in a precarious position as an industry. In the global north, growth is largely stagnant, according to those same UN statistics. Even in high-growth economies like China, it’s slowing down. It’s also notoriously inefficient. So, can tech help? And if so, what does that look like? Joining us to discuss is Dan Klein, an advisor on data and digital transformation with a special interest in the manufacturing sector. This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week we look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations and what we can learn from it. About this week's guest, Dan Klein: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dplklein/?originalSubdomain=uk Sources cited in this week’s episode: UN stats on the state of global manufacturing: https://stat.unido.org/portal/storage/file/publications/qiip/World_Manufacturing_Production_2024_Q1.pdfStatista report on global manufacturing and efficiency: https://www.statista.com/outlook/io/manufacturing/worldwide Water on Mars: https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/geology/article/52/12/939/648640/Seismic-discontinuity-in-the-Martian-crust

    22 min

  6. MAR 20

    What's the state of the cyber security field in 2025?

    In this episode we are looking once again at our digital security, particularly around the state of the industry in 2025, and the way threats and consumer behaviours are evolving. We’ll be looking at the adoption of new kinds of security, how VPNs are still an evolving part of the security equation, and how Security Service Edge (SSE) is beginning to be taken more seriously. Joining us to discuss is Jaye Tillson, Field CTO and Distinguished Technologist at HPE. This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week we look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations and what we can learn from it. About this week's guest, Jaye Tillson: https://jayetillson.tech/ Sources cited in this week’s episode:WEF 2025 cyber security report: https://www.weforum.org/publications/global-cybersecurity-outlook-2025/ Nuclear batteries: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590147825000038?via%3DihubStatistics on nuclear energy: https://www.iea.org/energy-system/electricity/nuclear-power

    21 min

  7. MAR 13

    AI and Security - the opportunities and challenges

    In this episode we are taking a fresh look at how AI is affecting the world of cybersecurity. As we’ve explored on the podcast in previous episodes, artificial intelligence has opened up a whole new world of opportunities for our organizations, but it also brings fresh challenges for cybersecurity professionals. We’ll be looking at the current state of play, and asking whether AI as a tool to defend us can match AI as a weapon to attack us, with guest Simon Leech, Director of the Cyber Security Centre of Excellence at HPE. This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week we look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations and what we can learn from it. About this week's guest, Simon Leech: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonleech/?originalSubdomain=nl Sources cited in this week’s episode:McKinsey report into AI use: https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/quantumblack/our-insights/the-state-of-ai Statista report into cybercrime costs:  https://www.statista.com/forecasts/1280009/cost-cybercrime-worldwide  Improvements to swarm robot insects: https://news.mit.edu/2025/fast-agile-robotic-insect-could-someday-aid-mechanical-pollination-0115

    19 min

  8. MAR 6

    Dashboards and the advent of convergence

    In this episode we are looking at how technology is allowing us to bring together the potentially dozens or even hundreds of different IT services and systems - from hardware to software and cloud - in use throughout our organizations. It’s an idea known as ‘convergence’, which has been years in the making, but with the rise of AI and edge computing, is finally becoming a reality.So, why has it taken so long to happen… And are we there yet? Well to find out, we’re joined this week by Taruna Gandhi, Head of Product Marketing at Opsramp. This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week we look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations and what we can learn from it. About this week's guest, Taruna Gandhi: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tarunagandhi/ Sources cited in this week’s episode:Deloitte report into IT efficiency savings: https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/us/Documents/technology-media-telecommunications/blue-prism-white-paper-final.pdf Lab grown dog food: https://meatly.pet/meatly-launches-worlds-first-cultivated-pet-food/

    19 min
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HPE news. Tech insights. World-class innovations. We take you straight to the source — interviewing tech's foremost thought leaders and change-makers that are propelling businesses and industries forward.

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    Hewlett Packard Enterprise
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    2021 - 2025
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