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Do we have enough energy to go around? This week Technology Now investigates how organisations can use their energy more efficiently. We ask how important energy sovereignty should be, we consider the financial benefits of savvy energy use, and we explore potential ways in which waste heat could be repurposed. Karim Abou Zahab, a Principle Technologist with the Sustainable Transformation Team at HPE tells us more. This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Sam Jarrell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations. About Karim:https://www.linkedin.com/in/karim-abouzahab/ Sources:https://www.iea.org/reports/global-energy-review-2025/electricity https://www.neso.energy/energy-101/great-britains-monthly-energy-stats#:~:text=Great%20Britain's%20energy%20explained:%20March,lower%20demand%20across%20the%20country.

How would we integrate quantum computers into our current infrastructure? This week, Technology Now is exploring the practicalities of quantum computing, not just how they work but how we would physically build one. How would it be used alongside traditional HPC, what would it be used for, and what would be involved in the process of actually building one. This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Sam Jarrell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations. About Masoud:https://www.linkedin.com/in/masoud-mohseni-12b00214/ Quantum Computing 1-0-1:https://hpe.lnk.to/quantumfa

How could considering the whole lifecycle of technology help save money? This week, Technology Now is diving into the world of HPE Financial Services and examining the importance of reuse and refurbishment in the rapidly changing technology ecosystem. Maeve Culloty, President and CEO of HPE Financial Services tells us more. This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Sam Jarrell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations. About Maeve: https://www.hpe.com/uk/en/leadership-bios/maeve-culloty.html Bathtub episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYAGoSXPceU&list=PLtS6YX0YOX4c12MoKvNgYw6zwNogLW3E7&index=52 Sources: https://weee-forum.org/ws_news/of-16-billion-mobile-phones-possessed-worldwide-5-3-billion-will-become-waste-in-2022/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-28802646 0.034g gold per phone 0.034 x 5.3x10^9 = 180,200,000g = 180,200kg 180,200 x 2.2 = 396,440lbs

What is a self-driving network? This week, Technology Now is diving into self-driving networks 1-0-1. We explore what they are, how they work, and what benefits they have over regular networks to find out why an organisation might choose to use a self-driving one instead. This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Sam Jarrell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations. About Sujai:https://www.linkedin.com/in/sujai-hajela-270a83/

Why is data so important in the healthcare sector? This week, Technology Now is diving into the world of data analysis in healthcare. We will be asking how different methods of data analysis can lead to different outcomes, we’ll be exploring how AI can be used to help find patterns in huge quantities of data, and we’ll be asking how historical legal rulings still influence our healthcare sector today. Lisa Marceau founder and CEO of Joyous and Alpha Millennial Health, tells us more. This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Sam Jarrell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations. About Lisa:https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisamarceau/ Sources: https://www.londonmuseum.org.uk/collections/london-stories/john-snow-cholera-broad-street-pump/ Tulchinsky TH. John Snow, Cholera, the Broad Street Pump; Waterborne Diseases Then and Now. Case Studies in Public Health. 2018:77–99. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-804571-8.00017-2. Epub 2018 Mar 30. PMCID: PMC7150208. https://orwh.od.nih.gov/toolkit/recruitment/history  Petersen I, Peltola T, Kaski S, et al., Depression, depressive symptoms and treatments in women who have recently given birth: UK cohort study, BMJ Open 2018;8:e022152. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022152

How are data centres tied to countries’ data strategies? This week, Technology Now takes a step back to look at why and how countries are investing in AI projects. We ask how large data centres are funded, built and powered, we explore how technology is procured for these projects, and we examine the impact of these giant structures on data sovereignty. Talal al Kaissi, interim CEO of Core 42, tells us more. This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Sam Jarrell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations. About Talal:https://www.linkedin.com/in/talal-m-al-kaissi-20059a5/?originalSubdomain=ae Sources:https://www.cargoson.com/en/blog/number-of-data-centers-by-country https://regional.chinadaily.com.cn/hohhot/2022-06/08/c_793607.htm https://www.seas.upenn.edu/about/history-heritage/eniac/ https://www.vailwilliams.com/from-first-generation-to-hyperscale-the-whirlwind-evolution-of-data-centres/  https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/worlds-first-general-purpose-computer-turns-75#:~:text=ENIAC%20weighed%2030%20tons%2C%20took,five%20million%20hand%2Dsoldered%20joints. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?search=10%2C700%2C000+square+feet+%28sq.+ft%29%2C+a+measure+of+area&unit=f2&comp=area&amt=10700000&searchTerm=10%2C700%2C000+square+feet+%28sq.+ft%29%2C+a+measure+of+area#google_vignette

How can technology be used in the fight against modern slavery? This week, Technology Now is exploring the impact of modern slavery and how technology can be used to try and reduce it. We ask what the scale of the problem is today, we examine what modern slavery can look like, and we discuss how organisations and consumers can work together to try and combat this practice. John Schultz, Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary for HPE, tells us more. This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Sam Jarrell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations. About John:https://www.hpe.com/uk/en/leadership-bios/john-schultz.htmlSources https://www.hpe.com/us/en/newsroom/blog-post/2025/12/when-good-intentions-are-not-enough-the-importance-of-data-and-ai-in-solving-the-modern-slavery-epidemic.html https://www.hpe.com/uk/en/leadership-bios/john-schultz.html

What’s happening at Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2026? This week, Technology Now is on the ground in Barcelona at the 20th Mobile World Congress to delve deeper into the future of networking. We ask what are the big themes of this year’s Mobile World Congress, we explore why events like this are important to organisations like HPE, and we examine why consumers should care about events like this. Rami Rahim, President and General Manager, HPE Networking tells us more. This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Sam Jarrell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations. This episode is available in both video and audio formats. About Rami:https://www.hpe.com/uk/en/leadership-bios/rami-rahim.html

How has the idea of ethics been affected by the rise of AI? This week, Technology Now is exploring the ideas of ethical and responsible AI. We examine how integrated into society AI has become, we ask how we co-exist with AI, and we look into how regular people, organisations, and governments are having to respond to the increasing adoption of AI. Kay Firth-Butterfield, CEO of Good Tech Advisory LLC and the world’s first Chief AI Ethics Officer, tells us more. This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Sam Jarrell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations. This episode is available in both video and audio formats. About Kay: https://kayfirthbutterfield.com Sources:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66807456 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65735769 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq808px90wxo https://www.npr.org/2025/05/07/g-s1-64640/ai-impact-statement-murder-victimhttps://www.academia.edu/123541578/The_Clinical_Chemist

How does a quantum computer work? This week, Technology Now is diving into the world of quantum computing. We delve into how quantum computers work, we explore what’s needed to build them and we ask what we should expect from this field of research in the future. Dr Michaela Eichinger, Product Solutions Physicist at Quantum Machines, tells us more. This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Sam Jarrell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations. This episode is available in both video and audio formats. About Michaela: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaela-eichinger/?originalSubdomain=ch Sourceshttps://blog.sciencemuseum.org.uk/quantum-computing-what-who-how-and-when/ https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/2025/press-release/#:~:text=Their%20experiments%20on%20a%20chip,passed%20a%20current%20through%20it. https://www.britannica.com/science/zero-point-energy https://www.space.com/how-cold-is-space K.W. Taconis, Dilution refrigeration, Cryogenics, Volume 18, Issue 8, 1978, Pages 459-464, ISSN 0011-2275, https://doi.org/10.1016/0011-2275(78)90204-7., (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/001122757890204

How is AI changing the way we store data? This week Technology Now dives into the topic of data storage in the world of AI. We explore intelligent storage, how data sovereignty is influencing how we store our data, and consider where the world of storage could be going in the future. Jim O’Dorisio, Senior Vice President and General Manager HPE Storage, tells us more. This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Sam Jarrell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations. About Jim:https://www.linkedin.com/in/odorisiojim/ Sources:https://www.statista.com/statistics/871513/worldwide-data-created/#statisticContainer https://www.studionetworksolutions.com/how-much-data-is-used-and-stored-in-the-world/#:~:text=expanding%20digital%20universe.-,Global%20Data%20Usage,over%20180%20zettabytes%20by%202025. 1 billion terrabytes in 1 zettabyte. If a smartphone has 1Tb storage, then you need 180 billion smartphones to make 180Zb of storage. 180 billion > 100 billion https://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/memory-storage/https://www.computerhistory.org/revolution/memory-storage/8/308 https://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/6129/ https://www.computerhistory.org/revolution/memory-storage/8/308/963

How are hospitals using AI and HPC to assist them in helping save lives? This week, Technology Now is joined by Keith Perry, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to explore how St Jude uses the latest technologies to help treat and prevent illness and catastrophic disease, giving patients and families more time, and more hope, when it comes to diagnosis. This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Sam Jarrell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations. About Keith:https://www.linkedin.com/in/keith-perry-8562347/ Sources:Hernigou P. Ambroise Paré III: Paré's contributions to surgical instruments and surgical instruments at the time of Ambroise Paré. Int Orthop. 2013 May;37(5):975-80. doi: 10.1007/s00264-013-1872-y. Epub 2013 Apr 12. PMID: 23580029; PMCID: PMC3631503. https://www.surgicalholdings.co.uk/history-of-surgical-instruments.html Smith-Bindman R, Kwan ML, Marlow EC, et al. Trends in Use of Medical Imaging in US Health Care Systems and in Ontario, Canada, 2000-2016. JAMA. 2019;322(9):843–856. doi:10.1001/jama.2019.11456 https://caferoentgen.com/2023/10/07/a-tale-of-two-hands-the-story-behind-the-two-famous-radiographs-captured-by-wilhelm-roentgen/ https://www.orau.org/health-physics-museum/collection/shoe-fitting-fluoroscope/index.html

What topics have to be considered while discussing AI? This week, Technology Now is returning to Davos, Switzerland, dive deeper into the topics surrounding the AI revolution. We ask how sovereignty in AI is linked to trust and explore how sustainability both impacts, and is impacted by sovereignty within the industry. Kirk Bresniker, chief architect of HPE Labs, tells us more. This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Sam Jarrell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations. This episode is available in both video and audio formats. About Kirk: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirkbresniker/

What are HPE doing at Davos? This week, Technology Now is heading to the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland to talk to HPE CEO and President Antonio Neri about the topics which are currently captivating business and world leaders. We explore what’s changed since last year, why people are focusing on AI and trust, and why quantum has emerged, again, as a topic of interest. This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Sam Jarrell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations. This episode is available in both video and audio formats. Video podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxgUswwHsLg&list=PLtS6YX0YOX4c12MoKvNgYw6zwNogLW3E7&index=1&pp=iAQB

What does sovereignty actually mean? This week, Technology Now dives into the world behind the words, exploring the reality versus the fantasy of data and technological sovereignty. We ask how definitions can change across location, and why this is important to understand when trying to work across boarders. Sana Khareghani, Chief Strategy Officer at Carbon3.AI tells us more. This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Sam Jarrell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations. About Sana:https://www.linkedin.com/in/sana-khareghani-4346771/?originalSubdomain=uk Sources:https://gdpr-info.eu/issues/fines-penalties/https://www.dataversity.net/articles/brief-history-cloud-computing/ https://www.kiteworks.com/risk-compliance-glossary/data-sovereignty-protecting-our-digital-footprint-in-the-age-of-information/ https://gdpr.eu/what-is-gdpr/