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Ark to invest GBP £807m in Surrey data centre expansion
Data centers

Ark to invest GBP £807m in Surrey data centre expansion

Surrey's Longcross campus will gain more capacity for AI workloads as Ark commits GBP £807 million to meet Nebius's growing UK demand.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Yesterday
UK councils drive Arcus Global growth amid reorganisation
Software-as-a-Service

UK councils drive Arcus Global growth amid reorganisation

Council reorganisation is speeding up demand for cloud systems as Arcus Global posts 26 per cent recurring revenue growth since 2022.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Yesterday
Capgemini first SAP sovereign cloud partner in Europe
Digital Transformation

Capgemini first SAP sovereign cloud partner in Europe

Demand for controlled cloud services is rising as governments and regulated industries seek to keep sensitive data and operations within national boundaries.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last week
TechFirst youth programme to roll out across West Midlands
Semiconductors

TechFirst youth programme to roll out across West Midlands

A government-backed push to tackle digital skills gaps will give 11- to 18-year-olds hands-on projects and a Birmingham lab across the region.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last week
UK public sector IT teams struggle with AI rollout
Digital Transformation

UK public sector IT teams struggle with AI rollout

Most UK public sector IT teams lack the infrastructure and trust needed to scale AI safely, a SolarWinds survey found.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
Zimperium signs UK distribution deal with ABC Distribution
Digital Transformation

Zimperium signs UK distribution deal with ABC Distribution

UK businesses face more mobile phishing and fraud as Zimperium widens access to its defences through ABC Distribution.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
OneAdvanced & NVIDIA test sovereign AI for NHS triage
Data Protection

OneAdvanced & NVIDIA test sovereign AI for NHS triage

NHS patients could be routed faster and more accurately after a UK-built model outperformed GPs and rival AI in triage tests.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
Cosine assembles UK coalition for sovereign AI model
AI Security

Cosine assembles UK coalition for sovereign AI model

UK banks, defence contractors and telecoms groups are backing a homegrown AI model designed to run inside customers' own systems.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last week
UK innovation firms eye growth at home despite delays
Data centers

UK innovation firms eye growth at home despite delays

Delayed procurement is making revenue visibility harder for UK innovation firms, even as 56 per cent plan their next growth phase at home.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last week

Global Stories

Public Sector stories

monday.com appoints Ben Barnett as EMEA General Manager
Software-as-a-Service

monday.com appoints Ben Barnett as EMEA General Manager

The move puts a longtime London executive in charge of a region that generated 26% year-on-year revenue growth and serves 27,000 customers.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week
DXC deepens Anthropic tie-up for mission-critical AI
Digital Transformation

DXC deepens Anthropic tie-up for mission-critical AI

The deal will put Claude into banking, aviation and government systems, as DXC scales AI agents across regulated customer environments.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Leaseweb names Jeroen Verkroost as Chief Marketing Officer
Hybrid Cloud

Leaseweb names Jeroen Verkroost as Chief Marketing Officer

The hire comes as cloud providers jostle for business from customers weighing AI workloads, sovereignty and compliance in Europe.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week

Stories from Other Regions

Public Sector stories

Konkan Railway, Virtual Galaxy sign digital tie-up
Data Protection

Konkan Railway, Virtual Galaxy sign digital tie-up

The pact could open public-sector technology contracts spanning rail, banking and cyber security, though no deal values or specific projects were named.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week
New Zealand essential email open rates fall to 63.6%
Marketing Technologies

New Zealand essential email open rates fall to 63.6%

Lower inbox visibility is making vital notices harder to reach New Zealanders, even as those opened are drawing more clicks.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week
NEWWORK launches AI digital workforce platform in US
Customer Relationship Management

NEWWORK launches AI digital workforce platform in US

Large companies may gain a way to move AI pilots into production, as the platform adds governance and audit controls for enterprise workflows.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week
Hinds County launches first countywide camera safety network
Data Protection

Hinds County launches first countywide camera safety network

Dispatchers in Hinds County can now see live images from pre-approved cameras during emergencies, in a first countywide US rollout.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Fime wins MOSIP accreditation for biometric testing
Data Protection

Fime wins MOSIP accreditation for biometric testing

The certification could help governments avoid faulty enrolment hardware that risks undermining digital ID schemes used by more than 100 million people.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week