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Data center certifications target newcomers, experts, and sustainability pros

Network World

Uptime Education, for example, has a recertification program every three years. Uptime Institute Data Center Fundamentals Uptime Institutes Data Center Fundamentals (DCF) is a one-day program that provides an overview of what data centers are and what they do. It gives you that awareness into the industry.

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Singapore government pushes energy-efficient data center plan

Network World

GW of data center capacity with at least 300 MW of additional capacity in the near term, with more to come through green energy deployments, it announced earlier this week. Singapore wants to go beyond that and reduce energy use for air-cooling by raising the temperatures at which servers and storage racks can safely operate.

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AI-powered information management: a catalyst for operational success in the energy industry

CIO Business Intelligence

Essential to global prosperity yet subject to economic and geopolitical forces, companies across the entire energy value chain are under pressure to operate at high levels of safety, efficiency, and uptime. But organizations within the energy industry are in an especially precarious situation. Its the same story across all industries.

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AES enlists AI to boost its sustainable energy business

CIO Business Intelligence

American utility and power company AES launched a renewable energy program in mid-2022 that is not only reducing its carbon footprint but adding wealth to its coffer. The project, dubbed Farseer AI Generation Forecasting and Market Automation Program, was developed by a handful of AES data scientists in partnership with Google.

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AI as a catalyst for ESG: Empowering CIOs to drive sustainable innovation

CIO Business Intelligence

However, concerns about their energy consumption and environmental impact have raised questions about their compatibility with ESG objectives. Aligning IT operations with ESG metrics: CIOs need to ensure that technology systems are energy-efficient and contribute to reducing the company’s carbon footprint.

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New middleware doubles GPU computational efficiency for AI workloads in trials, says Fujitsu

Network World

“The rapid expansion of compute infrastructure to support training for genAI has created a major electrical power availability challenge,” said a Gartner research note on emerging technologies for energy-efficient generative AI compute systems by researchers Gaurav Gupta, Menglin Cao, Alan Priestley, Akhil Singh, and Joseph Unsworth.

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Cyber trailblazers breaking barriers: Insights from women cybersecurity leaders at Gitex 2024

CIO Business Intelligence

Several targeted initiatives were highlighted, such as leadership development programs tailored for women and underrepresented groups. These programs offer specialized training, networking opportunities, and career pathways to CISO-level roles. “We