Technology Now

As AI demand continues to grow, so does the public scrutiny of the data centres that provide it. With more data centres being built to meet that demand, running these facilities efficiently has never been more important. Communities are also increasingly asking what impact this infrastructure will have on local resources, while misinformation and conflicting claims around the topic can make it difficult to separate fact from fiction. This week on Technology Now, Andrew DesRochers, Principal Technologist for Sustainable Transformation at HPE, joins the show to discuss: The importance that geography has on the efficiency of data centres How cooling techniques are evolving to meet AI demands Why it’s necessary for IT companies to foster a transparent relationship with the public What the next generation of data centres might look like 🎧 Listen for a front-line view of where enterprise technology is headed. Technology Now is HPE’s flagship, award-winning podcast that brings enterprise innovation to life – featuring real conversations with leaders, customers, and experts on how AI, cloud, and networking are shaping the future of business. Join hosts Michael Bird and Sam Jarrell each Thursday for a new episode on how technology drives real change for companies and consumers, and why everyone should be invested in the conversation. This episode is available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple and wherever you get your podcasts. About Andrew: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewdesrochers/

What if AI could do more than just help employees and instead assist with the running of an entire organisation? As businesses move beyond chatbots and start to integrate AI into their day to day working, a new type of organisation is appearing: the agentic enterprise. This week, Technology Now explores this new form of enterprise with Suparna Bhattacharya, HPE Fellow, AI Research Lab at HPE Labs to find out: How agentic AI goes beyond automation and individual productivity The importance of teaching AI not just how to do tasks, but the principles it should follow What role humans play in an agentic enterprise What an agentic operating system is, and why they could be a game changer 🎧 Listen for a front-line view of where enterprise technology is headed. Technology Now is HPE’s flagship, award-winning podcast that brings enterprise innovation to life - featuring real conversations with leaders, customers, and experts on how AI, cloud, and networking are shaping the future of business. Join hosts Michael Bird and Sam Jarrell each Thursday for a new episode on how technology drives real change for companies and consumers, and why everyone should be invested in the conversation. This episode is available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple and wherever you get your podcasts. About Suparna: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suparna-bhattacharya-5a7798b/ HPE Labs miniseries on Technology Now, celebrating 60 years of innovation: Episode 1 – Sixty years of innovation: how would we use a quantum computer? | Masoud Mohseni | https://hpe.lnk.to/quantumcomputer Episode 2 – Is encryption enough to protect our data? | Nigel Edwards | https://hpe.lnk.to/encryption Episode 3 – Chatbots, agents & LLMs: the future of AI where bigger isn’t always better | Kirk Bresniker | https://hpe.lnk.to/llm Episode 4 – How to power AI: smarter cooling and the future of energy | Cullen Bash | https://hpe.lnk.to/powering-AI Episode 5 – AI agents, superpowers and human judgement: the rise of agentic enterprise | Suparna Bhattacharya | https://hpe.lnk.to/agentic-enterprise

Creating effective AI models takes more than just huge amounts of compute. It requires the high-performance networks needed to connect increasingly powerful GPU clusters and move vast amounts of data. With the speed of AI adoption showing no signs of slowing, our entire infrastructure is having to change to keep up, but can the AI being trained also be used to increase the efficiency of the networks supporting it? This week, Technology Now revisits the concepts of networks for AI and AI for networking, to see how much has changed in the last six months. Praveen Jain, SVP & GM Data Center and AI Networking, HPE, joins the show to explain: The difference between a traditional data center and one optimized for AI How to maximize the efficiency of expensive GPUs Why infrastructure is becoming self-healing The vision of an autonomous data center in the future 🎧 Listen for an insider's view of the infrastructure powering the AI revolution. Technology Now is HPE’s flagship, award-winning podcast that brings enterprise innovation to life - featuring real conversations with leaders, customers, and experts on how AI, cloud, and networking are shaping the future of business. Join hosts Michael Bird and Sam Jarrell each Thursday for a new episode on how technology drives real change for companies and consumers, and why everyone should be invested in the conversation. This episode is available on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever you get your podcasts. About Praveen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/praveen-jain-24b633/

As AI adoption continues to accelerate, how can organisations maintain control of their data, infrastructure, and AI strategy? Sovereign AI is rapidly moving from planning and discussions to practical implementation, making it more important than ever for IT decision-makers to understand what it is and how it works. So, what does it take to deploy sovereign AI effectively while maintaining control, meeting compliance requirements, and protecting valuable data? This week, Technology Now is joined by Trish Damkroger, SVP & GM, HPC & AI, to find out: What sovereign AI looks like in 2026, and how it can be achieved The five imperatives that organisations must consider when implementing sovereign AI Why an effective AI strategy must come before decisions are made 🎧 Listen for a front-line view of where enterprise technology is headed. Technology Now is HPE’s flagship, award-winning podcast that brings enterprise innovation to life - featuring real conversations with leaders, customers, and experts on how AI, cloud, and networking are shaping the future of business. Join hosts Michael Bird and Sam Jarrell each Thursday for a new episode on how technology drives real change for companies and consumers, and why everyone should be invested in the conversation. This episode is available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple and wherever you get your podcasts. About Trish: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trishdamkroger/

AI is transforming the technology industry, but it’s also transforming how we think about energy. As AI models continue to grow, data centres continue to pop up, and agentic AI becomes part of everyday life, our tech infrastructure is consuming more energy than ever before. So how do we power the next generation of AI? In this penultimate episode of our HPE Labs miniseries celebrating 60 years of innovation, Technology Now is joined by Cullen Bash, Deputy Director of HPE Labs, to discuss: Why energy is becoming a strategic concern for CIOs and CEOs How the increasing demand for compute in data centres is reshaping how we think about energy Why innovation in electricity generation is as vital as making infrastructure more efficient How AI could help solve the very problems it is creating 🎧 Listen for a front-line view of where enterprise technology is headed. Technology Now is HPE’s flagship, award-winning podcast that brings enterprise innovation to life - featuring real conversations with leaders, customers, and experts on how AI, cloud, and networking are shaping the future of business. Join hosts Michael Bird and Sam Jarrell each Thursday for a new episode on how technology drives real change for companies and consumers, and why everyone should be invested in the conversation. This episode is available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple and wherever you get your podcasts. About Cullen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cullen-bash/ HPE Labs miniseries on Technology Now, celebrating 60 years of innovation: Episode 1 – Sixty years of innovation: how would we use a quantum computer? | Masoud Mohseni | https://hpe.lnk.to/quantumcomputer Episode 2 – Is encryption enough to protect our data? | Nigel Edwards | https://hpe.lnk.to/encryption Episode 3 – Chatbots, agents & LLMs: the future of AI where bigger isn’t always better | Kirk Bresniker | https://hpe.lnk.to/llm Episode 4 – How to power AI: smarter cooling and the future of energy | Cullen Bash | https://hpe.lnk.to/powering-AI Episode 5 – AI agents, superpowers and human judgement: the rise of agentic enterprise | Suparna Bhattacharya | https://hpe.lnk.to/agentic-enterprise