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From storage to strategy: Building AI business cases that deliver enterprise-wide impact

AI boosts productivity but drives up costs and energy use; firms must adopt integrated strategies to ensure sustainable, profitable AI adoption.

By Dave Wardrop • 5 min read • Thu, 13th Nov 2025

Hyperscale

Explainer: AI data boom sparks nuclear revival

Microsoft's deal to restart Three Mile Island's nuclear reactor marks a revival driven by soaring AI data centre energy demands and sustainability goals.

By Sean Mitchell • 6 min read • Wed, 12th Nov 2025

Hyperscale

2026 to bring AI reckoning as value & trust trump hype

In 2026, AI adoption must prioritise value, trust and governance as firms face a reckoning over ROI, ethics and operational costs amid fading hype.

By Melvin Hipolito • 7 min read • Fri, 7th Nov 2025

Hyperscale

Fastly unveils emissions dashboard for ANZ firms' compliance

Fastly has launched a sustainability dashboard to help Australian and New Zealand firms comply with mandatory supply chain emissions reporting regulations.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Mon, 3rd Nov 2025

Power / Energy

APAC IT leaders struggle with visibility, putting AI savings at risk

Over 70% of APAC IT leaders lack full visibility of their IT spend, risking AI cost savings and innovation amid growing investments and complex cloud use.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 28th Oct 2025

Hyperscale

OVHcloud unveils AI-powered cooling to cut water & energy use

OVHcloud launches AI-driven cooling technology in its datacentres, cutting water use by 30% and cooling energy consumption by 50%, boosting sustainability.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 4 min read • Fri, 17th Oct 2025

DevOps

Siemens & Airbus to decarbonise major UK & US industrial sites

Siemens and Airbus partner to slash CO2 emissions by 80 kilotonnes annually at four major UK and US sites by 2030, aiming for greener industrial operations.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Thu, 16th Oct 2025

Network Infrastructure

Dell unveils open rack-scale AI systems with 60% cooling savings

Dell launches modular AI rack systems with 60% cooling savings, featuring PowerCool eRDHx and open standards for efficient enterprise deployments.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Thu, 16th Oct 2025

Stories from Other Regions

Energy consumption stories

EduTech

Willow named finalist for Microsoft education award for AI use

Willow is a finalist for the 2025 Microsoft Education Partner of the Year Award, recognised for using AI to optimise campus operations and sustainability.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 13th Nov 2025

Agricultural Technology

AI infrastructure growth threatens 14 million Australian bees a year

A University of Sydney study warns AI infrastructure growth could cause the loss of up to 14 million Australian bees annually, threatening agriculture and biodiversity.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Tue, 11th Nov 2025

Supply Chain

PepsiCo to launch automated warehouse in Poland by 2026

PepsiCo will open an automated warehouse in Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland by 2026 to boost capacity, cut costs and reduce emissions by 200 tonnes annually.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Mon, 3rd Nov 2025

DataCentre infrastructure

UK data centre spending to surpass GBP £10 billion a year by 2029

UK data centre spending is set to soar from GBP £1.75bn to over GBP £10bn annually by 2029, driven by AI demand and regional development shifts.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 30th Oct 2025

Smart Cities

Vail adopts agentic AI to boost safety, efficiency & sustainability

The Town of Vail adopts HPE's agentic AI to enhance public safety, efficiency and sustainability, running on a renewable energy-powered data centre.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 30th Oct 2025

Power / Energy

Australians cut back on energy use as AI tech promises savings

Nearly half of Australians limit air conditioning use amid rising energy costs, while AI tech offers up to 60% savings on household appliance energy consumption.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Thu, 30th Oct 2025

Supply Chain

Five steps to achieving corporate environmental sustainability

Companies are embedding sustainability into daily operations with AI tools, smart offsets and data-driven steps to cut carbon emissions faster.

By Sianne Chen • 5 min read • Mon, 27th Oct 2025

Hyperscale

AI data centre cooling patents rise 50% amid energy concerns

AI data centre cooling patent filings have surged over 50% since 2019, reflecting efforts to tackle the rising energy demands of AI technologies.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 23rd Oct 2025

Hyperscale

Optimaze raises AUD $3 million to tackle cloud waste inefficiency

Optimaze has raised AUD $3 million to combat cloud waste, using AI to help Australian enterprises cut costs and energy use in cloud computing.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Thu, 23rd Oct 2025

Unified Communications

NBN Co rolls out greener, faster devices for homes & businesses

NBN Co begins rolling out greener, faster Network Termination Devices that cut energy use by 33% and boost internet speeds for Aussie homes and businesses.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 23rd Oct 2025