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The role of IoT in shaping smart cities

CIO

By 2050, an estimated 68% of the global population will reside in urban environments, placing immense strain on existing infrastructure and resource allocation. Scalable and secure data storage solutions and high-performance computing capabilities are essential for processing massive datasets and generating actionable insights.

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Making Remarkable Energy Grids a Reality

CIO

Energy Information Administration forecasts 47% higher global energy demand by 2050. [1] 2] But by 2050, as we collectively seek to meet net-zero targets, 90% of the world’s electricity is predicted to come from renewable sources. [3] The future is renewable Growth in energy demand is unlikely to change. EIA , October 2021. [2]

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Elevate your digital transformation with impactful sustainability

CIO

With the paradigm shift from the on-premises data center to a decentralized edge infrastructure, companies are on a journey to build more flexible, scalable, distributed IT architectures, and they need experienced technology partners to support the transition. And we’re committed to helping customers meet their energy-efficiency targets too.

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Australian businesses need new servers to drive sustainability and innovation

CIO

Australian businesses need to transition to sustainable IT solutions to support these emerging technologies while staying in line with Australia’s new commitment to an emissions reduction target of 43 per cent and net zero emissions by 2050. Enabling emerging tech at the edge The infrastructure must also support emerging technologies.

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Two European companies are mapping a future service for direct air capture to sequestration of CO2

TechCrunch

There is growing awareness of the need to build capacity to remove CO 2 from the atmosphere to achieve net zero by 2050. Combined with safe and permanent storage, direct air capture has the potential to get the carbon cycle back in balance,” said Børre Jacobsen, the managing director of Northern Lights, in a statement. .

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Local energy: a source of opportunity and resilience in the US energy transition

Capgemini

The main grid will of course still be a critical piece of energy infrastructure; however, microgrids will serve to boost and strengthen it. This resilient energy infrastructure will insulate the local area from energy outages, which itself protects critical infrastructure, commerce, and citizens’ welfare.

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REEF Technology raises $700M from SoftBank and others to remake parking lots

TechCrunch

While it still manages parking lots, it now it adds infrastructure for cloud kitchens, healthcare clinics, logistics and last-mile delivery, and even old school brick and mortar retail and experiential consumer spaces on top of those now-empty parking structures and spaces. “Data and infrastructure is a big part of our neighborhood hub.