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The ITPro Podcast

The ITPro Podcast is a weekly show for technology professionals and business leaders. Each week hosts Rory Bathgate and Jane McCallion are joined by an expert guest to take a deep dive into the most important issues for the IT community. New episodes premiere every Friday. Visit itpro.com/uk/the-it-pro-podcast for more information, or follow ITPro on LinkedIn for regular updates.

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28:49

CES 2025: AI laptops and Nvidia’s tiny powerhouse

The ITPro Podcast ·

2025/01/17

The Consumer Electronics Show has blown through Las Vegas, bringing – as always – a flurry of futuristic tech launches, promises, and some prototypes that will never see the light of day. But among the giant TVs and robotaxis, there were also some big moments for business tech.From the dependable rollouts of AI PCs to novel – and more powerful – devices, a number of announcements will have caught the eye of business leaders.In this episode, Jane and Rory talk to ITPro’s reviews editor Bobby Hellard,

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37:31

Can better connectivity boost rural business?

The ITPro Podcast ·

2025/01/10

Anyone who works outside of a major city, or has ever tried to get work done while on a trip to a more rural location, knows that rural connectivity can be patchy. Despite the UK’s high population density and relative lack of difficult terrain, rural connectivity remains an uneven picture. Many rural businesses are still struggling to receive fiber optic cables, let alone leverage 5G signals to keep up with the demands of modern business.Is UK connectivity improving? And how far have we still got to

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31:50

The trends we're watching in 2025

The ITPro Podcast ·

2025/01/03

January is a time for planning, goal-setting, and looking to the future and here on the ITPro Podcast things are no different.While there are sometimes unexpected developments – take ChatGPT in 2022, for example – it’s nevertheless possible to tease out trends from the year gone by that can influence the new one.For this new year’s edition of the podcast, Jane and Rory are joined by Dr John Honchell, IT industry analyst at Future B2B, to unpick the top trends from this year that will shape

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28:22

The 2024 that didn't happen

The ITPro Podcast ·

2024/12/27

It's now a Christmas tradition on the ITPro Podcast to look back at trends that were expected to dominate the year but then fizzled out.What predictions have gone the way of flying cars and the Metaverse? Which are delayed, perhaps permanently?In this episode, Jane is joined by Bobby Hellard, ITPro’s reviews editor, and Ross Kelly, ITPro’s news and analysis editor, to discuss three of the trends that failed to materialise this year: Intel’s AI dominance, a nuclear solution to data center energy

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18:07

December rundown: The dark side of Irish data centers

The ITPro Podcast ·

2024/12/20

It’s the last week before Christmas but while everyone else may be winding up for the festive season, the news never sleeps. In this episode of the ITPro Podcast, Jane is joined by news and analysis editor Ross Kelly to look back at some of the biggest stories from the month of December.Included in this episode:The US charges 14 members of a North Korean IT worker scamIreland has become a ‘data dumping ground’, says Friends of the EarthIs virtual reality the next frontier in software

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24:58

Has Google made a quantum breakthrough?

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2024/12/13

This week, Google announced that it had made a major step forward in quantum computing with its new quantum chip Willow. The AI and search giant stated that it had successfully completed calculations that would previously have been impossible using its new piece of hardware.In doing so, Google has taken shots at existing supercomputer infrastructure and driven excited chatter on social media – as well as worried posts about how the end of encryption is just around the corner. But how significant is

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37:16

Is OpenAI on a downward trend?

The ITPro Podcast ·

2024/12/06

If one company can be said to have walked away the winner of the generative AI boom of the past few years, it’s OpenAI. The startup, which was founded as a non-profit with a mission to drive progress toward artificial general intelligence – aka a conscious machine – has led the pack of generative AI developers since it launched ChatGPT in 2022 and quickly became a household name.But in recent months, more and more questions have been raised about the viability of OpenAI in the long term. As some of

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27:28

November rundown: Supply chain scares and Google’s AI...

The ITPro Podcast ·

2024/11/29

November has come to a close, and the depths of winter are just around the corner. But that doesn’t mean events in tech are slowing down at all – nor that attackers are taking an early Christmas break.In the past month, we’ve seen a slew of cyber incidents, ranging from high-profile exploits of Microsoft vulnerabilities to a ransomware attack on a supply chain software company integral to high-street brands.Elsewhere, Google CEO Sundar Pichai has hailed the strides his company has made with using AI

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18:42

HPE Discover Barcelona: What’s the business benefit...

The ITPro Podcast ·

2024/11/22

HPE’s annual European conference took place this week in Barcelona and the company’s focus is still firmly on AI. This is bolstered by its supercomputing credentials – El Capitan, the latest supercomputer to come online in the US, was awarded the title of fastest supercomputer just a day before the conference kicked off.In this episode, Jane sits down with Gerald Kleyn, vice president of customer solutions for HPC and AI at Hewlett Packard Enterprise at HPE Discover Barcelona 2024 to discuss what

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29:10

What DORA means for business

The ITPro Podcast ·

2024/11/15

What does it mean to be secure in your sector? While every organization has its own cyber security policies, numerous pieces of legislation also set out minimum requirements for security that firms must reach or else be held accountable through fines.The EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act – which came into force in 2023 and applies from 17 January 2025 – aims to do just this for financial entities within the region. But what does being DORA-ready mean in practice? And how will the legislation

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27:32

October Rundown: Is the four-day week generally...

The ITPro Podcast ·

2024/11/08

It's that time of year when the clocks change and the nights draw in, the familiar starts to take on a new aspect as the shadows lengthen, and in the world of IT, trends that have been taken for granted are also starting to take on a new shape. As countries battle productivity problems, can they replicate the success of Iceland's four-day working week? Elsewhere, developers have started to question just how useful AI coding tools really are, and OpenAI has had another successful funding round – but

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25:54

Halloween special: Cybersecurity horror stories

The ITPro Podcast ·

2024/11/01

It’s All Hallows’ Day, and we’ve still got Halloween on the brain. It’s that time of year when we tell the scariest stories we can – and for those in tech, there are none scarier than that of major cybersecurity incidents.In this episode, Rory and Jane talk to Solomon Klappholz, ITPro’s cybersecurity reporter, about some of the spookiest cyber incidents of 2024 and what businesses can learn from these ghoulish tales.FootnotesCrowdStrike CEO confirms update "defect" as the source of mass

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40:16

SPECIAL EDITION: A pragmatist’s guide to AI

The ITPro Podcast ·

2024/10/30

Every organization has to prepare for the future to the best extent possible, whether that means modernizing one’s infrastructure or adopting cutting-edge technologies like AI.In every sector, leaders are faced with the task of keeping their business up-to-date and competitive by integrating AI workloads within their environment. But getting a project underway and ensuring it delivers sufficient ROI can be a challenge. In this special edition of the ITPro Podcast, in association with Dell

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28:56

Classic episode: Putting privacy-enhancing...

The ITPro Podcast ·

2024/10/25

This episode was first broadcast 4 August 2023.As the economy has become increasingly dependent on data, companies have sought to make more profit from mining user actions such as through loyalty schemes or social media interactions.But individual rights also have to be respected, and businesses have to follow strict data protection procedures.Privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs) are one method for companies to securely search through data to derive value – for example, a bank could search through

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26:36

How to sell cybersecurity without the FUD, ft....

The ITPro Podcast ·

2024/10/18

It’s not every day that cybersecurity marketing professionals get to speak to one another, compare notes, and come up with innovative solutions for getting their voices heard.Despite being a cornerstone of the tech industry, cybersecurity is in need of constant marketing on its behalf. Developers need individuals willing to enter the boardroom to advocate for their product and cybersecurity marketers have to arm themselves with the right storytelling skills to get their message across.The

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34:51

Enabling cloud migration at scale

The ITPro Podcast ·

2024/10/11

To fully embrace the benefits of the cloud, businesses have to distribute existing workloads across hybrid and/or multi-cloud environments. While the benefits of this digital transformation are undeniable, it’s not a process without its challenges.This can be particularly true for firms with sprawling environments, perhaps as the result of mergers and acquisitions over the years, or those looking to get data in the right shape to be used for machine learning or AI.How can businesses reconcile these

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19:39

Salesforce Dreamforce 2024: Delivering on AI hype

The ITPro Podcast ·

2024/10/04

When it comes to the companies leading the way in AI development, Salesforce might not be the first name that springs to mind. The veteran CRM provider launched its flagship ‘Einstein’ AI in 2016, which relied on traditional machine learning methods to improve customer experience, but hasn’t sought to go head-to-head with major AI developers.With several years of generative AI hype at its back, the company is trying to carve a out a place for itself as the purveyor of trusted AI tools that live up

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20:49

SPECIAL EDITION: Why Open Banking from a bank?

The ITPro Podcast ·

2024/10/02

How much do you know about open banking? The practice allows companies to share choice information with third parties for the benefit of businesses, but it has yet to be taken up by every bank on the market.NatWest is a frontrunner in this regard. Its Payit service allows businesses to process customer payments quickly and easily, all alongside the ability to securely share customer data with added data insightsBut how does Payit work? And what are its standout benefits?In this special edition of

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20:10

September rundown: Hyperscalers go nuclear

The ITPro Podcast ·

2024/09/27

Energy usage in data centers is an increasingly Hot Topic, particularly with AI applications becoming more popular and widely used.While some organizations have talked up their commitment to renewables, such as solar or hydro, others have this month started to discuss a different, perhaps more controversial low carbon path.Elsewhere, a new rebellion against home working is beginning – and this time it's not CEOs or ministers leading the charge.In this episode, Jane is once again joined by Ross

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24:47

AI’s thirsty secret

The ITPro Podcast ·

2024/09/20

When people talk about the environmental impacts of data centers, normally the discussion focuses on energy usage. It’s something we’ve talked about at several points this year already, with reference to growing efforts to house AI workloads in green data centers that run on renewable energy to reduce their carbon impact.But while we can generate nearly limitless amounts of green energy, there is a decidedly finite amount of water in the world – and unfortunately, most data centers need vast amounts

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