As agentic AI becomes more commonplace, the way in which we interact with our technology is fundamentally changing.
 
Engineers are giving way to domain experts, as the role of IT in the workplace evolves faster than ever before. This week, Technology Now is joined by Bob Friday, Chief AI Officer HPE Networking to discuss:
 
? What AI looks like in 2026, traditional models, agentic AI, and more
? The surprising role of ?bad? data in training models
? How businesses and organisations must respond to the new AI-first world
 
? 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 Bob: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobfriday/

Sometimes the biggest challenge isn?t having enough data, it?s knowing what to do with it.
 
As agentic AI moves to real-world deployment, our cities and towns are becoming smarter. The mountain town of Vail, Colorado is just one such example of where artificial intelligence is helping streamline services, improve decision making and enhance experiences for residents and visitors alike. This week, Technology Now welcomes Robin Braun, VP, AI Business Development, Hybrid Cloud, to the show to find out:
 
? How AI has been successfully used in Vail to improve outcomes for staff and consumers
? Why breaking down silos helps instigate necessary communication between departments
? Why AI is more than just a productivity tool, it?s an essential part of modern day infrastructure
 
? 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 Robin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robinbraun/

Zero Trust has transitioned from buzzword to basic necessity. As AI has transformed the cybersecurity landscape, becoming a tool for both attack and defence, organisations are being forced to rethink how thy protect themselves, their users, and their networks. Technology Now welcomes back friend of the show Jaye Tillson, CTO Security and HPE Distinguished Technologist to discuss:

? The impact of AI on cyber threats as well as cybersecurity
? How Zero Trust can contain breeches if they cannot be prevented entirely
? Why limited access is more important than ever in a distributed network

? 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 Jaye: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaye-tillson/

AI is making our technology smarter? but it?s also making it much, much hotter.

With higher demand for HPC and enterprise AI, data centres are having to adapt to meet the changing demands on the modern world. This week, Technology Now is joined by Jason Zeiler Principal Product Manager for Next Generation Infrastructure and HPC/AI Liquid Cooling at HPE to find out:

? The efficiency benefits of liquid cooling compared to air cooling and why that isn?t always enough to convince enterprises to switch
? Whether future data centres will be built from first principles around liquid cooling infrastructure
? How higher operating temperatures are feeding back into microchip manufacturers? designs for the next generation of chips

? 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.

Sources:
https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/charts/electricity-consumption-by-data-centres-2020-2035

Recorded in front of a live studio audience at HPE Discover 2026, Michael Bird talks to EVP, President and General Manager of HPE Networking, Rami Rahim, about the future of our network infrastructure. Key takeaways include:

? 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 Rami: https://www.hpe.com/uk/en/leadership-bios/rami-rahim.html

What?s changing in enterprise tech - and what should leaders be preparing for next?

Recorded live at HPE Discover 2026, Michael Bird takes HPE CEO Antonio Neri on a gondola ride the Venetian Resort Las Vegas to explore:

? 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 Antonio Neri: https://www.hpe.com/uk/en/leadership-bios/antonio-neri.html

Are we prepared for the deployment of a functional quantum computer? This week, Technology Now is returning to the topic of post quantum cryptography. We ask why the deadline for migrating to PQC enabled systems has been moved up, we discover what a quantum computer actually needs to be cryptographically relevant, and we pose the question: when it comes to migrating your systems to quantum resistant forms of encryption, could it already be too late for some people to start?

This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Sam Jarrell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations.

How is AI forcing our networks to change? This week, Technology Now is diving into the world of network architecture and asking how AI is forcing us to rethink what it looks like. We ask how AI requirements are different to regular computing, we explore why this makes cacheing obsolete, and we ask how our networks are going to continue changing into the future to cope with the demands of our new AI native world. AE Natarajan, SVP, general Manager for Routing Infrastructure Solutions, HPE networking, tells us more.

This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Sam Jarrell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations.

About AE: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ae-natarajan-b79202/

How much power does the UK?s fastest supercomputer use? This week, Technology Now returns to Isambard AI, the UK?s most powerful supercomputer to find out how you run such a machine. We will explore how much energy it uses, how the system stays cool, and we ask if there are any planned future developments which could increase efficiency. Dr Emma Rose, Centre Manager for the Bristol Centre for Supercomputing, tells us more.

This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Sam Jarrell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations. This episode is available in both video and audio formats.

About Emma: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emma-rose-7951768a/

Hidden in the corner of a carpark in Bristol lies Isambard AI, the UK?s fastest supercomputer. This week, Technology Now is visiting Isambard AI to find out how the system works, how it was designed and assembled in a modular way, and to discover what sort of projects it runs. Professor Simon McIntosh-Smith, Director of the Bristol Centre for Supercomputing, tells us more.

This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Sam Jarrell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations. This episode is available in both video and audio formats.

About Simon:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonmcintoshsmith/

Sources:
https://www.bristol.ac.uk/research/centres/bristol-supercomputing/articles/2025/isambard-ai-launches-july-2025.html
https://www.uswitch.com/broadband/studies/broadband-speed-statistics/

How safe is our data from internal threats? This week, Technology Now dives into the world of confidential computing. We ask why regular encryption when data is at rest or in transit might not be enough, we explore how confidential computing works to keep our data safer, and we examine why this concept is so important in the first place. Dr Nigel Edwards, Director of the Security Lab at HPE Labs, tells us more.

This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Sam Jarrell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations.

About Nigel:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nigel-edwards-170591/

Are we ready for emerging cybersecurity threats in the world of AI? This week, Technology Now looks at how AI has changed the world of cybersecurity for both the good and the bad. We ask how AI is harnessed by attackers to try and gain access to our systems while also exploring how AI can be used defensively too. David Hughes, SVP SASE Security, HPE Networking, tells us more.
 
This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Sam Jarrell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations.

About David: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-hughes-42751636/

Sources: https://www.totalassure.com/blog/cyber-attack-statistics-by-year-2020-2025

How do you update a network without downtime? This week, Technology Now is diving into the world of telcos and how they keep critical infrastructure running while continuing to improve their systems. We ask how silos have been used historically by telcos, how AI and cloud are being embraced and how you manage the switch from old to new architecture without impacting users. Franz Seiser, Head of the Data Tribe at Deutche Telekom, tells us more.

This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Sam Jarrell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations.

About Franz:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/franz-seiser-658b94/

Do we have enough energy to go around? This week Technology Now investigates how organisations can use their energy more efficiently. We ask how important energy sovereignty should be, we consider the financial benefits of savvy energy use, and we explore potential ways in which waste heat could be repurposed. Karim Abou Zahab, a Principal Technologist with the Sustainable Transformation Team at HPE tells us more.

This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Sam Jarrell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations.

About Karim:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/karim-abouzahab/

Sources:
https://www.iea.org/reports/global-energy-review-2025/electricity

https://www.neso.energy/energy-101/great-britains-monthly-energy-stats#:~:text=Great%20Britain's%20energy%20explained:%20March,lower%20demand%20across%20the%20country.

How would we integrate quantum computers into our current infrastructure? This week, Technology Now is exploring the practicalities of quantum computing, not just how they work but how we would physically build one. How would it be used alongside traditional HPC, what would it be used for, and what would be involved in the process of actually building one.

This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Sam Jarrell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations.

About Masoud:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/masoud-mohseni-12b00214/

Quantum Computing 1-0-1:
https://hpe.lnk.to/quantumfa

How could considering the whole lifecycle of technology help save money? This week, Technology Now is diving into the world of HPE Financial Services and examining the importance of reuse and refurbishment in the rapidly changing technology ecosystem. Maeve Culloty, President and CEO of HPE Financial Services tells us more.

This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Sam Jarrell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations.

About Maeve:

https://www.hpe.com/uk/en/leadership-bios/maeve-culloty.html

Bathtub episode:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYAGoSXPceU&list=PLtS6YX0YOX4c12MoKvNgYw6zwNogLW3E7&index=52

Sources:

https://weee-forum.org/ws_news/of-16-billion-mobile-phones-possessed-worldwide-5-3-billion-will-become-waste-in-2022/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-28802646

0.034g gold per phone

0.034 x 5.3x10^9 = 180,200,000g = 180,200kg

180,200 x 2.2 = 396,440lbs

What is a self-driving network? This week, Technology Now is diving into self-driving networks 1-0-1. We explore what they are, how they work, and what benefits they have over regular networks to find out why an organisation might choose to use a self-driving one instead.

This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Sam Jarrell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations.

About Sujai:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sujai-hajela-270a83/

Why is data so important in the healthcare sector? This week, Technology Now is diving into the world of data analysis in healthcare. We will be asking how different methods of data analysis can lead to different outcomes, we?ll be exploring how AI can be used to help find patterns in huge quantities of data, and we?ll be asking how historical legal rulings still influence our healthcare sector today. Lisa Marceau founder and CEO of Joyous and Alpha Millennial Health, tells us more.

This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Sam Jarrell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations.

About Lisa:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisamarceau/

Sources:
 https://www.londonmuseum.org.uk/collections/london-stories/john-snow-cholera-broad-street-pump/

Tulchinsky TH. John Snow, Cholera, the Broad Street Pump; Waterborne Diseases Then and Now. Case Studies in Public Health. 2018:77?99. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-804571-8.00017-2. Epub 2018 Mar 30. PMCID: PMC7150208.

https://orwh.od.nih.gov/toolkit/recruitment/history

 Petersen I, Peltola T, Kaski S, et al., Depression, depressive symptoms and treatments in women who have recently given birth: UK cohort study, BMJ Open 2018;8:e022152. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022152

How are data centres tied to countries? data strategies? This week, Technology Now takes a step back to look at why and how countries are investing in AI projects. We ask how large data centres are funded, built and powered, we explore how technology is procured for these projects, and we examine the impact of these giant structures on data sovereignty. Talal al Kaissi, interim CEO of Core 42, tells us more.

This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Sam Jarrell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations.

About Talal:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/talal-m-al-kaissi-20059a5/?originalSubdomain=ae

Sources:
https://www.cargoson.com/en/blog/number-of-data-centers-by-country

https://regional.chinadaily.com.cn/hohhot/2022-06/08/c_793607.htm

https://www.seas.upenn.edu/about/history-heritage/eniac/

https://www.vailwilliams.com/from-first-generation-to-hyperscale-the-whirlwind-evolution-of-data-centres/

 https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/worlds-first-general-purpose-computer-turns-75#:~:text=ENIAC%20weighed%2030%20tons%2C%20took,five%20million%20hand%2Dsoldered%20joints.

https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?search=10%2C700%2C000+square+feet+%28sq.+ft%29%2C+a+measure+of+area&unit=f2&comp=area&amt=10700000&searchTerm=10%2C700%2C000+square+feet+%28sq.+ft%29%2C+a+measure+of+area#google_vignette

How can technology be used in the fight against modern slavery? This week, Technology Now is exploring the impact of modern slavery and how technology can be used to try and reduce it. We ask what the scale of the problem is today, we examine what modern slavery can look like, and we discuss how organisations and consumers can work together to try and combat this practice. John Schultz, Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary for HPE, tells us more.

This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Sam Jarrell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations.

About John:
https://www.hpe.com/uk/en/leadership-bios/john-schultz.html

Sources
 https://www.hpe.com/us/en/newsroom/blog-post/2025/12/when-good-intentions-are-not-enough-the-importance-of-data-and-ai-in-solving-the-modern-slavery-epidemic.html

https://www.hpe.com/uk/en/leadership-bios/john-schultz.html

What?s happening at Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2026? This week, Technology Now is on the ground in Barcelona at the 20th Mobile World Congress to delve deeper into the future of networking. We ask what are the big themes of this year?s Mobile World Congress, we explore why events like this are important to organisations like HPE, and we examine why consumers should care about events like this. Rami Rahim, President and General Manager, HPE Networking tells us more.

This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Sam Jarrell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations. This episode is available in both video and audio formats.

About Rami:
https://www.hpe.com/uk/en/leadership-bios/rami-rahim.html

How has the idea of ethics been affected by the rise of AI? This week, Technology Now is exploring the ideas of ethical and responsible AI. We examine how integrated into society AI has become, we ask how we co-exist with AI, and we look into how regular people, organisations, and governments are having to respond to the increasing adoption of AI. Kay Firth-Butterfield, CEO of Good Tech Advisory LLC and the world?s first Chief AI Ethics Officer, tells us more.

This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Sam Jarrell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations. This episode is available in both video and audio formats.

About Kay:
 https://kayfirthbutterfield.com

Sources:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66807456

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65735769

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq808px90wxo

https://www.npr.org/2025/05/07/g-s1-64640/ai-impact-statement-murder-victim
https://www.academia.edu/123541578/The_Clinical_Chemist

How does a quantum computer work? This week, Technology Now is diving into the world of quantum computing. We delve into how quantum computers work, we explore what?s needed to build them and we ask what we should expect from this field of research in the future. Dr Michaela Eichinger, Product Solutions Physicist at Quantum Machines, tells us more.

This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Sam Jarrell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations. This episode is available in both video and audio formats.

About Michaela:
 https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaela-eichinger/?originalSubdomain=ch

Sources
https://blog.sciencemuseum.org.uk/quantum-computing-what-who-how-and-when/

https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/2025/press-release/#:~:text=Their%20experiments%20on%20a%20chip,passed%20a%20current%20through%20it.

https://www.britannica.com/science/zero-point-energy

https://www.space.com/how-cold-is-space

K.W. Taconis, Dilution refrigeration, Cryogenics, Volume 18, Issue 8, 1978, Pages 459-464, ISSN 0011-2275, https://doi.org/10.1016/0011-2275(78)90204-7., (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/001122757890204

How is AI changing the way we store data? This week Technology Now dives into the topic of data storage in the world of AI. We explore intelligent storage, how data sovereignty is influencing how we store our data, and consider where the world of storage could be going in the future. Jim O?Dorisio, Senior Vice President and General Manager HPE Storage, tells us more.

This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Sam Jarrell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations.

About Jim:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/odorisiojim/

Sources:
https://www.statista.com/statistics/871513/worldwide-data-created/#statisticContainer

https://www.studionetworksolutions.com/how-much-data-is-used-and-stored-in-the-world/#:~:text=expanding%20digital%20universe.-,Global%20Data%20Usage,over%20180%20zettabytes%20by%202025.

1 billion terrabytes in 1 zettabyte. If a smartphone has 1Tb storage, then you need 180 billion smartphones to make 180Zb of storage. 180 billion > 100 billion

https://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/memory-storage/
https://www.computerhistory.org/revolution/memory-storage/8/308

https://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/6129/

https://www.computerhistory.org/revolution/memory-storage/8/308/963

How are hospitals using AI and HPC to assist them in helping save lives? This week, Technology Now is joined by Keith Perry, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at St. Jude Children?s Research Hospital to explore how St Jude uses the latest technologies to help treat and prevent illness and catastrophic disease, giving patients and families more time, and more hope, when it comes to diagnosis.

This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Sam Jarrell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations.

About Keith:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/keith-perry-8562347/

Sources:
Hernigou P. Ambroise Paré III: Paré's contributions to surgical instruments and surgical instruments at the time of Ambroise Paré. Int Orthop. 2013 May;37(5):975-80. doi: 10.1007/s00264-013-1872-y. Epub 2013 Apr 12. PMID: 23580029; PMCID: PMC3631503.

https://www.surgicalholdings.co.uk/history-of-surgical-instruments.html

Smith-Bindman R, Kwan ML, Marlow EC, et al. Trends in Use of Medical Imaging in US Health Care Systems and in Ontario, Canada, 2000-2016. JAMA. 2019;322(9):843?856. doi:10.1001/jama.2019.11456

https://caferoentgen.com/2023/10/07/a-tale-of-two-hands-the-story-behind-the-two-famous-radiographs-captured-by-wilhelm-roentgen/

https://www.orau.org/health-physics-museum/collection/shoe-fitting-fluoroscope/index.html

What topics have to be considered while discussing AI? This week, Technology Now is returning to Davos, Switzerland, dive deeper into the topics surrounding the AI revolution. We ask how sovereignty in AI is linked to trust and explore how sustainability both impacts, and is impacted by sovereignty within the industry. Kirk Bresniker, chief architect of HPE Labs, tells us more.

This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Sam Jarrell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations. This episode is available in both video and audio formats.

About Kirk: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirkbresniker/

What are HPE doing at Davos? This week, Technology Now is heading to the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland to talk to HPE CEO and President Antonio Neri about the topics which are currently captivating business and world leaders. We explore what?s changed since last year, why people are focusing on AI and trust, and why quantum has emerged, again, as a topic of interest.

This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Sam Jarrell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations. This episode is available in both video and audio formats.

Video podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxgUswwHsLg&list=PLtS6YX0YOX4c12MoKvNgYw6zwNogLW3E7&index=1&pp=iAQB

What does sovereignty actually mean? This week, Technology Now dives into the world behind the words, exploring the reality versus the fantasy of data and technological sovereignty. We ask how definitions can change across location, and why this is important to understand when trying to work across boarders. Sana Khareghani, Chief Strategy Officer at Carbon3.AI tells us more.

This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Sam Jarrell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations.

About Sana:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sana-khareghani-4346771/?originalSubdomain=uk

Sources:
https://gdpr-info.eu/issues/fines-penalties/
https://www.dataversity.net/articles/brief-history-cloud-computing/

https://www.kiteworks.com/risk-compliance-glossary/data-sovereignty-protecting-our-digital-footprint-in-the-age-of-information/

https://gdpr.eu/what-is-gdpr/

How are our networks designed to cope with the increasing demands of AI? This week, Technology Now dives into the topic of networking for AI, exploring how our networks have adapted and evolved to meet the ever growing demands of modern day AI infrastructure. Praful Lalchandani,VP of Networking Product Management, tells us more.

This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Sam Jarrell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations.

About Praful:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/prafullalchandani/

Sources:
https://www.networkworld.com/article/972044/ethernet-at-50-bob-metcalfe-pulls-down-the-turing-award.html

https://www.networkworld.com/article/970970/what-is-ethernet.html

https://computer.howstuffworks.com/ethernet5.htm

What is Spaceborne Lunar? This week, Technology Now explore how, and why, you would put a supercomputer on the moon. We ask why anyone would want to put a supercomputer on the moon, we discover how one would go about doing such a thing, and we explore the benefits that this sort of extreme edge computing could bring. Norm Follett, Senior Director, HPE Global Technical Marketing, Space Technologies & Solutions, tells us more.

This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Sam Jarrell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations. This episode is available in both video and audio formats.

About Norm: https://www.linkedin.com/in/normfollett/

Sources:
https://www.hpe.com/us/en/newsroom/accelerating-space-exploration-with-the-spaceborne-computer.html
https://spectrum.ieee.org/software-as-hardware-apollos-rope-memory

https://www.bcs.org/articles-opinion-and-research/the-first-computers-on-the-moon/

https://www.sciencefocus.com/space/what-tech-would-the-apollo-11-mission-have-today

https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20230516-apollo-how-moon-missions-changed-the-modern-world

Averill C., 2022, a Brief Analysis of the Apollo Guidance Computer, https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2201.08230

What?s the current state of play in the world of networking? This week, Technology Now returns to HPE Discover Barcelona for a discussion with Rami Rahim, President and General Manager, HPE Networking. We ask why networking is so important, how it is possible to keep the world connected, and explore what networking will look like going into the future.

This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Sam Jarrell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations. This episode is available in both video and audio formats.

About Rami Rahim:
https://www.hpe.com/uk/en/leadership-bios/rami-rahim.html

What?s going on at HPE Discover Barcelona 2025. This week, Technology Now visits Barcelona for an interview with company CEO Antonio Neri. We ask what the how the world of technology is faring a quarter of the way into the 21st century, we look forward to where we?re heading in the future, and we explore how HPE is responding to our changing world.

This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Sam Jarrell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations. This episode is available in both video and audio formats.

http://www.hpe.com/discover/barcelona

Why put a supercomputer into orbit? This week, Technology Now concludes its mini-series by looking to space. We examine our final objects, Spaceborne computers one and two, as well as Spaceborne Lunar. We will explore why HPE are sending supercomputers to space, how they have to be adapted to exist off world, and where they will be travelling to next.

This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Aubrey Lovell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations.

More about Norm Follett:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/normfollett/

Sources
https://www.pwc.com.au/industry/space-industry/lunar-market-assessment-2021.pdf

How do networks keep our society running? This week, Technology Now continues with the third episode in its miniseries with a further three objects: the A52 WiFi 7, and Juniper access points. We dive into the birth of modern networking, the security and technology required for ?bring your own device? connections, and the unexpected things a modern day WiFi router can detect. Stuart Strickland, Wireless Chief Technology Officer and HPE Fellow tells us more.

This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Aubrey Lovell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations.

About Stuart Strickland: https://www.hpe.com/psnow/doc/a00118725enw

How has compute evolved to meet the changing demands of modern society? This week, Technology Now continues with its mini-series, exploring objects two, three and four: the HP35 calculator, the HP 65 calculator, and the ProLiant Gen 12 Server. We dive into this history of personal devices and computing, how compute has evolved over the years, and where the world of computing is going to go in the future. Kirk Bresniker, Chief Architect at HPE Labs, tells us more.

This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Aubrey Lovell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations.

About Kirk: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirkbresniker

How did HPE and Disney form a relationship which has continued for over 80 years? This week, Technology Now begins a mini-series to celebrate the tenth birthday of HPE. In Episode one, we explore where it all began ? with the sale of an oscillator to Disney in the ?30s - and how that partnership has continued to this day through digitisation, the pandemic, and the current AI explosion.

This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Aubrey Lovell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations.

About Alice Taylor:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alicetaylor/

Sources
https://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/5011/HP-9826/
https://www.hpe.com/nl/en/what-is/virtual-desktop.html 
https://www.imdb.com/list/ls093653710/
https://www.flywing-tech.com/blog/a-1939-audio-oscillator-caught-disneys-eye-and-helped-launch-hp/ 
https://www.hewlettpackardhistory.com/item/a-deal-with-disney/ 
https://www.hpe.com/us/en/about/history/innovation-gallery/008-product.html
https://www.thedisneyclassics.com/blog/animation-styles
https://medium.com/cinemania/a-puppet-in-walt-disneys-hands-ea2d5b43ef96 

What is Chapel? This week, Technology Now explores the programming language, Chapel. We ask what it is, how it was designed, and we explore why people would use it instead of some of the more established languages.

This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Aubrey Lovell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations.

About Brad Chamberlain:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/brad-chamberlain-3ab358105

Sources
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ada-Lovelace

https://www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/about/

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https://www.mpg.de/female-pioneers-of-science/Ada-Lovelace

What is Chat HPE? This week, Technology Now dives into the world of workplace assistants and examines what must be considered when designing them. We explore why businesses want them, how they are created, and ask how good Chat HPE could be when designing a podcast... Jose M Mejias, a Distinguished Technologist working in the Data Office tells us more.

This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Aubrey Lovell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations.

About Jose: https://pr.linkedin.com/in/jose-mejias-1233b323

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https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jul/25/joseph-weizenbaum-inventor-eliza-chatbot-turned-against-artificial-intelligence-ai

How do we know if our AI? is really AI? This week, Technology now goes under the hood of AI products when Baradji Diallo, an AI Innovation Architect in Technology Strategy and Evaluation working in the office of the CTO joins us to tell us more about how he and his team investigate whether AI products are really what they claim to be.

This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Aubrey Lovell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations.

About Baradji Diallo:
 https://www.linkedin.com/in/baradji-diallo/

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How do we protect our institutional memory? This week, Technology Now explores the importance of organisational memory and the biggest challenges which can lead to its erosion. We dive into how it could be preserved, and why this is vital for our organisations. Rom Kosla, CIO for HPE, tells us more.

This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Aubrey Lovell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations.

About Rom Kosla
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kosla

Sources
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What sort of technology goes into building the latest arenas? This week, Technology Now explores the Chase Centre, home of the Golden State Warriors and a venue for all sorts of events from sports to live music. We examine the importance of technology in all aspects of design, from before fans leave their houses, to their connectivity, safety, and enjoyment at the venue. Brian Fulmer, Senior Director of IT at the Golden State Warriors, tells us more.

This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Aubrey Lovell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations.

HPE and Golden State Warriors Partnership:
https://www.hpe.com/psnow/doc/a00115219enw
https://www.hpe.com/h22228/video-gallery/us/en/v100003857/video?jumpId=in_videogallery_366db19b-247e-46f0-9acc-490ac791aefe_gaiw

About Brian Fullmer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianfulmer/

Sources:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/63755510
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ancient-roman-gladiator-arena-concession-stand-shops-found/
https://www.britannica.com/sports/polo
https://www.football-stadiums.co.uk/articles/history-of-floodlights-in-football/
https://www.britannica.com/place/United-Kingdom

How can artificial intelligence make itself more efficient? This week, Technology Now delves into the concept of solution based efficiency, how it can be applied to new and emerging technologies, and the importance of expecting the unexpected. John Frey, Senior Director and Chief Technologist of Sustainable Transformation for HPE, tells us more.

This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Aubrey Lovell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations.

HPE AI Sustainability Whitepaper: https://www.hpe.com/psnow/doc/a50013815enw

Sources:
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Where do we get our stuff from? This week, Technology Now is diving into the subject of supply chain. We explore what different people along the value chain care about, the types of disruptions modern day supply chains face, and we explore how AI can be integrated into the world of supply chain to mitigate unexpected shocks.

This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Aubrey Lovell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations.

About Mark Bakker: https://www.hpe.com/uk/en/leadership-bios/mark-bakker.html

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Can AI be used to improve patient experiences? This week, Technology Now explores how AI is being used to streamline data collection in the healthcare industry, how data should be treated to avoid bias in AI, and the benefits this brings to patients. Derek B. Howard, Programme Manager for the HPE Digital Health Foundry Programme, tells us more.

This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Aubrey Lovell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations.

About Derek B. Howard:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/derek-howard1/

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How do you keep a computer running non-stop? This week Technology Now explores the world of fault tolerant computing. We dive into how fault tolerance works, what industries use it, and why such a useful form of computing isn?t as ubiquitous as we might expect. Casey Taylor, Vice President and General Manager HPE Nonstop Compute tells us more.

This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Aubrey Lovell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations.

About Casey Taylor: https://www.linkedin.com/in/getcaseytaylor
Our previous episode with Casey: https://hpe.lnk.to/missioncriticalfa

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Can we build technology today to defend against the threats of tomorrow? This week, Technology Now concludes a double episode on post quantum cryptography and explores the subject of firmware, why it?s imperative that it be protected against quantum attacks and why a simple update can?t solve every problem. Nigel Edwards, Director of the Security Lab at HPE Labs, tells us more.

This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Aubrey Lovell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations.

About Nigel: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nigel-edwards-170591/?originalSubdomain=uk

Sources: 
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2016/01/the-long-and-winding-history-of-encryption/423726/
https://www.theqrl.org/blog/history-of-cryptography-behind-the-code-episode-1/
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/may/07/todays-ai-can-crack-second-world-war-enigma-code-in-short-order-experts-say

Why do quantum computers pose a threat to governments? This week Technology Now starts a two part dive into quantum computing. In this first episode, we ask: how are governments preparing to mitigate the threat posed by a hypothetical quantum computer which could be invented. Ken Rich, Federal CTO at HPE tells us more.

This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Aubrey Lovell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations.

About Ken Rich:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenrich111/

Sources:
https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/whitepaper/next-steps-preparing-for-post-quantum-cryptography
https://www.britannica.com/technology/quantum-computer
https://www.livescience.com/technology/computing/history-of-quantum-computing-key-moments-that-shaped-the-future-of-computing
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https://www.newscientist.com/article/2399246-record-breaking-quantum-computer-has-more-than-1000-qubits/

How do sports and technology go hand in hand? This week, Technology Now explores how sports teams use technology both on and off the field. We examine the history of sport analytics, and how technology is utilized to help training, find opponents? weaknesses, and even discover new talent going forwards. Matt Messick, CIO for the Dallas Cowboys who are part of Blue Star Operations Services, tells us more.

This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Aubrey Lovell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations.
 
HPE & Dallas Cowboys partnership:
https://www.hpe.com/psnow/doc/a50008315enw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JD9WhsESuwE
 
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https://www.nielsen.com/news-center/2025/super-bowl-lix-makes-tv-history-with-over-127-million-viewers/
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https://london-post.co.uk/the-analytics-revolution-in-the-nfl/

How can AI be used to commit fraud? This week, Technology Now dives into the world of AI attacks. We explore how AI is being used to commit fraud against both people and companies and ask what protections can be put in place to mitigate this in the future. Aman Raheja, Global Chief Information Security Officer at HPE tells us more.

This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Aubrey Lovell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations.

About Aman:
 https://www.linkedin.com/in/rahejaaman/

Sources:
https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/bernie-madoff

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/bernard-madoff.asp

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/27/phishing-email-scam-stole-100-million-from-facebook-and-google.html

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-39744007

https://www.npr.org/2019/03/25/706715377/man-pleads-guilty-to-phishing-scheme-that-fleeced-facebook-google-of-100-million

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/02/04/asia/deepfake-cfo-scam-hong-kong-intl-hnk/

What does the future hold for the world of Technology? This week, Technology Now is looking to the future and where we could be going next exploring topics including physical AI and quantum computing. At the HP Garage in Palo Alto, California, our on the ground reporter Sam Jarrell is once again joined by HPE Labs Chief Architect, Kirk Bresniker, this time, to discuss the future of innovation

This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Aubrey Lovell look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations.

About Kirk Bresniker: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirkbresniker

Sources:
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/the-history-of-innovation-cycles/

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