Technology Now

In this episode, we’re heading to Las Vegas for HPE Discover 2024, for a breakdown of the multimedia keynote by HPE President and CEO Antonio Neri.​​The AI-focused keynote covered everything from new product announcements and a new partnership with NVIDIA, to the challenges of AI and its transformative possibilities. To delve deeper into these topics, we’re joined by HPE Chief Technologist for AI, Matt Armstrong Barnes.​​This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week we look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations and what we can learn from it.Do you have a question for the expert? Ask it here using this Google form: https://forms.gle/8vzFNnPa94awARHMAAbout this week's guest: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattarmstrongbarnes/?originalSubdomain=uk Sources and statistics cited in this episode:Listen to our previous episode on Spaceborne computer: https://share.transistor.fm/s/693c9349 Carnegie clean energy on HPE’s Technology Untangled podcast: https://www.technologyuntangled.fm/episodes/keeping-the-lights-on-part-1-how-do-we-make-more-energy Watch Antonio’s keynote on-demand: https://www.hpe.com/us/en/discover.html More from HPE Discover Las Vegas 2024: https://www.hpe.com/us/en/discover.html

In this episode we are looking at an emerging field which is bringing together two transformative fields in tech - edge, and AI. Traditionally, the intense compute requirements of AI have made it difficult to implement on edge devices - cell phones, laptops, or micro-electronics. However, that is slowly changing, and the global edge AI market is set to expand at a compound annual growth rate of 21.0% from 2023 to 2030. So, to find out more about edge AI, and the challenges or opportunities they can bring to our organisations, we’re joined today by Peter Moser, Senior Distinguished Technologist at Hewlett Packard Enterprise.This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week we look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations and what we can learn from it. Do you have a question for the expert? Ask it here using this Google form: https://forms.gle/8vzFNnPa94awARHMA About the expert: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-moser-7b90391/ Sources and statistics cited in this episode:Scope of the edge AI industry: https://www.grandviewresearch.com/industry-analysis/edge-ai-market-reportDenver Police to begin drone-based 911 call response: https://www.denverpost.com/2024/05/26/colorado-police-drones-first-responders/

In this episode we are looking ahead to the Enterprise tech event of the year, HPE Discover Las Vegas, which is on during the week of June 17th 2024. It’ll see curated programs of events across Edge and networking, Hybrid Cloud, and AI. Hundreds of sessions will provide an opportunity to network for thousands of global tech leaders, customers, and partners.And, to give us a bit of a sneak peek of the event - and his own keynote at Las Vegas' iconic Sphere - we’re joined today by a very special guest: HPE President and CEO, Antonio Neri. This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week we look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations and what we can learn from it. Do you have a question for the expert? Ask it here using this Google form: https://forms.gle/8vzFNnPa94awARHMA About this week’s guest: https://www.hpe.com/uk/en/leadership-bios/antonio-neri.html Sources and statistics cited in this episode:HPE Discover 2024 Agenda: https://www.hpe.com/us/en/discover.html#programs HPE Discover 2024 keynotes: https://www.hpe.com/us/en/discover.html#keynotes Drones fly with autonomous neural networks: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scirobotics.adi0591

In this episode we are looking at a growing issue in the tech field: Burnout among cyber security professionals. A report shared by the Information Systems Audit and Control Association shows that 51% of people working in cyber security may leave their job in the next year because of stress.But it's not just the stress of protecting organisations that is having an effect on people’s mental health in the sector. It’s an area that led today's guest, cyber security expert Peter Coroneos, to set up Cybermindz.org - a not-for-profit to help address and prevent burnout in the cybersecurity industry. This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week we look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations and what we can learn from it. Do you have a question for the expert? Ask it here using this Google form: https://forms.gle/8vzFNnPa94awARHMA About the expert: https://www.linkedin.com/in/petercoroneos/?originalSubdomain=auSources and statistics cited in this episode:Cybermindz.org: https://cybermindz.org/ISACA report : https://www.isaca.org/resources/news-and-trends/newsletters/atisaca/2023/volume-48/cybersecurity-and-burnout-the-cybersecurity-professionals-silent-enemy Statistics on the cyber security workforce: https://www.isc2.org/Insights/2023/11/ISC2-Cybersecurity-Workforce-Study-Looking-Deeper-into-the-Workforce-GapGlobal spending on cyber security: https://www.statista.com/outlook/tmo/cybersecurity/worldwide#revenueStudy into the mental health of cyber security professionals: https://www.tines.com/reports/state-of-mental-health-in-cybersecurity3D printed ‘skin’ sensors: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10473193

In this episode we are looking at computers going fast. ‘Exascale’ means a computer is running a billion, billion operations every second. At the 2024 ISC high-performance conference in Hamburg, Germany, the world’s second exascale machine was officially recognised: The Aurora supercomputer at Argonne National Laboratory officially broke the exascale barrier at 1.012 exaflops. So why does exascale matter, and why is it so difficult to achieve? Joining us to discuss is Susan Coghlan, Project Director of the Aurora exascale computer at the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility at Argonne National Laboratory in Lemont, Illinois.This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week we look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations and what we can learn from it. Do you have a question for the expert? Ask it here using this Google form: https://forms.gle/8vzFNnPa94awARHMA About the expert: https://www.anl.gov/profile/susan-m-coghlan Sources and statistics cited in this episode:Top500 list of the fastest supercomputers: https://top500.org/Argonne National Laboratory: https://www.anl.gov/Quantum navigation flight: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/un-jammable-quantum-tech-takes-flight-to-boost-uks-resilience-against-hostile-actors

In this episode we are taking a break from the norm to bring you a few of the amazing stories from the world of science and technology that haven’t quite made it into the podcast recently.  Our goal is to bring you a lot of amazing stories and important technological developments on this podcast, but the little stories in the middle where we take a break don’t always get the attention they deserve. So, this week, we’re bringing you some of the stories from around the world that haven’t quite made the podcast yet. And, of course, you’ll find details of all the stories we feature today in the show notes.Don’t worry, this isn’t a regular thing - we’ll be back to normal next week.This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week we look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations and what we can learn from it. Sources and statistics cited in this episode: The Lunar Cruiser: https://mag.toyota.co.uk/toyota-lunar-cruiser/Study into humanoid robots: https://www.euronews.com/next/2024/04/12/humanoids-no-thanks-most-g7-countries-feel-uncomfortable-with-the-most-advanced-robotsFood from thin air: https://solarfoods.com/opening-a-window-to-the-food-industrys-future-the-worlds-first-factory-growing-food-out-of-thin-air-launches/?utm_medium=email&_hsmi=302659422&utm_content=302659422&utm_source=hs_emailClouds to slow global warming: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-024-01427-zWaterproof e-glove: https://www.acs.org/pressroom/presspacs/2024/april/waterproof-e-glove-could-help-scuba-divers-communicate.htmlOur episode on energy efficient AI: https://link.chtbl.com/TechnologyUntangled_411 AI is more carbon-efficient than humans: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-54271-x

In this episode we are looking at why people are moving away from Virtual Private Networks, or VPNs, and are navigating towards Zero Trust Network Access, or ZTNAs.VPNs have largely been unchallenged as the go-to cyber security option for organisations since they first came about in the mid-1990s. However, they do have security flaws which have been exploited by hackers and cyber criminals, leading many to ask whether there’s a more secure solution.Joining us to discuss why ZTNA is becoming a more popular security option for organisations is Jaye Tillson, HPE’s Director of Strategy in Cyber Security.This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week we look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations and what we can learn from it. Do you have a question for the expert? Ask it here using this Google form: https://forms.gle/8vzFNnPa94awARHMA About the expert: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaye-tillson/?originalSubdomain=uk Sources and statistics cited in this episode:No more Chewy Cnetres: https://www.forrester.com/report/No-More-Chewy-Centers-The-Zero-Trust-Model-Of-Information-Security/RES56682Revenue generated by the virtual private network (VPN) market worldwide: https://www.statista.com/statistics/542817/worldwide-virtual-private-network-market/ Statistics on ZTNA market share: https://www.kuppingercole.com/press-release/market-sizing-ztnaForbes report on VPN data leaks: https://www.forbes.com/advisor/business/vpn-statistics/ICS2 report on users’ cloud security fears: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172265/biggest-cloud-security-concerns-in-2020/ “String Quartet No. 1, 'Polar Energy Budget.”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tulsx2wt3qUComposing music from climate data: https://www.cell.com/iscience/fulltext/S2589-0042(24)00844-7?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS2589004224008447%3Fshowall%3Dtrue

We're celebrating May the 4th be with you. Yes, it's Star Wars Day and we've been given incredible behind the scenes access at none other than Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. Courtesy of Jose Corpuz, Principal Software Engineer with Global Engineering Technology and Analysis with Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, we've been given an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the tech that makes this one of the most immersive theme park experiences of its kind anywhere in the world. This is one you don't want to miss!This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week we look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations and what we can learn from it.About this week's guest: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jose-corpuz-a23533/More about Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: https://www.hpe.com/psnow/doc/a00083951enw

Today we’re discussing synthetic data - that is, data trained by AI and computer simulations, rather than gathered from the real world.Now, generating theoretical data is nothing new - we’ve been taking small samples of things and extrapolating from it for decades. However, with the advent of AI we don’t necessarily just need to extrapolate. We can generate completely new, close-to-real data using AI.But why? And why does it matter? To explain we’re joined by Chief Technology Officer for AI at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Matt Armstrong-BarnesThis is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week we look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations and what we can learn from it. Do you have a question for the expert? Ask it here using this Google form: https://forms.gle/8vzFNnPa94awARHMA About the expert: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/mattarmstrongbarnes Sources and statistics cited in this episode:Mendelev’s predicted elements: https://web.archive.org/web/20081217080509/http://www.scs.uiuc.edu/~mainzv/HIST/awards/OPA%20Papers/2005-Kaji.pdf Rubin’s proposal and method for synthetic data: https://www.scb.se/contentassets/ca21efb41fee47d293bbee5bf7be7fb3/discussion-statistical-disclosure-limitation2.pdfNASA directed to create Lunar time: https://www.reuters.com/science/white-house-directs-nasa-create-time-standard-moon-2024-04-02/

According to a report published by the UK National Cyber Security Centre in January 2024, Artificial intelligence will increase the number and the severity of cyber attacks over the next two years.So how are AI models also being developed to effectively tackle cyber crime? And what is the potential of AI for stopping cyber security threats? Joining us this week is To fill us in Rohini Chavakula, AI security lead at Hewlett Packard Enterprise.This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week we look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations and what we can learn from it. Do you have a question for the expert? Ask it here using this Google form: https://forms.gle/8vzFNnPa94awARHMA About the expert: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rohini-chavakula/?originalSubdomain=in Sources and statistics cited in this episode:National Centre for Cyber Security stats: https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/report/impact-of-ai-on-cyber-threatAV Test Institute findings: https://dataprot.net/statistics/malware-statistics/White House AI security competition: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/08/09/biden-harris-administration-launches-artificial-intelligence-cyber-challenge-to-protect-americas-critical-software/AI analysis of rock samples for organic signatures: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2307149120

AI in healthcare is considered an enormous opportunity. Diagnosis, drug discovery, treatment and triage – all are hot topics for new AI tools and assistance. But is the world ready for AI-enabled healthcare? What are the challenges and opportunities the space presents? To give us the bigger picture, we’re joined this week by Rich Bird, World Wide Healthcare and Life Sciences Lead at Hewlett Packard Enterprise. This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week we look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations and what we can learn from it. Do you have a question for the expert? Ask it here using this Google form: https://forms.gle/8vzFNnPa94awARHMA About the expert: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rich-bird/?originalSubdomain=ukSources and statistics cited in this episode:London Chamber of Commerce report on AI in healthcare: https://www.londonchamber.co.uk/news-and-insights/news/lcci-updates/ai-influence-in-developing-countries-workforces-br/The human ‘Swarm Commander’: https://today.oregonstate.edu/news/one-person-can-supervise-%E2%80%98swarm%E2%80%99-100-unmanned-autonomous-vehicles-osu-research-shows

For the last decade, messaging around cyber security has often followed a similar pattern: Make people fear the consequences of being hacked. We are only human, after all. We’re flawed, and we’re fallible. So are we the weakest link in the cyber security chain? Or is there a better way to look at it?To answer that, we’re joined this week by HPE Cyber Security Awareness Training Program Manager, Joanne O’Connor.This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week we look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations and what we can learn from it. Do you have a question for the expert? Ask it here using this Google form: https://forms.gle/8vzFNnPa94awARHMA About the expert: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joanne-oconnor-/?originalSubdomain=ieSources and statistics cited in this episode:Psychology of Human error: https://www.tessian.com/research/the-psychology-of-human-error/Survey of most commonly used passwords: https://s1.nordcdn.com/nord/misc/0.78.0/nordpass/top-200-2023/200-most-common-passwords-en.pdfJET Fusion experiment: https://ccfe.ukaea.uk/programmes/joint-european-torus/ITER Fusion lab : https://www.iter.org/proj/inafewlines

In this episode we are revisiting HPE Spaceborne Computer 2, the supercomputer at the edge of space, speeding around above our heads on the International Space Station (ISS).Last week, we looked at the science behind the system. This week, we’re exploring how HPE Spaceborne Computer 2 is speeding up the time it takes for experiments to be carried out in space, with the Principal Investigator for HPE Spaceborne Computer-2, Mark Fernandez.This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week we look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations and what we can learn from it.Do you have a question for the expert? Ask it here using this Google form: https://forms.gle/8vzFNnPa94awARHMAAbout the expert: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markrfernandez/Sources and statistics cited in this episode:Most expensive man-made thing in history - https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/most-expensive-man-made-objectThe fastest manned vehicle in existence - https://www.nasa.gov/international-space-station/space-station-facts-and-figures/Experiments on ISS - https://www.nasa.gov/international-space-station/space-station-research-and-technology/space-station-science-101/AI to AI communication - https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-024-01607-5

In the next couple of episodes we’re going to be looking at HPE Spaceborne Computer 2 - a supercomputer on the International Space Station (ISS) that’s revolutionising computing at the edge, and science in space.This week, we’ll be looking at the science behind the computer. Next week, we’ll be looking at the way it’s changing the way research is conducted in orbit and beyond. So how is ddge computing changing how scientists and astronauts benefit from space exploration? To explain, we’re joined by the Principal Investigator for HPE Spaceborne Computer-2, Mark Fernandez.This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week we look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations and what we can learn from it.Do you have a question for the expert? Ask it here using this Google form: https://forms.gle/8vzFNnPa94awARHMAAbout the expert: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markrfernandez/Sources and statistics cited in this episode:Timeline of HPE Spaceborne Computer on ISS - https://www.hpe.com/us/en/newsroom/Accelerating-space-exploration-with-the-Spaceborne-Computer.htmlSpeeding up 6G - https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07075-y

In this episode we are looking at how the public sector is embracing the hybrid cloud model and what steps need to be taken to be certain our information, as members of the public, is kept safe. It’s a big issue. In 2021 and 2022 the largest percentage of cyber threats and attacks were reported by governments and the public sector, according to the European Parliament. So, what operational security strategies are being tailored for public sector needs? How does regulation differ between the public and private sector when it comes to hybrid cloud security? And how can leaders in health, education, the military, public transport and law enforcement ensure that adopting a hybrid cloud model is a secure option? To fill us in is Simon Leech, Director at Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s Center of Excellence for Cybersecurity and Digital Risk Management.This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week we look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations and what we can learn from it. Do you have a question for the expert? Ask it here using this Google form: https://forms.gle/8vzFNnPa94awARHMA About this week's guest: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonleech/?originalSubdomain=nl Sources cited in this week's episode: European Parliament stats on public-body cyber attacks: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/topics/en/article/20220120STO21428/cybersecurity-main-and-emerging-threatsThe UK’s Cloud First policy: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/government-cloud-first-policyRevisions to the Cloud First policy: https://technology.blog.gov.uk/2019/10/31/cloud-first-is-here-to-stay/UK is the third most attacked nation in the world: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/135/science-innovation-and-technology-committee/news/198084/how-resilient-is-uk-critical-national-infrastructure-to-cyberattack/Seti’s AI modelling of habitable worlds: https://www.seti.org/Value of the laser industry: https://www.grandviewresearch.com/industry-analysis/laser-technology-market-report#:~:text=The%20global%20laser%20technology%20market%20size%20was%20estimated%20at%20USD,the%20laser%20technology%20market%20growth%3F

Tech is having a transformative effect on manufacturing, nowhere more so than in car manufacturing. IT is involved in every step of the process chain: from design to manufacture. And whilst advancements in technology have sped up the process; that also comes with its own challenges. The methods to train and monitor robots, as well as humans, are constantly evolving as AI plays a bigger part in the process.And then, of course, there's integrating the manufacturing and sales process, as customers demand more and more customisability in their vehicles. In this episode, we're joined by Peter Grendel, Managing Director of ABAT+, to look at the challenges and opportunities that come with using modern technology and sustainable engineering in order to get a brand new car from concept to production.  This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week we look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations and what we can learn from it.Do you have a question for the expert? Ask it here using this Google form: https://forms.gle/8vzFNnPa94awARHMAAbout this week's guest: https://www.abat.de/en/about-us/managementSources cited in this week's episode:The original 4x4 patent: https://patents.google.com/patent/US602310A/enUK to ban carbon-emitting vehicles: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-sets-out-path-to-zero-emission-vehicles-by-2035Imaging the Herculaneum scrolls: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5031465/Identifying the first letters on the scrolls: https://scrollprize.org/firstletters

Despite a huge boom in technological innovation around the world and an expanding tech industry, the number of graduates who have come from STEM subjects remains relatively low. Just over a quarter of university graduates in the UK have studied a STEM course, and in the US it’s less than 1-in-5.  Within that, there is still a huge disparity in gender after secondary school compulsory education. In this episode we’ll be looking at how we can engage the next, and future generations in science and technology-led professions, and the importance of role models in showing what can be achieved by a career in STEM, with former NASA rocket scientist, STEM ambassador, entrepreneur and confirmed future astronaut, Aisha Bowe.This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week we look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations and what we can learn from it.Do you have a question for the expert? Ask it here using this Google form: https://forms.gle/8vzFNnPa94awARHMAAbout the expert: https://www.aishabowe.com/Sources and statistics cited in this episode:Statistics for the percentage of the UK working population in STEM careers - https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5803/cmselect/cmsctech/95/report.htmlPredicted increase in STEM employment - https://careersmart.org.uk/industries/stem/employment-growth-stem-occupationsHESA-backed report into role of women in STEM workforce - https://www.stemwomen.com/women-in-stem-statistics-progress-and-challengesImaging the Herculaneum scrolls: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5031465/Identifying the first letters on the scrolls: https://scrollprize.org/firstletters

The ethical question of AI has been at the forefront of its development. Today, there is a global rush to establish legal and ethical frameworks around AI, such as the European Parliament AI Act, which aim to legislate around concerns surrounding potential bias from bad data sets or algorithms, privacy concerns, and non-discrimination.Our guest this week is Principal Data Scientist and AI Ambassador at HPE, Iveta Lohovska. We’ll be discussing the practicality of placing guardrails around AI, as well as the ethical approach that needs to be taken for training models - and whether the sheer scale of its growth is leaving us vulnerable as a society.This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week we look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations and what we can learn from it.Do you have a question for the expert? Ask it here using this Google form: https://forms.gle/8vzFNnPa94awARHMAAbout the expert: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iveta-lohovska-40210362/?originalSubdomain=atSources and statistics cited in this episode:2024 Global Forum on the Ethics of AI - https://www.unesco.org/en/forum-ethics-aiEuropean Parliament AI Act - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/headlines/society/20230601STO93804/eu-ai-act-first-regulation-on-artificial-intelligenceThe Outer Space Treaty - https://www.unoosa.org/oosa/en/ourwork/spacelaw/treaties/introouterspacetreaty.htmlInternational Astronomical Union - https://www.iau.org/Dolly the Sheep cloning - https://www.nms.ac.uk/explore-our-collections/stories/natural-sciences/dolly-the-sheep/

We’re back in the studio this week, revisiting Michael’s trip to HPE’s Technology Renewal Center in Erskine, Scotland. There, over three million pieces of IT equipment are renewed or recycled every year, with over 80% finding a new home according to HPE.So why does it matter? This week, we’ll be looking at tech renewal in more detail, with un-heard interview audio from Michael’s tour of the center with his guide, Ray McGann: Managing Director of HPE Financial Services Ireland, and Worldwide Enterprise IT Asset Lifecycle Leader.This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week we look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations and what we can learn from it. Do you have a question for the expert? Ask it here using this Google form: https://forms.gle/8vzFNnPa94awARHMA About the expert: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ray-mcgann-978b98a/?originalSubdomain=ie Sources and statistics cited in this episode:HPE's figures on the performance of the Technology Renewal Center: https://www.hpe.com/uk/en/services/asset-lifecycle.htmlWorld Economic Forum report on e-waste: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/03/the-enormous-opportunity-of-e-waste-recycling/

According to 2023 figures from the World Economic Forum, around 53.6 million metric tons of e-waste is produced every year worldwide.Combating that is HPE’s Technology Renewal Center (TRC) at Erskine, just outside Glasgow in Scotland. It takes in around 3 million pieces of end of use tech every year to help it find a new life. In fact, according to HPE's figures, 9.2 million assets have been put back into use over the last 3 years.This week, Michael’s been out visiting the Technology Renewal Center to discover how end of use tech is getting a second chance, with his guide, Ray McGann: Managing Director of HPE Financial Services Ireland, and Worldwide Enterprise IT Asset Lifecycle Leader.This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week we look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations and what we can learn from it. Do you have a question for the expert? Ask it here using this Google form: https://forms.gle/8vzFNnPa94awARHMA About the expert: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ray-mcgann-978b98a/?originalSubdomain=ie Sources and statistics cited in this episode:HPE's figures on the performance of the Technology Renewal Center: https://www.hpe.com/uk/en/services/asset-lifecycle.htmlWorld Economic Forum report on e-waste: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/03/the-enormous-opportunity-of-e-waste-recycling/