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Salient Predictions unveils upgraded model for weather risk management
Agricultural Technology

Salient Predictions unveils upgraded model for weather risk management

Salient Predictions introduces an upgraded model aimed at transforming risk management in key sectors such as energy, agriculture, and insurance, offering advanced foresight for weather-related disasters.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 21st Mar 2024
BP executive Camille Drummond joins BlackLine's board of directors
Digital Transformation

BP executive Camille Drummond joins BlackLine's board of directors

Camille Drummond, BP's Senior VP of Global Business Services and diversity advocate, has joined BlackLine's board of directors, bringing three decades of energy sector expertise to the leading digital finance transformation firm.

By Imee Dequito • 3 min read • Thu, 21st Mar 2024
UK wind energy firms lack sufficient cybersecurity, warns Cyber Energia
Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

UK wind energy firms lack sufficient cybersecurity, warns Cyber Energia

Only 1% of UK wind energy firms protected against rising cyber threats, Cyber Energia's assessment shows amid a steep surge in daily cyber-attacks.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 14th Mar 2024
Three reasons why open standards will be at the heart of energy transition
Power / Energy

Three reasons why open standards will be at the heart of energy transition

Open standards are pivotal to the transition from fossil-based to renewable energy, ensuring compatibility, averting vendor lock-in, and ensuring flexibility.

By Rolf Bienert • 3 min read • Fri, 1st Mar 2024
New Zealand's energy sector leaps ahead with successful solar pilot
Clean technologies

New Zealand's energy sector leaps ahead with successful solar pilot

New Zealand's sustainable energy solutions advance as Ara Ake and SolarZero successfully pilot a Virtual Power Plant, utilising solar energy from 10,000 homes to manage winter energy demand spikes.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 29th Feb 2024
Goldilock & Patriot Tools team up for US cyber defence
Semiconductors

Goldilock & Patriot Tools team up for US cyber defence

Goldilock, UK-based developer of a NATO-endorsed cyber kill-switch, has revealed a crucial strategy to beef up American security.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 22nd Feb 2024
Rising threats to operational tech & IoT networks, warns Nozomi
Firewalls

Rising threats to operational tech & IoT networks, warns Nozomi

Network case anomalies surge 19%, marking a rising and sophisticated threat to operational technology and IoT environments, with manufacturing vulnerabilities rocketing 230%, warns Nozomi Networks Labs.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 13th Feb 2024
AVEVA opens global design competition for AI-powered solutions
Digital Transformation

AVEVA opens global design competition for AI-powered solutions

AVEVA, a leading industrial software company, launches its first-ever global E3D Design Competition, challenging users to create innovative AI and machine learning solutions to address business challenges.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Mon, 29th Jan 2024
APAC retail sector hardest hit by cyberattacks due to insufficient funding
Unified Communications

APAC retail sector hardest hit by cyberattacks due to insufficient funding

APAC retail industry shows highest rate of cyberattacks in past 2 years due to poor cybersecurity investment.

By Imee Dequito • 3 min read • Mon, 11th Dec 2023
Brisbane firm SIG ML empowers energy sector with AI control system SmartLift
Data Analytics

Brisbane firm SIG ML empowers energy sector with AI control system SmartLift

Brisbane's SIG ML launches SmartLift, an AI system transforming the energy sector by autonomously optimising well networks.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 6th Nov 2023
Siemens Energy, Tenable enhance energy sector cybersecurity with partnership
Partner Programmes

Siemens Energy, Tenable enhance energy sector cybersecurity with partnership

Siemens Energy and Tenable, Inc. are reinforcing their partnership to bolster operational technology cybersecurity in the energy sector.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Fri, 27th Oct 2023
Guaranteeing mission-critical power in an unstable world
Supply Chain

Guaranteeing mission-critical power in an unstable world

The global shift towards alternative energy sources is forcing a review of traditional backup power solutions.

By Keith Khoo • 9 min read • Mon, 23rd Oct 2023
Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - An update from AVEVA
Software-as-a-Service

Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - An update from AVEVA

Alexey Lebedev, who is the Vice President of Pacific at AVEVA, joins us today to tell us more about AVEVA and what they are doing in the APAC region.

By Tom Raynel • 5 min read • Tue, 15th Aug 2023
World's first commercial large AI model for energy sector
Artificial Intelligence

World's first commercial large AI model for energy sector

Shandong Energy, Huawei, and Yunding Technology have jointly launched the Pangu Mine Model, the world's first large commercial AI model for the energy sector.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Tue, 25th Jul 2023
Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - An update from Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise
Private Cloud

Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - An update from Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise

TechDay's 10-Minute IT Jams: Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise discusses their digital-age solutions and trends in the APAC region.

By Tom Raynel • 5 min read • Mon, 12th Jun 2023

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BSI to steer global committee for quantum technology standards
Artificial Intelligence

BSI to steer global committee for quantum technology standards

The British Standards Institution will lead a first-of-its-kind international committee aimed at setting standards for quantum technologies, framing UK's intent to become a global quantum tech pioneer by 2033.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 16th Jan 2024
SRJ Technologies Group forms key partnership with Air Control Entech
Digitisation

SRJ Technologies Group forms key partnership with Air Control Entech

SRJ Technologies partners with robotic inspections firm Air Control Entech to deliver novel digital solutions to energy sector.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Mon, 18th Dec 2023