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The ITPro Podcast
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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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April rundown: OpenAI hesitations and Apple's new CEO
May 100:20:38Tap to summarizeApril has come to an end and what a busy month it’s been, with major announcements, updates, and cancellations across all corners of the tech sector.Earlier this month, OpenAI made headlines throughout the UK with the news that it was cancelling its landmark Stargate UK project citing region-specific difficulties. But how do these claims stack up, given signs OpenAI is pulling back from other key compute projects?Also this month, John Ternus was announced as the incoming CEO at Apple. What does the Apple’s hardware king mean for the tech giant going forward? And DeepSeek released its much-awaited v4 Pro frontier model.In this episode, Rory is once again joined by Ross Kelly, ITPro’s news and analysis editor, to discuss some of April's biggest news.Read more:
Transcribe →Google Cloud Next 2026: Scaling AI agents
Apr 2400:21:28Tap to summarizeLas Vegas may be known as the city of sin, but in the world of tech it’s also the land of conferences. Taking over the Mandalay Bay resort this week was Google Cloud Next, Alphabet’s chance to show off the latest in its cloud strategy and – naturally – AI tools.AI agents, in particular, have been a focus this year as Google Cloud looks to meet surging customer demand with infrastructure and software innovations for AI inference.What story has Google been looking to tell at the event? And what’s the reality behind it?In this episode, Jane speaks to Rory about some of the key talking points at Google Cloud Next 2026.Read more:'The goal for this year will be to automate all security processes': Google Cloud is betting on Wiz to usher in a new era of AI securityGoogle expands Gemini Enterprise, consolidates Vertex AI services to simplify agent deploymentGoogle Cloud announces eighth-generation TPUs, boasting AI training and inference leapsGoogle Cloud Next 2026: all the live updates as they happenGoogle Cloud Next 2026 is a chance to demonstrate Google’s unique advantages
Transcribe →The race to become quantum-safe
Apr 1700:34:13Tap to summarizeFor many, quantum computing is a little like nuclear fusion. Each is at the very furthest reaches of deep tech – and each its its own way will change the fabric of the world when realised.Physicists hope that commercial nuclear reactors could be realised by the early 2040s. But quantum computing could come sooner – far sooner. When it does arrive – and leaders in the space now say it could do by 2029 – quantum computing will represent the most severe of risks to our encryption algorithms. Luckily, experts are already working on establishing standards for post-quantum approaches – now it’s up to business to put them in place. How long do we have to adopt post-quantum encryption? And what are challenges are business leaders up against?In this episode, Rory is joined by Jason Soroko, senior fellow at Sectigo, to unpack the technicalities of post quantum cryptography and what it means for cybersecurity professionals.Read more:Post-quantum cryptography is now top of mind for cybersecurity leadersGet started on post-quantum encryption, organizations warnedGoogle just revised its ‘Q-Day’ timeline: Quantum computers could break existing encryption techniques within three years – and enterprises are nowhere near readyWhat will the Quantum-Safe 360 Alliance mean for your business and its post-quantum security posture?NCSC: Timelines for migration to post-quantum cryptographyNIST: Post-quantum cryptography
Transcribe →Can Europe achieve AI sovereignty?
Apr 1000:26:13Tap to summarizeAI deployment is inextricably linked to the United States of America. Many of the major frontier labs are based there and the cloud providers that businesses depend on to access the latest models are majority American. But all over Europe, businesses are considering questioning the extent to which their critical workloads should be dependent on the US.In a recent edition of the podcast, we covered all things digital sovereignty. In this episode, we're zooming in on how this push for sovereignty is compatible with AI adoption for European businesses. What does ‘AI sovereignty’ mean in practical terms? And how can businesses isolate workloads from the wider world without falling behind?In this episode, Rory speaks to In today’s episode, I’m joined by René Büst, senior director, analyst in Gartner's Emerging Market Dynamics practice, to explore how European CIOs can balance sovereignty, agility, and compliance.Read more:Can the UK achieve AI sovereignty?EU businesses will flock to ‘region-specific’ AI platforms by 2027 – but cost could be a major hurdleWill the future of AI be made in Europe? The EU thinks soThe second enforcement deadline for the EU AI Act is approaching – here’s what businesses need to know about the General-Purpose AI Code of PracticeWhat is the EU's AI plan?AWS says only Europeans will run its European Sovereign Cloud serviceGoogle is getting serious on cloud sovereigntyWhat the new Microsoft Sovereign Cloud push means for European customers
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Profile: What’s cooking with Nvidia?
Nov 6, 2020Tap to summarizeIf you’ve spent any time around the PC gaming community in the last thirty years, then you’re almost certainly familiar with Nvidia’s Geforce graphics cards. What you may not now, however, is that the company is also strongly focused on solving next-generation computing challenges - and has been since it was first founded.In this episode, we take a look at Nvidia’s history, its business model and its strategy, including why it’s focusing on AI development, what it plans to do with recently-acquired ARM, and why CEO Jensen Huang should be on next year’s Bake Off. For links to everything to everything we covered in this week's episode, head to http://bit.ly/ITPP-Nvidia
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