Technology Now

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 Sinai: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=aeSources:https://www.cargoson.com/en/blog/number-of-data-centers-by-countryhttps://regional.chinadaily.com.cn/hohhot/2022-06/08/c_793607.htmhttps://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.htmlSources 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.htmlhttps://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.comSources:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66807456https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65735769https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq808px90wxohttps://www.npr.org/2025/05/07/g-s1-64640/ai-impact-statement-murder-victimhttps://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=chSourceshttps://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-energyhttps://www.space.com/how-cold-is-spaceK.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/#statisticContainerhttps://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 billionhttps://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/memory-storage/https://www.computerhistory.org/revolution/memory-storage/8/308https://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.htmlSmith-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.2019.11456https://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=ukSources: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.htmlhttps://www.networkworld.com/article/970970/what-is-ethernet.htmlhttps://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.htmlhttps://spectrum.ieee.org/software-as-hardware-apollos-rope-memoryhttps://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-todayhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20230516-apollo-how-moon-missions-changed-the-modern-worldAverill 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/Sourceshttps://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/Sourceshttps://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.htmlhttps://www.thedisneyclassics.com/blog/animation-styles https://medium.com/cinemania/a-puppet-in-walt-disneys-hands-ea2d5b43ef96