Daily Archives: May 3, 2023

ODC-Noord: The Netherland’s northernmost government data center is committed to a zero carbon future

One of four government data centers in the Netherlands, Overheidsdatacenter Noord (ODC-Noord), the northernmost facility of its kind in The Netherlands, is located in the picturesque city of Groningen. With nearly 140 employees, the high-performance data center provides government agencies with mission-critical compute, storage, and networking solutions needed to provide important services to citizens. Offering…

Metal recycling for a better planet

Galloo is a Western European company headquartered in Belgium, founded in 1939 with the noble purpose of processing discarded consumer goods and factory scrap into useful raw materials. Every year, the company gives a second life to more than 1 million tonnes of steel and more than 60,000 tonnes of metals, ensuring an environmental impact…

9 ways to avoid falling prey to AI washing

In recent months, artificial intelligence has been everyone’s favorite buzzword. Both Silicon Valley startups and Fortune 500 companies see industries revolutionize as AI steadily picks up pace. But excitement, progress, and red flags like AI washing, are developing in equal measure. Some businesses, desperate to get on the gravy train, want to cash in on…

Digitizing in tough times: ‘Support users, not systems’

The construction industry was one of the first affected by Sweden’s recent economic deterioration, and housing construction has also slowed down over the past year. “We notice the macroeconomic effects with both cost inflation and higher interest rates,” says Peab group CIO Klas Antoni. “That means we generally have an increased cost focus now and are…