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6 days ago | 
techrepublic.com | Drew Robb
From SAS Innovate, Drew Robb is reporting on the company’s new AI tools and platform updates that enhance automation, governance, and scalability for businesses seeking smarter, more efficient operations. SAS Viya graphic shown during the keynote at SAS Innovate in Orlando, Florida.
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6 days ago | 
techrepublic.com | Drew Robb
Image: Drew Robb/TechnologyAdviceWith the rise of generative AI tools, fraudsters can now scam victims out of millions in mere seconds, prompting renewed urgency among cybersecurity experts to fight back with emerging technologies like quantum AI. At the SAS Innovate conference this week, renowned former con artist Frank Abagnale, the inspiration behind the film “Catch Me If You Can,” warned that AI and social engineering have made it exponentially easier to commit fraud from afar.
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1 week ago | 
techrepublic.com | Drew Robb
SAS CTO Bryan Harris during his keynote at SAS Innovate in Orlando, Florida. Image: Drew Robb/TechnologyAdviceThis year’s SAS Innovate event in Orlando, Florida showcased the evolution of artificial intelligence in the business world. Since ChatGPT unleashed generative AI (GenAI) in late 2022, business and user expectations about the benefits and potential of GenAI have often been unrealistic.
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1 week ago | 
esgreview.net | Drew Robb
By Drew RobbInformation technology (IT) and power generation have been on a collision course, with artificial intelligence (AI) and data centers driving power demands far beyond current capacity. During Data Center World Conference 2025, speakers discussed the need for more power and the options that are being explored.
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1 week ago | 
datacenterknowledge.com | Drew Robb
Data center developers and operators are finding power harder to come by than ever. Amid these challenges, some data centers are rethinking their approach by adopting behind-the-meter configurations, where power generation and consumption occur on the same site. According to Boston Consulting Group, the data center power shortage could amount to more than 45 GW.
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2 weeks ago | 
tdworld.com | Drew Robb
Australia is a vast landmass. It is about 2500 miles (4023 km) between Perth on the West Coast to Brisbane in the East. Population centers are so far apart that grid infrastructure is largely localized. Even within states like Queensland, the transmission network weakens when moving away from the Brisbane metro area in the south. Towns to the north, like Cairns and Townsville, are around 1000 miles (1609 km) away.
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3 weeks ago | 
datacenterknowledge.com | Drew Robb
Choosing where to build new data centers is a big decision with long-term consequences. Several sessions at Data Center World 2025 focused on where data centers should be positioned, particularly the so-called ‘AI factories’ that are emerging to serve high-performance workloads. Location influences nearly every aspect of data center planning – from construction costs and leasing rates to access to skilled IT staff and proximity to customers.
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3 weeks ago | 
power-eng.com | Drew Robb
By Drew Robb Half a century ago, coal plants belched pollutants into the atmosphere with relatively few restrictions. The Clean Air Act of 1970 changed that, signaling the beginning of the end for the U.S. coal industry. The decline accelerated between 2010 and 2019, when nearly 300 coal facilities were shuttered. That trend continues today. Around 200 remain, although most are scheduled for closure. But closing coal plants is one thing. Dealing with the leftovers is quite another.
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3 weeks ago | 
techrepublic.com | Drew Robb
Google’s Lucia Tian at Data Center World 2025 in Washington, D.C. Image: Drew Robb/TechnologyAdviceGoogle has unveiled plans to lead the way in the adoption of nuclear energy for the data center. At Data Center World 2025 in Washington D.C., the company explained some of the details of its partnership with Kairos Power to develop up to 500 MW of nuclear energy through small modular reactors (SMRs).
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3 weeks ago | 
techrepublic.com | Drew Robb
Photo from Data Center World 2025 in Washington, D.C. Image: Drew Robb/TechnologyAdviceKevin O’Leary — better known as “Mr. Wonderful” from ABC’s “Shark Tank” — made a surprise appearance at Data Center World 2025 in Washington, D.C. What’s a venture capitalist doing at a major IT event? He’s building the world’s largest AI factories, and he’s ready to talk about it.
