Technology Now

You’ve probably heard of AI tokens, but what exactly are they? What does a token mean in different situations, and more importantly, why should you care?
Understanding how much we are spending on AI is vitally important for an organisation’s bottom line, especially as AI agents become more and more widespread. This week, Technology Now starts a 2-part introduction to tokenomics: the economics of using AI, joined by Dan Waibel, Global Chief Data and AI Officer at HPE, to discuss:
What a token actually is and how it relates to the cost of AI
Why token consumption is accelerating, despite usage becoming more efficient
How organisations can avoid blowing their annual AI budget in just a few months
Cost per value, and the metrics that really matter
🎧 Listen for an introduction to the economics behind how organisations use AI
 Technology Now is HPE’s flagship, award-winning podcast that brings enterprise innovation to life - featuring real conversations with leaders, customers, and experts on how AI, cloud, and networking are shaping the future of business. Join hosts Michael Bird and Sam Jarrell each Thursday for a new episode on how technology drives real change for companies and consumers, and why everyone should be invested in the conversation. This episode is available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple and wherever you get your podcasts.
 About Dan:
 https://www.linkedin.com/in/danwaibel/

How much power could be saved by turning off idling IT?
 
For years, IT infrastructure has run with maximum uptime, whether it’s being used or not. The important question now is: can the cost savings of powering down outweigh the perceived risks of technology not turning back on? This week, Technology Now examines the shifting mindset of those running our IT infrastructure, joined by Jostein Birkeland, a Principal Technologist for Sustainable Transformation in the HPE Living Progress Team, to discuss:
Why idling infrastructure can be a vampire on your energy costs
The biggest myths about powering down your IT
How you can both reduce costs, and improve sustainability at the same time
How smarter use of infrastructure could fund future innovation
🎧 Listen for a front-line perspective on why it might be time to rethink the way we keep our IT running.­
 
 Technology Now is HPE’s flagship, award-winning podcast that brings enterprise innovation to life - featuring real conversations with leaders, customers, and experts on how AI, cloud, and networking are shaping the future of business. Join hosts Michael Bird and Sam Jarrell each Thursday for a new episode on how technology drives real change for companies and consumers, and why everyone should be invested in the conversation.
  
 This episode is available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple and wherever you get your podcasts.
 
About Jostein:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jostein-birkeland/

Formula 1 races are won in the blink of an eye, so how do you shave off every last millisecond? The answer is simple: technology.
 
From 3D modelling and wind tunnel testing to a trackside mobile data centre working in the background of every race, the battle of data is becoming as important as the battle between drivers when it comes to winning a race. This week, Technology Now is joined by Michael Taylor, CIO for Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team to find out:
The volume of data produced during every race and how it can be analysed
How their cars are designed & developed throughout a season while complying with regulations and gaining performance improvements
How travelling trackside teams connect with and work alongside factories back home
Why data is the team's lifeblood
🎧 Listen for a front-line perspective on the intersection of sport, engineering, and data science.
 
Technology Now is HPE’s flagship, award-winning podcast that brings enterprise innovation to life - featuring real conversations with leaders, customers, and experts on how AI, cloud, and networking are shaping the future of business. Join hosts Michael Bird and Sam Jarrell each Thursday for a new episode on how technology drives real change for companies and consumers, and why everyone should be invested in the conversation.
 
This episode is available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple and wherever you get your podcasts.

Could landfills power the next generation of AI?
 
As energy demands rise and costs increase, alternative energy sources are becoming increasingly important to organisations. In the UK, Era4 has begun converting brownfield sites into data centres – transforming landfill methane into electricity used to power sovereign AI infrastructure. This week on Technology Now, Nick Hume, CTO of Era4, joins the show to explain:
How landfills can be transformed into power sources for AI tokens and workloads
Why power, networks, and location are all vital parts of the sovereignty equation
The importance of modular data centres and what they could offer in the future
How organisations can balance performance, cost, and control
🎧 Listen for a front-line view of where enterprise technology is headed. 
 
Technology Now is HPE’s flagship, award-winning podcast that brings enterprise innovation to life – featuring real conversations with leaders, customers, and experts on how AI, cloud, and networking are shaping the future of business. Join hosts Michael Bird and Sam Jarrell each Thursday for a new episode on how technology drives real change for companies and consumers, and why everyone should be invested in the conversation.
 
This episode is available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple and wherever you get your podcasts.
 
About Nick:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholashume/

Every detail matters when you’re responding to an emergency, but what if first responders could see what was happening before they arrived?
 
In New Orleans, the Real Time Crime Center is doing just that. Working alongside 9-1-1 dispatch, they help first responders gain a fuller understanding of an emergency before they get there. Ross Bourgeois, Director of Public Safety Support Services & Real Time Crime Center, City of New Orleans, joins Technology Now to help us understand:
 
How a network of cameras helps those responding to crime, fires, floods, and even natural disasters
How the city manages hundreds of terabytes of video data
Why drones may make up the next generation of first responders
The importance of unbiased video in response and investigations
How real-time information helps first responders make safer, more informed decisions
 
🎧 Listen for a real-world example of how digital transformation is changing the way cities operate and protect their communities.
 
Technology Now is HPE’s flagship, award-winning podcast that brings enterprise innovation to life – featuring real conversations with leaders, customers, and experts on how AI, cloud, and networking are shaping the future of business. Join hosts Michael Bird and Sam Jarrell each Thursday for a new episode on how technology drives real change for companies and consumers, and why everyone should be invested in the conversation.
 
This episode is available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple and wherever you get your podcasts.
 
About Ross:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ross-bourgeois-a4209294/