Impact
Medium
Within the Impact facet, Medium impact intelligence highlights articles where the expected effect level, operational exposure, or decision relevance is comparable. Readers can use the page to separate routine market updates from higher-consequence governance, infrastructure, security, and investment signals that may affect planning, procurement, policy, or customer exposure. The page connects the consequence band to public evidence, related organisations, regional context, operating dependencies, service continuity, competition, investment timing, compliance, and customer risk. It helps readers decide which developments deserve deeper monitoring, which actors are most exposed, and how a signal may affect operations or market planning.
Global Cloud Services Trends
Why is it important to have a disaster recovery plan?
A disaster recovery plan is essential to protect business continuity and minimise operational downtime during disruptions.
Asia-Pacific Institutional Trends
UK and India launch ambitious Tech Security Initiative
The UK and India have launched the Technology Security Initiative (TSI) to enhance cooperation in areas such as telecommunications, semiconductors, AI, quantum, biotechnology, and advanced materials.
Global Cloud Services Trends
6 critical steps in disaster recovery procedures
Disaster recovery procedures are crucial for ensuring that businesses can quickly resume operations after a disruption.
Europe and Middle East Cloud Services
Revolut secures UK banking licence, ending 3-year wait
Revolut received a restricted UK banking licence, moving closer to full authorisation and finalising its operations over the next 12 months.
North America Cloud Services Trends
LGES trims sales goal amid weak EV demand and US election risk
LGES slashes sales targets due to weak EV demand and US election risks, opting to scale back expansions and maximise current capacity. Despite the challenges, LGES shares have seen a rebound, jumping 4.2%. Shares in LGES rival Samsung SDI rose 3%, and SK Innovation, which owns…
Asia-Pacific Cloud Services Trends
CRED introduces personal finance manager for India’s wealthy
CRED has unveiled CRED Money, designed to assist India’s affluent to manage their finances and obtain a clearer picture of their cash flow. Utilising India’s account aggregator framework, the feature analyses users’ transactions through data science algorithms to provide…
Asia-Pacific Cloud Services Trends
Nvidia approves Samsung’s HBM3 for China market GPUs
Nvidia has approved Samsung’s HBM3 chips for use in its H20 GPU, designed for the Chinese market and compliant with U.S. export controls. Samsung is still undergoing testing for Nvidia’s fifth-generation HBM3E chips, with the current approval limited to the HBM3 variant.
Global Cloud Services Trends
Fortifying against chaos: 8 steps to create a disaster recovery plan
A disaster recovery plan requires requires team formation, clear objectives, infrastructure mapping, solution selection, and ongoing review. A disaster recovery plan is essential for business continuity, ensuring operations and data are protected against crises through a…
Global Cloud Services Trends
What are the 8 must-have elements of a disaster recovery plan?
Essential elements include a detailed asset inventory, risk assessment, and clear RTO and RPO objectives for efficient data recovery. A robust plan also encompasses effective communication strategies, partner and vendor coordination, comprehensive backup solutions, defined roles…
Global Institutional
Navigating the 8 essential phases of disaster recovery
Eight phases are prevention, preparation, identification, response, recovery, business continuity, post-recovery and continuous improvement. The necessity for continuous plan enhancement is highlighted, stressing regular updates for technological and regulatory alignment to…
Global Cloud Services Trends
Microsoft previews Bing generative research
Microsoft has unveiled Bing generative search, a new feature that aims to rival Google’s AI-powered search capabilities. This feature is supported by a combination of AI models, which gather and summarise information from the web in response to search queries.
Global Cloud Services Trends
ServiceNow reports strong sales on expanded product line
OUR TAKESoftware company ServiceNow has reported impressive second-quarter results, with subscription sales up a substantial 23% to $2.54 billion, beating analyst forecasts. The increase reflects robust demand for the company’s expanded suite of AI-powered software tools. By…
Global Institutional Trends
Chinese stocks in worst slump since January as policy hopes fade
OUR TAKEThe recent downturn in the Chinese stock market has caused widespread concern, with the CSI 300 Index falling significantly, losing over 3% in just three days. This decline, the sharpest since January, indicates growing investor concern following the Third Plenum, which…
Global Cloud Services Trends
SK Hynix’s revenue more than doubles as demand for AI booms
OUR TAKESK Hynix has shown a remarkable financial performance this quarter, with revenues reaching $11.9 billion, exceeding the expected $11.7 billion. This success is largely due to the company’s dominance in the AI hardware market, particularly in high-bandwidth memory chips…
Global Cloud Services
What does disaster recovery meaning?
Disaster Recovery (DR) is critical in today’s digital landscape, where businesses rely heavily on a robust IT infrastructure to operate. The essence of DR is to quickly restore systems and data after a disruption, minimising downtime to prevent significant operational and…
Global Cloud Services Trends
Decoding RTO: Your disaster recovery lifeline
Recovery time objective (RTO) is a critical measure in disaster recovery planning, defining the maximum amount of time an organisation’s operations can be down following a disaster before unacceptable consequences occur. As businesses become more reliant on digital…
Companies
Data centre power demand pushes NextEra to big quarter
OUR TAKENextEra Energy’s commitment to expanding its renewable energy projects paid off with an impressive 3,000 megawatts added in the second quarter, significantly strengthening its portfolio due to high demand from data centres, including a notable agreement to power Google’s…
Global Cloud Services Trends
Crisis management: The role of disaster recovery centres
Disaster Recovery Centres (DRCs) play a key role in ensuring business continuity in the event of unforeseen disruptions, such as natural disasters or cyber-attacks. These specialised facilities are designed to protect critical data and maintain essential operations, minimising…
Global Datacenter Trends
How does your data centre recover from a disaster?
Data centre disaster recovery plan(DRP) is critical to maintaining business continuity and protecting valuable data from a range of threats, including cyber-attacks, human error and power outages. A comprehensive DRP includes detailed risk assessments, strategic backup protocols…
Asia-Pacific Cloud Services
Nvidia supplier SK Hynix posts record profit on AI Chip demand
SK Hynix posted its strongest quarterly profit since 2018, reaching $3.96 billion, driven by AI chip demand.