"A few years ago, data centers were built mainly to store files and run software," says Tejas Dessai, director of thematic research at Global X ETFs, which manages the Data Center & Digital ...

More than half of the digital data firms generate is collected, processed and stored for single-use purposes. Often, it is never re-used. This could be your multiple near-identical images held on ...

Apache Arrow defines an in-memory columnar data format that accelerates processing on modern CPU and GPU hardware, and enables lightning-fast data access between systems. Working with big data can be ...

Microsoft will process M365 Copilot prompts and responses locally in 15 countries as part of its growing commitment to digital sovereignty. Microsoft will allow customers in 15 countries to process ...

This note offers a framework to help countries navigate, as well as tools to help them manage, the trade-offs between CBDC data use and privacy protection. It addresses retail CBDC, as data access and ...

Africa’s ambition to build a robust digital economy is being slowed by unreliable electricity supply, particularly as demand grows for edge computing, ...