Podcasts by Technology Untangled

Connectivity in sports: How are connectivity and bandwidth creating the venues of the future? from 2023-11-14T06:00

Sports and data are closely intertwined – and that’s especially true for spectators. So how can data, analytics, IoT and connectivity create better experiences fans? In this episode, we’re takin...

Routes into STEM – Could apprenticeships solve the tech talent crunch? from 2023-10-31T06:00

Routes into STEM – Could apprenticeships solve the tech talent crunch?

There’s an acute shortage of candidates for tech jobs – in fact, research suggests tens of m...

AI in Healthcare: Are we ready for data to examine us? from 2023-10-03T06:00

You've heard it from us before on this podcast, but we'll say it again. AI is transforming our world.

Depending on which market research you look at, AI in healthcare is already somewhere ...

Exascale: Are we ready for the next generation of supercomputers? from 2023-09-05T06:00

The dawn of the exascale computer has arrived. In May 2022, a computer named Frontier was switched on at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the USA. At well over twice the computing power of t...

Keeping the lights on part 2: How do we optimize our energy usage? from 2023-08-22T06:00

The world’s energy supply is in a state of flux. Australian coal is being bought up by China faster than it can be mined, Europe is coming to terms with Russian gas being shut off, and the US is...

Keeping the lights on part 1: How do we make more energy? from 2023-08-08T06:00

The world is in a state of flux when it comes to energy production. Australian coal is being bought up by China as fast as it can be mined, Europe is coming to terms with Russian gas supplies be...

Can technology help to rebuild after disasters? from 2023-07-25T06:00

2022 saw 421 registered natural disasters worldwide, including floods, drought, famine and earthquakes. It also saw new or escalating conflicts in Sudan, Syria and Ukraine. Thousands of NGOs, ac...

Unconscious Bias: Is AI dividing us? from 2023-07-11T07:00

Bad AI is becoming a major headache for organizations. Tech is a male-dominated sphere, which means that it produces, inherently, male-skewed AI driven by unconsciously biased datasets. The effe...

Welcome to Technology Untangled: Season 4 Trailer from 2023-07-11T06:00

Welcome to season four of Technology Untangled from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. A new series means a new format, so join your hosts - yes, plural - Michael Bird and Aubrey Lovell in unravelling ...

Big Data: More than just a number? from 2023-03-14T06:30

We hear a lot about Big Data. But what does it actually mean? Is it, quite simply, lots of data? Or is there more to it than that? Spoiler alert, there is. A lot more. In this episode, we're tak...

Ransomware Attacks: Should we be worried? from 2023-02-28T06:30

Cyber Security is big business. In fact, it's estimated to be worth $160 billion. But that's likely to be peanuts compared to the value of cyber crime, which is estimated to cost the global econ...

Lessons from 2022: Turning challenges into opportunities from 2023-02-03T06:30

2022 has not been a straightforward year. A war in Ukraine has seen the world divided and global energy and food supplies disrupted. International tensions between China and Taiwan have reared t...

Autonomous vehicles: Are we steering in the right direction? from 2022-07-19T06:30

Autonomous vehicles are a hot topic. Their incredible ability – and at times lack of it – is a source of controversy as much as a source of wonder, from avoidable crashes to drivers literally sl...

World poverty: Is technology the great leveller? from 2022-06-28T06:30

Since 1990, the global rates of extreme poverty have gone from around 40% to around 10%, and ending World Poverty entirely by 2030 is one of the UN’s Key Sustainable Development Goals, announced...

World hunger: Can technology help feed the world? from 2022-06-14T06:30

Ending World Hunger by 2030 is one of the UN’s Key Sustainable Development Goals, announced in 2015. We’re now half way to the final milepost, but estimates still put the number of people in the...

Technology in Sport: A race against the machine? from 2022-05-31T06:30

Professional sport is a world where individuals can earn as much as a decent-sized business, and teams have evolved to become multi-national corporations. And where there's money, technology fol...

The cloud: Is hybrid the answer? from 2022-05-17T06:30

The Cloud has become a backbone of the world economy over the last decade, powering everything from streaming services to mobile banking. It’s a fantastic resource, but as time goes on the limit...

The cloud: How far is too far? from 2022-05-03T06:30

The Cloud has become a backbone of the world economy over the last decade, powering everything from streaming services to mobile banking. It’s a fantastic resource, but as time goes on the limit...

Coming soon: Technology Untangled Series 3 from 2022-04-26T06:30

Technology Untangled is back for a third series.

‘Friendly’ autonomous vehicles, AI, satellites, plotting food supplies, dependencies, hybrid cloud, hyperscalers, skeletal scanning, ransom...

2021 Untangled: Are things remotely normal yet? from 2021-12-07T06:30

2021 has been a year marked by new and continuing challenges worldwide. Coronavirus and travel restrictions have been joined by supply chain shortages in many industries - especially computer co...

Mission to Mars: How far can we push the edge? from 2021-07-27T06:30

In space, there's no room for error and no time for hesitancy. Astronauts depend on crucial communications from mission control just to stay alive. But the further you travel from Earth, the longer...

Virtual Reality: AR you seeing this? from 2021-07-13T06:30

Who needs reality? VR has placed fantasy kingdoms, alien planets, and more just a headset away, and AR is allowing us to augment the physical world through our smartphones, giving us the power to m...

Quantum Computing: Superposition or qubit too far? from 2021-06-29T06:30

Quantum computing is enigmatic, thrilling, and almost impenetrable from the outside. If you're not a scientist or a mathematician, it's easy to get swept up in the hype. But are these spooky phenom...

Blockchain: What is it good for? from 2021-06-15T06:30

Thanks to the perfect storm of slow news cycles, big marketing budgets, and Elon Musk's tweets, blockchain has been hyped beyond belief... and it's also been made way more complicated than it needs...

Energy Innovation: Time to stop idling? from 2021-06-01T06:30

Global leaders are determined to combat climate change and lead the planet to "net zero". But how can energy-hungry organizations find real solutions in technology, when technology itself is a part...

Zero Trust: An impossible goal? from 2021-05-18T06:30

“Trust no one,” sounds like the tagline for a paranoid spy thriller, but when it comes to protecting your company, cybersecurity experts say it might just be sound advice. But how deep does the rab...

Covid & Digital Transformation: Too much, too soon? from 2021-05-04T06:30

Digital transformation has been the most overused buzzword in the technology industry for the last four years, and yet it's all we can talk about. After that shake-up of 2020, the dust is slowly st...

Smart Cities: Where are they? from 2021-04-20T06:30

The modern city is changing. With 66% of the population expected to be living in cities by 2050, it's no surprise we're focusing our transformative efforts there. But if the tech's already here, wh...

AI & the Future of Work: Do we have the right tools? from 2021-04-06T06:30

The future of work is changing, fast. AI is making waves in all kinds of industries, but despite the incredible results we're able to achieve, when it comes to the world of work, there are a lot of...

Supercomputing: An exascale-sized challenge? from 2021-03-23T06:30

Supercomputers are big, they're noisy, and they use more energy than a small town. They don't look like much from the outside, but the inside tells a different story! Supercomputers are helping us ...

5G: Do you want that slice to go? from 2021-03-09T06:30

Super-fast data transfer, ultra low latency, and high bandwidth don't seem to justify the astronomical cost of implementing 5G, especially when consumers aren't willing to pay for it!

Sin...

5G: Build it, but will they come? from 2021-02-23T06:30

5G has got a bit of marketing problem. Depending on who you ask, it's either a revolution happening in the telecommunications space or a load of hot air!

Networking kit has never been so d...

Coming soon, Technology Untangled Series 2 from 2021-02-16T06:30

AI, Everything as a service, Hyper Converged Infrastructure, The Edge (not that one), Containers, the Internet of Things, Apple, PC, VPNs, Virtual reality, Augmented Reality, Self-Driving Cars, Net...

2020 Untangled: The year everything changed? from 2020-12-15T06:30

2020 wasn't the year that anyone expected. Did anyone have a global pandemic on their bingo card? Our organisations have changed, in some ways irreversibly. Through the tumultuous tide of compoundi...

Digital Ethics: How can we make tech a force for good? from 2020-10-13T06:00

The tech world is at a tipping point. From data analytics to AI, the last few years have seen an explosion in emerging tech, and it's only accelerating. But are we pausing to think: just because we...

IoT: Is this the fourth industrial revolution? from 2020-09-29T06:00

An infinite number of devices, sprawling networks, and an astronomical amount of data: the Internet of Things is set to change the way we live and work forever! From agritech to deep space communic...

Edge: Are we there yet? from 2020-09-15T06:00

Much like it's namesake, the lead guitarist, keyboardist and backing vocalist of U2, the Edge is a hot IT topic that's as profuse as it is perplexing.

Containers: This decade's biggest innovation? from 2020-09-01T06:00

If you've read any tech blogs in the past few years, you'll certainly have seen rapturous exaltations about containers and Kubernetes. But does this decade's big innovation live up to the hype?

Hyperconverged: Does one size fit all? from 2020-08-18T06:00

Of all the buzzwords bandied about, hyperconverged infrastructure (or HCI) is quite possibly the buzziest of them all. Why? Because it’s revolutionary.

Sustainability: Can tech ever be environmentally friendly? from 2020-08-04T06:00

Climate change is front-page news, and rightly so. We've collectively got ourselves into this mess, so can tech help us innovate our way out of it? And how does your organisation play its part?

Everything-as-a-Service: Is your organisation ready? from 2020-07-21T06:00

What do organisations and IT departments really need in order to digitally transform and be competitive? Buzzwords and benefits are bandied around but as-a-Service is suffering from a serious lack ...

AI: Should you start looking for a new job? from 2020-07-07T08:00

Is artificial intelligence really going to change the way we live and work, or are the supposed possibilities no more than seductive PR?

In this episode, alongside chief technologist Matt ...

Introducing: Technology Untangled... from 2020-06-03T08:00

Introducing Technology Untangled, a new fortnightly show coming soon to this feed.