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July 21, 2026
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AI Data Centres and the First Mile Infrastructure Fallacy

The artificial intelligence (AI) technology race has triggered the dispensation of capital not seen since the widespread adoption of the internet. As AI data centres drive unprecedented demand for electricity, the ability to build and modernise power infrastructure is emerging as a critical bottleneck to keeping pace with that demand.
Business leaders have realised that, in today’s world, with factors such as rapid advancements in technology, increasing social media presence, an ever-changing customer desire for product flexibility and eager adoption among Generation Z, technology is a key enabler in driving innovation and efficiency. Technology investments have demonstrated and continue to provide tangible and measurable outcomes to businesses…
This blog post was authored by Anthony Hodgkinson, Director and Forensic Leader, Asia-Pacific, Protiviti Forensic, Australia on The Protiviti View.The festive season is a time for fun and good cheer. Your business is celebrating the end of the calendar year and staff are counting down the days before their extended holidays begin. But be warned – the holidays are also a peak season for cybercriminals and fraudsters…
In today’s rapidly evolving business world, the lines between technology and business have blurred. Organisations need to modernise and transform their technology in order to successfully compete. CIOs play a critical role in transforming the world of work using automation and technology – but they can’t do it alone. Collaboration among the C-suite is critical. In this blog series, Protiviti’s Technology Consulting…
by Rich Cohen, Managing Director and Fractional In-house Counsel Today’s societal, investor and regulator expectations and the exponential advancement of data and technology are creating significant pressures, demands and opportunities for General Counsel (GC) and their legal departments. Increasingly, they are being called upon to do more, expanding their focus to areas that include environmental,…
Understanding and mapping the customer journey is the starting point from which to identify the key opportunity moments where access to the right customer data can help anticipate a service need, resolve an issue without asking, or offer a customised product — in other words, make the difference between cultivating a happy, loyal customer or losing one to the competition.The telecommunications market in Australia is…
Mention leading technology companies in the world, and it is doubtful that oilfield service organisations jump to the top of your list. These companies are known for performing the gritty work of producing, maintaining and repairing oil-extracting equipment. They also provide drilling, energy discovery, well maintenance and other vital services to oil and gas companies. But a growing number of oilfield service…
As companies come under growing pressure to make measurable, reportable (and reported) progress on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, there is increased demand on business leaders to implement effective sustainability practices that resonate with customers, partners and employees. Technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) companies have not been immune to the pressure. Although TMT industry…
Many companies are evaluating how to leverage cloud tools within their business analytics and data programmes. In this blog, our SAP experts have provided a high-level architecture of SAP Data Warehouse Cloud (SAP DWC) and core functionalities ranging from supported connections, data consumption and manipulation, to preparing for analytical usage. SAP DWC is an end-to-end data management business tool and persona-…
Financial operations (FinOps) professionals around the world are generally unflappable, and they need to be. Moving finances to cloud, essentially transferring the spend from CapEx to OpEx, is proving to be a struggle. Organisations are seeing mixed success as they attempt to adopt new FinOps methodologies and are finding it difficult to control spend as development teams and engineers are responsible for…
Fierce competition among organisations for too few workers has created a job seeker’s market. Unemployment has remained at a historically low rate of 3.6% since the end of April, and employers were seeking to fill 11.5 million job openings as of the end of April after hiring 6.7 million during the month. But for a temporary increase in unemployment due to the pandemic lockdowns, this is largely…
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