Technology Now

Overnight, COVID-19 fundamentally disrupted how we live and work. In part 1, we learned how organizations can assess their current state and why it matters for recovery. Now, hear how companies can shift to resilience, keeping technology at the core of their long-term transformation strategy. This is the conclusion of a special two-part episode of the Element Podcast. This episode’s guests include Maribel Lopez, Rohit Dixit, and Jo Peterson.

Overnight, COVID-19 fundamentally disrupted how we live and work. It sent some organizations scrambling to maintain continuity while others seized the opportunity to transform. What set different organizations down different paths—and why is assessing the current state such an integral first step in recovery? Find out in part one of a special two-part episode of the Element Podcast. This episode’s guests include Maribel Lopez and Rohit Dixit.

In this episode we are looking at the growing market for no code or low code app development. The premise is simple. Rather than coding an app or tool yourself, you simply drag and drop pre-existing components, data sources, and data outputs into a map, and set the actions to whatever you need.

However, there are challenges, including the creation of shadow IT systems within an organization, and giving non-experts the ability to interact - potentially destructively - with your data. Joining us today to discuss the challenges and opportunities is Richard Kerridge, a strategist in HPE Education Services customer team.

This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week we look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations and what we can learn from it.

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About this week's guest, Richard Kerridge: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-kerridge/?originalSubdomain=uk

Sources cited in this week’s episode:
P&S Market research report on the low-code and no-code markets: https://www.psmarketresearch.com/market-analysis/low-code-development-platform-market#:~:text=The%20low%2Dcode%20development%20platform%20industry%20will%20reach%20a%20value,USD%20167.0%20billion%20in%202030.&text=The%20market%20for%20low%2Dcode,USD%2032.4%20billion%20in%202024.&text=The%20industry%20for%20low%2Dcode,existence%20of%20some%20major%20players
China to launch Mars sample return mission: https://spacenews.com/china-to-launch-mars-sample-return-mission-in-2028-will-follow-planetary-protection-guidelines/

According to Alzheimer Disease International, there are 10 million new cases of dementia across the world every year. That’s the equivalent of a new case every 3 seconds.

It’s a devastating disease which manifests differently in different patients, but a new and novel approach could revolutionize treatment. A team from University College London is developing a foundational AI model of the human brain, with the hope it can be trained to trial individualised treatment plans for dementia sufferers, as well as better understand the disease.

Our guest this week is one of the project leaders. Parashkev Nachev is a Professor of Neurology at University College London. His team have been working in collaboration with HPE to create these AI-based digital twin, bringing together the best of AI and human medical expertise.

This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week we look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations and what we can learn from it.

Do you have a question for the expert? Ask it here using this Google form: https://forms.gle/8vzFNnPa94awARHMA
About the expert: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ion/people/professor-parashkev-nachev

Sources and statistics cited in this episode:
AI methods for earlier Alzheimer's diagnosis: https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/blog/artificial-intelligence-ai-dementia
Statistics on Alzheimer’s disease: https://www.alzint.org/about/dementia-facts-figures/dementia-statistics/#:~:text=There%20are%20over%2010%20million,new%20case%20every%203.2%20seconds
Precision medicine statistics: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/precision-medicine-market-worth-50-2-billion--marketsandmarkets-301918806.html#:~:text=Precision%20Medicine%20Market%20in%20terms,new%20report%20by%20MarketsandMarkets%E2%84%A2.
A wearable breast cancer screening device: https://news.mit.edu/2023/wearable-ultrasound-scanner-breast-cancer-0728

The UK’s fastest supercomputer, the Isambard-AI, is due to be completed in Summer 2024. According to the teams involved, it will reach up to 200 quadrillion calculations per second, and will give researchers and industry leaders new possibilities in the UK: the opportunity to work with the huge potential AI has to offer in the fields of robotics, big data, climate research, and drug discovery.

Our guest this week is one of the project leaders: Professor Simon McIntosh-Smith from University of Bristol. We’ll be looking at how Isambard-AI will be an open hub for all AI research in the UK, powered by around five-and-a-half-thousand GPUs.

This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week we look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations and what we can learn from it.

Do you have a question for the expert? Ask it here using this Google form: https://forms.gle/8vzFNnPa94awARHMA

About the expert: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonmcintoshsmith/?originalSubdomain=uk

Sources and statistics cited in this episode:
Supercomputer name first used - https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/tech-takes/history-of-supercomputing
Exascale barrier broke for the first time - https://www.hpe.com/us/en/newsroom/news-advisory/2023/03/4-ways-supercomputing-will-change-the-world.html
About Isambard-AI - https://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2023/september/isambard-ai.html
How the UK Government has invested £225 million - https://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2023/november/supercomputer-announcement.html#:~:text=Isambard%2DAI%20will%20offer%20capacity,climate%20research%20and%20drug%20discovery.%22
NASA’s 3D-printed engine to power space rockets - https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/marshall/nasas-3d-printed-rotating-detonation-rocket-engine-test-a-success/