Articles by Will McCurdy

Will McCurdy has been writing about technology for over five years. He has a wide range of specialities including cybersecurity, fintech, cryptocurrencies, blockchain, cloud computing, payments, artificial intelligence, retail technology, and venture capital investment. He has previously written for AltFi, FStech, Retail Systems, and National Technology News and is an experienced podcast and webinar host, as well as an avid long-form feature writer. Based in London and originally hailing from Northern Ireland, outside of work his hobbies include literature, travel, health, and mindfulness.

Articles by: Will McCurdy

New cloud services are set to give your business a major productivity boost

By Will McCurdy last updated 5 August 22

Gartner predicts that two technologies, iPaaS and LCAP, will reach the top of its patented hype cycle.

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AWS has made it easier to migrate your workloads to its Graviton silicon

By Will McCurdy published 5 August 22

AWS unveils new guidance and tools to help users make the jump to running Gravition processors in the cloud.

Dell wants your laptop to wirelessly charge your phone

By Will McCurdy published 2 August 22

Dell joins Apple by patenting wireless charging technology for its laptops.

Microsoft is cutting back on refreshing its data center hardware

By Will McCurdy published 2 August 22

Microsoft set to significantly reduce the frequency at which it updates its data center hardware.

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Amazon says its carbon footprint saw a huge rise last year

By Will McCurdy published 2 August 22

Expanded logistics and data center ecosystem pushes Amazon carbon footprint to new high.

Google CEO makes plea for productivity, efficiency

By Will McCurdy published 1 August 22

Google chief executive Sundar Pichai calls for renewed focus on "simplicity" in the face of falling profits.

AWS continues to go from strength to strength, despite economy-wide downturn

By Will McCurdy published 1 August 22

Amazon Web Services (AWS) posts another quarter of impressive results, with growth out-pacing parent company.

Google says it shut down a key data center to save it from London’s heatwave

By Will McCurdy published 1 August 22

The UK's hottest day ever caused havoc for a variety of cloud services.

Data center power demands mean new houses can't be built in London anymore

By Will McCurdy published 29 July 22

Energy gobbling data centers could be exacerbating an already serious London housing shortage.

Microsoft says hydrogen fuel cells could be the future of data center power

By Will McCurdy published 31 July 22

Microsoft's hydrogen fuel cells push could help make data centers cleaner.

Intel is shutting down its Optane memory business

By Will McCurdy published 29 July 22

Intel makes a half-billion write-off to divest another business unit.

This major breakthrough could end PC overheating worries for good

By Will McCurdy published 30 July 22

University researchers think cubic boron arsenide could potentially be the "best semiconductor material ever".

Fujitsu's supercomputer in the cloud could help unlock the mysteries of space

By Will McCurdy published 30 July 22

Fujitsu wants its new high performance computing (HPC) to help outer space R&D.

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Microsoft wants Google and Oracle to help clamp down on AWS cloud dominance

By Will McCurdy published 28 July 22

Microsoft allegedly partners with other big players to lobby Washington into taking a multicloud approaach.

Apple has now officially ditched Intel silicon for good

By Will McCurdy published 26 July 22

Apple has removed the final remnant of Intel hardware from its Macs after well over a decade.

Is this the first glimpse of new Intel Sapphire Rapids workstations?

By Will McCurdy published 27 July 22

Intel's newest line of processors takes aim at the workstation rather than the data centre market

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Now Meta wants to change the fabric of time as we know it

By Will McCurdy published 26 July 22

Meta wants to spearhead an industry-wide move away from what it says is a confusing, decades-old tradition.

Microsoft is going to new lengths to get you to switch to Windows 11

By Will McCurdy published 25 July 22

Microsoft has rolled out simulations to help boost Windows 11 adoption.

T-Mobile to fork out $350m penalty over infamous data breach

By Will McCurdy published 25 July 22

T-Mobile commits to a combined spending package of around $500 million following 2021 data breach.

AWS sales head slams Microsoft cloud practices

By Will McCurdy published 25 July 22

Senior AWS exec takes aim at Microsoft's allegedly anticompetitive cloud practices.

The latest NASA supercomputer is a bit of a DIY masterpiece

By Will McCurdy published 22 July 22

NASA's latest supercomputer takes a modular approach to upgrades, utilizing AMD hardware...among other things.

Amazon just spent billions to try and replace your doctor

By Will McCurdy published 22 July 22

Amazon expands reach into healthcare with takeover of primary care provider One Medical.

Oracle and Microsoft announce cloud tie-up launch

By Will McCurdy published 22 July 22

Microsoft Azure users get a smoother way to link Oracle Databases without extra fees.

New EPYC Milan-powered AWS instance could be just what you've been waiting for

By Will McCurdy published 21 July 22

Amazon Web Services (AWS) users will now be able to run AMD EPYC (Milan) processors in the cloud.

Microsoft wants you to sign in to its Cloud PCs using your Xbox Live account

By Will McCurdy published 21 July 22

Microsoft looks to make using virtualization easier for first time users, including Outlook and Xbox Live sign-ins.

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