Smart meter benefits cut by old technology and rising costs

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ISSUE DATE: 23 November 2018 TOP STORIES Smart meter benefits cut by old technology and rising costs Energy companies may end up spending billions unless they can install smart meters more cheaply. READ MORE → Equinix, Digital Realty and NGD fuel UK colocation market growth with datacentre expansions Colocation giants Equinix, Digital Realty and Next Generation Data open up about the multi-million pound commitments they are making to expanding their datacentre footprint in the UK. READ MORE → IKEA to focus on digitisation and convenience shopping Swedish furniture brand IKEA will be cutting jobs and focusing on smaller stores and its digital pipeline in a bid to usher in a new era of business transformation. READ MORE → ADVERTISEMENT

IN DEPTH TLA calls on tech industry to hire one million tech workers by 2023 Tech industry network TLA has announced a campaign to encourage one million people into tech sector roles over the next five years.  READ MORE → ICO finds Metropolitan Police's Gangs Matrix seriously breaches data protection laws A year-long ICO investigation has highlighted major problems with how the Metropolitan Police handles and shares the personal data of individuals on its Gangs Matrix. READ MORE → ODI’s OpenActive accelerator ends after getting startups up and running Startups have been using the accelerator’s open data to develop fitness-related products in an effort to encourage people to be more active. READ MORE → BA to sue CBRE over May Bank Holiday datacentre outage Airline is taking legal action against the managed service provider tasked with overseeing the management of its datacentres during its outage in May 2017. READ MORE →

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