Ivor Campbell is Chief Executive of Callander-based Snedden Campbell, a specialist recruitment consultant for the medical technology industry. By Ivor Campbell ONE of the positive outcomes of Scotland’s response to the Covid pandemic has been a significant growth in our medical technology industry. From nowhere a year ago, PCR testing is a term now familiar to the public. Existing medical technology companies are reconfiguring their operations to address a burgeoning demand for diagnostics equipment and new companies are springing up all the time. So why, in the face of this unprecedented demand, are we now faced with an impending shortage of world-class scientists, engineers and technologists?
Datacentre energy efficiency: Is the time now for a big switch-off?
The clock is ticking on sustainable IT and energy use, and much more can be done to save energy, power and reduce emissions at a datacentre level. So why isn’t it happening?
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Datacentres represent a growing share of global power consumption and emissions. An average user PC consumes 1.3 kWh of electricity every three hours, without even going online; transmitting a million static webpage requests per second has been estimated at another 11.610 kilowatts per hour (kWh) – or enough to power 13 US households for a month.