How can cloud computing be completely isolated from the internet? This week, Technology Now explores the next step in data storage and processing: the concept of a disconnected cloud. Why would someone want their cloud cut off like this? From a single building to an entire country, what are the security and regulatory compliance benefits?! Rich Bird, Worldwide Hybrid Cloud Marketing at HPE tells us more.

This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week, hosts Michael Bird and Aubrey Lovell 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 can be learnt from it.

Sources cited in this week’s episode:
Gartner Report on cloud usage and spending:
https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2024-11-19-gartner-forecasts-worldwide-public-cloud-end-user-spending-to-total-723-billion-dollars-in-2025

History of the Cloud: https://www.bcs.org/articles-opinion-and-research/history-of-the-cloud/

Dark Matter and Dark Energy (Today I Learnt):
https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/research/topic/dark-energy-and-dark-matter
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-01273-4
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2471743-dark-energy-isnt-what-we-thought-and-that-may-transform-the-cosmos/

History of Daylight Savings in the US (This Week in History):
https://unrememberedhistory.com/tag/march-31-1918-daylight-saving-time/
https://www.thecongressproject.com/standard-time-act-of-1918