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Preparing for Power Outages in the Face of Solar Storms

FedTech Magazine

This 11-year cycle of the sun’s activity is expected to reach its peak in 2025, with solar flares and eruptions that can wreak havoc on Earth. Intense currents driven by space weather can have severe impacts, damaging or destroying critical infrastructure, interrupting the internet and other communications and leading to power outages.

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The rising impact of 5G connectivity on Britain’s businesses

Open Access Government - Technology News

As the UK approaches the planned shutdown of the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), businesses seek innovative solutions to ensure uninterrupted and efficient communication Among the transformative technologies on the horizon, 5G stands out as a potential game-changer.

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UK awards funding to develop quantum computing testbeds

Open Access Government - Technology News

Quantum computing’s outstanding computational power promises breakthroughs in sensing, imaging, and communications, fostering economic growth and creating high-paying jobs. Diverse approaches to quantum computing hardware will be explored by the winning companies, including platforms utilising different qubit architectures.

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Microsoft 365 Government price updates - into effect March 1st 2023

Microsoft Public Sector

And we have added new artificial intelligence (AI)-supported capabilities that help automate tasks, find the information we need, and help us communicate in ways that are more accessible for everyone. 1 Following the phased pricing update, Office 365 G1 will also increase in March 2024 by 10% and in March 2025 by 5%.

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Telephone fundraising in the digital age: Mapping charities’ future

Open Access Government - Technology News

From boosting donations to recruiting volunteers, the traditional telephone call is unlikely to be replaced by the modern communication methods of today – though it could benefit from an upgrade. Cloud-based communication is software that requires no hardware or wiring and relies on access to the Cloud via the Internet to work.

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A tech pipeline for rural communities: West Virginia joins AWS Tech Alliance

AWS Public Sector Blog

The West Virginia Tech Alliance will directly connect more than 750 learners to cloud employers throughout the 2024-2025 academic year. The Tech Alliance will work with a wide range of organizations in the public and private sector to create – and keep – good paying and high growth jobs in West Virginia.

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CFP: How to Work with Academic Faculty: Partnerships, Collaborations, and Services in the Academic Library (ACRL Book Proposal)

A Library Writer's Blog

Chapters should include planning for change and effective communication with faculty; some questions for inspiration might consist of: Have you ever experienced telling your faculty about discontinuing services due to budgetary restrictions? The book will focus on case studies that support collegiality and collaboration.

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