November 2025 retrospective: Microsoft outlines a multi-year UAE investment programme
A November 2025 retrospective on microsoft outlines a multi-year UAE investment programme. Prepared 17 October 2026 with practical infrastructure planning notes.
October 2025 retrospective: Protecting fibre routes in crowded racks and pathways
A October 2025 retrospective on protecting fibre routes in crowded racks and pathways. Prepared 17 October 2026 with practical infrastructure planning notes.
September 2025 retrospective: Cable testing handover: preventing avoidable acceptance disputes
A September 2025 retrospective on cable testing handover: preventing avoidable acceptance disputes. Prepared 17 October 2026 with practical infrastructure planning notes.
August 2025 retrospective: Spectrum-XGS targets AI workloads across multiple data centres
A August 2025 retrospective on spectrum-XGS targets AI workloads across multiple data centres. Prepared 17 October 2026 with practical infrastructure planning notes.
July 2025 retrospective: Fibre acceptance testing: why OLTS and OTDR have different jobs
A July 2025 retrospective on fibre acceptance testing: why OLTS and OTDR have different jobs. Prepared 17 October 2026 with practical infrastructure planning notes.
June 2025 retrospective: Cisco announces a new architecture for campus and branch networks
A June 2025 retrospective on cisco announces a new architecture for campus and branch networks. Prepared 17 October 2026 with practical infrastructure planning notes.
May 2025 retrospective: Stargate UAE is announced as a major AI infrastructure project
A May 2025 retrospective on stargate UAE is announced as a major AI infrastructure project. Prepared 17 October 2026 with practical infrastructure planning notes.
April 2025 retrospective: Google introduces Ironwood as an inference-focused TPU
A April 2025 retrospective on google introduces Ironwood as an inference-focused TPU. Prepared 17 October 2026 with practical infrastructure planning notes.
March 2025 retrospective: Blackwell Ultra highlights the infrastructure demands of AI reasoning
A March 2025 retrospective on blackwell Ultra highlights the infrastructure demands of AI reasoning. Prepared 17 October 2026 with practical infrastructure planning notes.
February 2025 retrospective: Direct connections to access points: specifying an MPTL correctly
A February 2025 retrospective on direct connections to access points: specifying an MPTL correctly. Prepared 17 October 2026 with practical infrastructure planning notes.