January/February 2026


06 Retail 08 News


12 Big Interview: Taran Rai of Epson on sustainability from cartridges to carbon cuts


14 State of the Industry


20 Sustainability: Why sustainability won’t go away


22 Sustainability: Making sustainability business critical


24 Sustainability: Regulation takes the lead on sustainability


26 Sustainability: The next frontier of green IT


28 Sustainability: Net-zero at your desk


30 Software & Cloud: Beyond the platform


32 Storage: The open source bet aiming to redefine data resilience


34 Storage: The legacy of Hydra


36 Storage: The future of offline resilience


38 Storage: Glass-based storage and the future of cold data


40 Hybrid working: Audit-proofing the hybrid hustle


42 Telecommunication: When algorithms start doing the deal-making


44 Spotlights 46 Sector Guides


49 Life in the Channel: Alex Walsh of Keepit discusses predictability instead of perks


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