How Plugilo and Latos are building the UK’ s next digital hub in Teesside
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Pioneer – Michael Urban founded Plugilo USA.
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How Plugilo and Latos are building the UK’ s next digital hub in Teesside
Teesside is rapidly cementing its reputation as a powerhouse for digital innovation and nextgeneration connectivity.
A bold new chapter in this tech-forward journey is being written, driven by data, smart infrastructure and the rapidly advancing world of artificial intelligence.
At the heart of this digital acceleration is Latos Data Centres, which is developing a major AI data centre in Stockton.
This ambitious project marks a critical step in establishing the Tees Valley as a UK leader in digital infrastructure. But physical infrastructure is only half the equation.
To harness the power of AI, businesses need a trusted layer of intelligence to guide how data is used, controlled and delivered to customers.
This is where Plugilo and its innovative AI advisory agent, known as Pluggy, enter the picture. Through a strategic partnership and investment from MAP
Group, the driving force behind Latos Data Centres, Plugilo is poised to transform how companies across the UK make their knowledge, products and services advisory-ready for the AI era.
As AI continues to dominate global headlines, the narrative has largely focused on bigger models and faster data centres.
However, Michael Mohr, the Munichbased founder of Plugilo, believes the next stage of the AI economy will hinge on trust.
“ This is a very important development,” Michael said.“ We need AI centres and technology, the services and the hardware. But on the other side, we need to control the content and machines. Here, we are talking about AI agents that will revolutionise the world.”
The challenge businesses face today is that many current AI systems scrape and regurgitate information without preserving source ownership, commercial relationships or local market context.
They offer generic, sometimes unreliable answers, often pushing users toward noisy advertising or uncontrolled recommendations.
Plugilo was built to solve this problem. Founded in Florida, USA, with a development centre in Hanoi, Vietnam, Plugilo is building a new kind of network that connects market players, from manufacturers and distributors to resellers and publishers.
“ In the future, data will be the oil for the machines,” Michael said.“ Data and AI together are powerful, but data must be owned by the owners- the companies in the UK, from manufacturers to publishers and sellers.
“ That is why it is so important to have the companies connected directly to the data centre.”
At the centre of this new ecosystem is Pluggy, a friendly, visible AI advisory agent that can be installed by any web owner.
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