Automation stories
DoiT wins top-tier AWS managed service partner status, backing its AI-led FinOps and CloudOps platform ahead of 2026 programme revamp.
Finance leaders hail AI as core to strategy, yet fewer than half have scaled it beyond pilots amid legacy, skills and leadership hurdles.
Alcatel-Lucent unveils Rainbow Hub, an integration-led cloud platform linking UCC with workflows, IoT and vertical services for partners.
Dynatrace deepens its Google Cloud tie-up, joining the Gemini Enterprise and CLI launch to embed agentic AI into observability workflows.
In 2026, AI and automation face a shakeout as pilots give way to hard ROI demands, exposing skills gaps and flawed processes at scale.
Finance chiefs brace for AI upheaval as CIMA warns of widening skills gap and underprepared teams despite soaring expectations.
IDHL launches IDHL Labs, a group-wide AI incubator backed by GBP £1.5 million to fast-track automation, tooling and data-driven services.
ELMO Software is shifting from reactive HR to AI-native, human-centred systems that predict needs, boost productivity and preserve trust.
Hexaware has named Raghu Mocherla Senior Vice President for Digital and Software to drive its expanding cyber-physical and AI portfolio.
AI is reshaping biotech and healthcare, speeding drug discovery and diagnostics as the market for AI in biotech surges toward USD $11.4 billion.
India's enterprises are racing from AI pilots to full-scale deployment as boards demand hard returns, stronger governance and resilience.
ABB is acquiring UK diagnostics specialist IPEC to bolster AI-driven predictive maintenance for data centres and critical infrastructure.
UK SMEs remain upbeat on growth but risk falling behind as economic jitters, rising customer demands and poor grasp of AI strain marketing.
Cricket Australia revamps its Live App with real-time AI insights, chat-style analysis and scorecards going back to 1886.
SimplyBook.me rolls out AI Voice Booking, letting customers schedule appointments by speaking naturally on websites, WhatsApp and social channels.
Zoho launches AI-powered spend and enterprise billing tools to help larger firms tighten control of finances and revenue operations.
AI is turning CFOs from backward-looking reporters into real-time strategists, reshaping financial and sustainability reporting alike.
Brisbane's ARM Hub will reboot Propel-AIR in 2026, offering Aussie robotics ventures a US springboard via Boston's MassRobotics.
Basware acquires Australian AP software provider Redmap to accelerate AI-driven invoice automation growth across the Asia-Pacific mid-market.
Peacock Bros flags AI, digital workflows and stricter traceability as key trends set to reshape Australian supply chain tech in 2026.
