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AI in cloud ERP to speed finance close by 30% by 2028

Wed, 25th Feb 2026
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AI-enabled cloud ERP could cut finance close times by 30% by 2028, as Gartner tips modular, automated systems to reshape CFO agendas.
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Everpure rebrands from Pure Storage with 1touch deal

Tue, 24th Feb 2026
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Everpure debuts as Pure Storage's new name and moves deeper into AI-ready data management with a planned acquisition of 1touch.
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How phone validation turns dead leads into real sales

Tue, 24th Feb 2026
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Sales teams waste time on dead numbers; verified phone data turns outreach into real conversations, better leads and higher conversions.
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Everpure rebrands & moves into AI data intelligence

Tue, 24th Feb 2026
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Everpure debuts new name on Wall Street and moves deeper into AI by agreeing to acquire data intelligence specialist 1touch.
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Snowflake expands Cortex Code CLI with dbt, Airflow

Tue, 24th Feb 2026
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Snowflake adds dbt and Apache Airflow support to Cortex Code CLI and unveils its first standalone subscription for non-Snowflake users.
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RingCentral taps OpenAI to power live AI voice calls

Fri, 20th Feb 2026
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RingCentral integrates OpenAI's GPT-5.2 to power live AI voice calls, launching new assistants to support customers and employees in real time.
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EY maps hyper-velocity AI priorities for tech during 2026

Fri, 20th Feb 2026
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EY urges tech leaders to pursue AI-fuelled deals, agentic systems and sovereignty-by-design as 2026 competition and security pressures grow.
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Google unveils Scenario Planner for Meridian MMM use

Fri, 20th Feb 2026
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Google has launched Scenario Planner for its open-source Meridian MMM, giving marketers a no-code way to test budget scenarios and ROI.
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Celonis & LeafLabs launch app to decode robot fleets

Thu, 19th Feb 2026
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Celonis and LeafLabs unveil an app to decode robot fleet data, linking factory‑floor telemetry to real‑world supply chain performance.
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UK CIOs struggle to govern surge in business AI agents

Sat, 14th Feb 2026
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UK CIOs embed AI agents in critical workflows but lack real-time oversight as board pressure mounts for provable returns and tighter audits.
Hyperscale cloud server racks with kernel shield blocking attacks

eBPF report shows efficiency, security gains at scale

Fri, 13th Feb 2026
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eBPF report finds major cloud players cutting CPU, traffic costs and boosting security at scale, signalling a shift to kernel-level control.
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Infobip boosts WhatsApp marketing ROI with new API tools

Thu, 12th Feb 2026
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Infobip upgrades its WhatsApp Marketing Messages API with optimisation tools that lift delivery rates and boost ROI by over 60%.
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Portnox expands zero trust access to console tools

Thu, 12th Feb 2026
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Portnox extends zero trust network access to RDP, SSH, VNC and Telnet, promising passwordless admin access and fewer VPN dependencies.
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AI agents reshape sales teams across Australia, NZ

Wed, 11th Feb 2026
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AI agents are rapidly transforming sales teams in Australia and New Zealand, slashing grunt work and reshaping how sellers prospect and close deals.
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Exclusive: Celonis' Kerry Brown warns CIOs to 'remove chaos'

Tue, 10th Feb 2026
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Celonis touts digital twins and process data as the missing link to turn scattered enterprise AI experiments into measurable business gains.
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Fico outlines four AI trends reshaping banking by 2026

Fri, 6th Feb 2026
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Fico says by 2026 banking AI will be standard infrastructure, heightening fraud risks and putting CIOs and human cyber oversight centre stage.
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NeuBird AI names Venkat Ramakrishnan president & COO

Thu, 5th Feb 2026
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NeuBird AI appoints Venkat Ramakrishnan president and COO to scale its agentic AI SRE platform and expand global commercial operations.
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YubiKeys promise 265% ROI & 99.99% cut in breach risk

Thu, 5th Feb 2026
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YubiKey rollout boosts ROI by 265% and slashes breach exposure 99.99%, Forrester study finds, delivering multi-million USD $ gains.
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C-suite leaders deploy AI, but struggle to scale it

Wed, 4th Feb 2026
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AI is deployed everywhere but embedded deeply in fewer than half of firms, as leaders warn integration and skills gaps risk a two-year setback.
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Banks struggle to turn AI spending into real revenue gains

Wed, 4th Feb 2026
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Banks worldwide pour billions into AI, but Dyna.Ai warns only a small minority are turning pilots into tangible, scalable revenue gains.