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Most executives say AI has moved beyond pilot phase
Digital Transformation

Most executives say AI has moved beyond pilot phase

Most large companies have shifted AI into live use, but senior leaders remain split on whether it will drive hiring or cuts.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Yesterday
Why is Webex becoming the AI execution layer for work?
Software-as-a-Service

Why is Webex becoming the AI execution layer for work?

Firms using embedded AI in meetings and messaging are already cutting admin, speeding decisions and improving customer response times.

By Will Morey • 4 min read • Yesterday
UK unveils GBP £1.1 billion AI hardware investment
Semiconductors

UK unveils GBP £1.1 billion AI hardware investment

The package will fund chips, a supercomputer and skills training, as ministers seek to build domestic AI capacity and speed workplace adoption.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
UK public sector IT teams struggle with AI rollout
Digital Transformation

UK public sector IT teams struggle with AI rollout

Most UK public sector IT teams lack the infrastructure and trust needed to scale AI safely, a SolarWinds survey found.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
Argyll launches UK sovereign AI cloud with SambaNova
Hybrid Cloud

Argyll launches UK sovereign AI cloud with SambaNova

British firms seeking compliant AI processing can now keep inference workloads inside the UK as energy and data rules tighten.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week
Scale Factory merger targets UK AI projects gone live
DevOps

Scale Factory merger targets UK AI projects gone live

UK businesses struggling to push AI pilots into production will get onshore support from a merged consultancy focused on delivery, quality and security.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Nebius picks Harlow for £1.7 billion UK AI rollout
Data centers

Nebius picks Harlow for £1.7 billion UK AI rollout

The deal secures rare long-term UK AI capacity as demand for power-hungry inference computing outstrips available data centre infrastructure.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Global Stories

AI Strategy stories

The path to autonomous operations: Why observability is the reliability layer for AI
DevOps

The path to autonomous operations: Why observability is the reliability layer for AI

Investment in AI-powered monitoring is rising as firms race to prevent hallucinations, outages and security risks in production systems.

By Bernd Greifeneder • 6 min read • Yesterday
Infosys completes CMMI AI maturity pilot assessment
Digital Transformation

Infosys completes CMMI AI maturity pilot assessment

The pilot is intended to help firms prove AI is being managed safely and consistently as they move from trials to large-scale use.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
DXC deepens Anthropic tie-up for mission-critical AI
Digital Transformation

DXC deepens Anthropic tie-up for mission-critical AI

The deal will put Claude into banking, aviation and government systems, as DXC scales AI agents across regulated customer environments.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Hype growing - but SMEs still face barriers to AI adoption
Customer Relationship Management

Hype growing - but SMEs still face barriers to AI adoption

Small firms risk falling behind unless they adopt AI for practical gains, as SMEC AI says many are still confused by the technology.

By David Shilovsky • 5 min read • Last week
SEI appoints AI chiefs to speed up strategy & data
Digital Transformation

SEI appoints AI chiefs to speed up strategy & data

Pressure is mounting on financial firms to turn AI pilots into measurable results as SEI adds new leadership to its data overhaul.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Smartsheet adds ChatGPT & Copilot links to MCP Server
Software-as-a-Service

Smartsheet adds ChatGPT & Copilot links to MCP Server

Enterprise teams can now use live Smartsheet work data through ChatGPT, Copilot and Gemini Enterprise, as AI adoption races across workplaces.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
Braze report says data beats AI for personalisation
Gaming

Braze report says data beats AI for personalisation

Media and entertainment groups risk wasted AI spend unless they first fix fragmented data and measurement, Braze's report says.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week
JFrog adds Claude Code plugin for security oversight
Application Security

JFrog adds Claude Code plugin for security oversight

Audit trails for AI-generated code could get easier as the plugin exposes packages, dependencies and provenance inside Claude Code.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Stories from Other Regions

AI Strategy stories

Why AI projects struggle to move beyond the pilot stage
Digital Transformation

Why AI projects struggle to move beyond the pilot stage

Many businesses are finding that AI pilots stall when ownership, adoption and measurement questions emerge after the first demo.

By Will Wetton • 6 min read • Yesterday
The next competitive advantage isn't more AI, it's knowing how to put AI to work
Digital Transformation

The next competitive advantage isn't more AI, it's knowing how to put AI to work

The real payoff will come from governed workflows, as executives move beyond pilots and turn AI into a measurable business capability.

By Thomas Russell • 6 min read • Last week