AI Strategy stories
Private equity-backed businesses are adopting paid AI tools faster than the wider market, yet still lag venture-funded peers on full rollout.
The move adds decades of finance and operational expertise to Cisco's oversight as investors scrutinise spending, margins and AI-related strategy.
Investor appetite for AI remains intense as OpenAI's new cash haul lifts its valuation to USD $852 billion and deepens its compute push.
Dealers could cut missed leads as an always-on chatbot from Motortech.ai is folded into Keyloop's Fusion retail platform.
Customers in APAC will keep existing contracts and account teams as the combined direct business shifts to one SoftwareOne brand.
Despite recession fears, 74 per cent of senior executives still plan to keep AI near the top of budgets, KPMG found.
A Twilio poll found 85% of Australian marketing and CX leaders blame fragmented systems for weaker AI agent productivity and higher workloads.
The expansion will more than double Databricks’ UK and Ireland headcount as it courts AI talent and deepens ties with major customers.
Many firms still stall at proof of concept, as the pilot aims to turn agentic AI into a repeatable blueprint for everyday workflows.
A skills shortage looms as Victoria’s datacentre sector expands, with a fee-free academy set to train 48 students for in-demand roles.
Training is outpacing oversight for AI use at many firms, with 43% yet to adopt a formal risk framework, Gallagher found.
Executives are far more likely than senior managers to expect AI to reshape jobs soon, risking confusion over redundancies and priorities.
Enterprise buyers now face tougher demands on governance and connectivity as AI moves from pilots into production across distributed sites.
AI growth is straining enterprise cloud budgets, with 88% of firms saying underinvestment now puts modernisation and migration plans at risk.
Most boards are using AI for routine tasks, but only 3% have woven it into risk oversight, leaving organisations exposed to fresh hazards.
The spending aims to add skilled jobs and local AI access as Thailand races to become South East Asia’s digital hub.
Projects are being told to pause unless they can prove a problem is suitable for AI, as Canada tightens early-stage checks on spending.
Irish consumers are losing 284 million hours a year to poor service, as weak systems and low empathy leave firms at risk of defections.
Irish firms could miss AI gains unless leaders back clear use cases, staff skills and infrastructure to turn trials into value.
KPMG Canada urges tech chiefs to sharpen data, AI and cloud execution as a survey of 150 executives flags gaps in scaling and returns.
