AI Strategy stories
Businesses that treat AI as a mere efficiency tool risk missing bigger gains from redesigning workflows, according to One NZ's Chief Executive Officer.
Most firms still lack the policies and governance needed to turn widespread AI use in the IT channel into lasting business value.
The restructure puts sales and customer delivery under new leaders as enterprise buyers demand stronger governance, support and reliability from AI agents.
The move gives regulated-sector customers in the UK and Ireland a new route to deploy Claude models with implementation and compliance support.
Most manufacturers are still testing physical AI, even as they expect it to reshape warehouses, assembly lines and logistics operations.
Enterprises are spreading AI use across several platforms, heightening identity and access risks as agents gain broader system access.
Anthropic will gain a larger pool of AI computing power as AMD commits up to USD $5 billion and a gigawatt-scale chip rollout.
Trust in AI ethics has slipped in Ireland, leaving more business leaders worried about governance as adoption pressures mount.
The promotion widens Zoom's regional push as it targets enterprise and AI growth across Australia, India, Korea and Southeast Asia.
Enterprise software is shifting as AI lets firms create new workflows on the fly, while keeping core data standardised and auditable.
The framework urges finance chiefs to judge AI by completed work, reliability and total task cost rather than licence or user counts.
Only 21% of organisations in Ireland and EMEA are seeing meaningful returns from AI spending, despite a 113% rise in investment.
Governance gaps are emerging as hospitals, contact centres and enterprises push AI into frontline operations, raising risk and accountability concerns.
Adoption is stalling where firms lack clean data, strong workflows and guardrails, raising risks in retail, healthcare and IT.
Businesses are being warned that rushed AI rollouts can waste spend and add risk unless teams define clear goals and checks first.
AI tools will be woven into Baker Tilly's advisory, tax and assurance work as firms race to boost efficiency without losing professional judgement.
Executives may face costly missteps as persuasive AI forecasts spread faster than their ability to test the assumptions behind them.
Law firms under pressure to govern AI adoption are getting more practical support as D2 Legal Technology expands its transformation services.
Poorly governed AI agents could trigger outages, compliance breaches and boardroom liability as Australian firms rush to deploy them.
Residents could see faster council services as three Adelaide local authorities test AI under a four-year partnership with Bailey Abbott.