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Constructor tops three Gartner search & discovery use cases
Customer Experience

Constructor tops three Gartner search & discovery use cases

Retailers may get more personalised search tools after Constructor was ranked first in three Gartner use cases, ahead of Google and others.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Secure Code Warrior launches AI adoption model for CISOs
Digital Transformation

Secure Code Warrior launches AI adoption model for CISOs

Security chiefs are being given a framework to curb risks as AI spreads through coding, no-code tools and autonomous software workflows.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 26th Jun 2026
Secure Code Warrior launches AI adoption model for CISOs
Robotics

Secure Code Warrior launches AI adoption model for CISOs

Growing AI use in coding is widening software risk, forcing security leaders to match training and controls to each adoption stage.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 24th Jun 2026
Most AI projects stall at pilot stage, survey finds
Digital Transformation

Most AI projects stall at pilot stage, survey finds

Pressure is mounting on firms to show returns, as 78% of organisations say AI projects have failed or stalled at pilot stage.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 14th May 2026
OpenAI raises USD $122 billion in record AI funding
Software-as-a-Service

OpenAI raises USD $122 billion in record AI funding

Investor appetite for AI remains intense as OpenAI's new cash haul lifts its valuation to USD $852 billion and deepens its compute push.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 7th Apr 2026
Arcadian's AI success: Start small, solve real problems
DevOps

Arcadian's AI success: Start small, solve real problems

Arcadian Digital backs small, tightly scoped AI projects solving real business problems over hype-fuelled, grandiose rollouts.

By Donovan Jackson • 4 min read • Mon, 16th Mar 2026
Thrive unveils governed AI workspace & adoption model
Unified Communications

Thrive unveils governed AI workspace & adoption model

Thrive launches a governed AI workspace and phased adoption model to tame shadow AI, uniting access to 50-plus major language models.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Mar 2026
How to hike the chasm from AI hype to reality in customer experience
Data Protection

How to hike the chasm from AI hype to reality in customer experience

Firms face a chasm between AI hype and CX reality, with security, compliance and organisational readiness the real keys to progress.

By Brad Murdoch • 9 min read • Wed, 25th Feb 2026
NeuBird AI hits SRE alert milestone with agentic platform
Private Cloud

NeuBird AI hits SRE alert milestone with agentic platform

NeuBird AI's agentic SRE platform autonomously resolved 230,000 alerts in a year, saving 12,000 hours and USD $1.8 million in costs.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Feb 2026
TeamViewer chief predicts AI's practical turn by 2026
Digital Transformation

TeamViewer chief predicts AI's practical turn by 2026

TeamViewer boss Oliver Steil says 2026 will mark AI's shift from hype to Monday-morning results, human-centric workflows and trusted autonomy.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 16th Jan 2026
Gartner sees AI spend hitting USD $2.52trn by 2026
DataCentre infrastructure

Gartner sees AI spend hitting USD $2.52trn by 2026

Global AI spend will soar to USD $2.52trn by 2026, Gartner says, as enterprises pour cash into infrastructure and AI-optimised servers.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 16th Jan 2026
Nintex tips 2026 'reality check' for enterprise agentic AI
Data Analytics

Nintex tips 2026 'reality check' for enterprise agentic AI

Nintex warns enterprise agentic AI will face a 2026 reality check, with tighter budgets, targeted use cases and tougher governance.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 14th Jan 2026
AI in 2026: fragile data, hybrid clouds & profit race
Software-as-a-Service

AI in 2026: fragile data, hybrid clouds & profit race

AI in 2026 will be less about dazzling breakthroughs and more about fragile data, hybrid clouds and investor pressure for real profits.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 14th Jan 2026
Boards to demand real-world returns from AI in 2026
Digital Transformation

Boards to demand real-world returns from AI in 2026

Boards will pivot AI from hype to hard numbers in 2026, slashing speculative spend and backing smaller models with provable returns.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Tue, 30th Dec 2025

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Canadian firms struggle to turn AI trials into ROI
Digital Transformation

Canadian firms struggle to turn AI trials into ROI

Nearly half of Canadian business leaders are testing AI without seeing returns, as firms struggle to embed the technology into daily operations.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Fri, 26th Jun 2026
Exclusive: Rohini Sharma on monday.com's AI shift
Software-as-a-Service

Exclusive: Rohini Sharma on monday.com's AI shift

Australian organisations are moving past AI hype, demanding tools that simplify daily work, scale across teams and prove practical value.

By Melania Watson • 6 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2026
What these Aussie tech execs forecast for 2026
Data Protection

What these Aussie tech execs forecast for 2026

Australian tech leaders tip 2026 as the year AI hype cools, privacy platforms surge and digital health reshapes everyday care.

By Erin Carley • 4 min read • Mon, 12th Jan 2026
ScotlandIS sets AI, skills & cyber priorities for 2026
Hyperscale

ScotlandIS sets AI, skills & cyber priorities for 2026

ScotlandIS flags AI, skills, green data centres and cyber basics as critical to Scotland's digital economy amid 2026 uncertainty.

By Shannon Williams • 7 min read • Fri, 9th Jan 2026