About Catherine
Catherine Knowles
News Editor
Catherine has a keen interest in all areas of technology and storytelling in our digital age. Having worked with a number of businesses and people across media, education, publishing and communications, Catherine has a definite respect for common sense, great content and turning ideas into reality.
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ABB buys IPEC to boost predictive maintenance tech
Fri, 19th Dec 2025
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data analytics
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hyperscale
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iot
ABB is acquiring UK diagnostics specialist IPEC to bolster AI-driven predictive maintenance for data centres and critical infrastructure.
Tech Mahindra, Google Cloud push agentic AI in Gemini
Fri, 19th Dec 2025
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manufacturing
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digital transformation
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it automation
Tech Mahindra and Google Cloud will scale Gemini 2.5-based agentic AI to move enterprises from pilots to production-grade, governed workflows.
Integral Ad Science unveils IAS Agent AI assistant
Fri, 19th Dec 2025
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martech
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rpa
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erp
Integral Ad Science will roll out IAS Agent, an explainable AI assistant for ad measurement, to all platform users for free early next year.
ChatGPT tax advice already costing UK firms, say accountants
Fri, 19th Dec 2025
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digital transformation
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fintech
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risk & compliance
UK accountants say firms are already losing money to flawed ChatGPT tax advice and warn misuse of AI could trigger failures by 2026.
Vertiv & GreenScale partner on AI-ready data centres
Fri, 19th Dec 2025
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hyperscale
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edge computing
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dc
Vertiv wins preferred supplier role for GreenScale's AI-ready, liquid-cooled data centre campuses, supporting nearly 1 GW expansion in Europe.
Hedgehog lab buys Label Sessions to boost AI growth
Fri, 19th Dec 2025
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digital transformation
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erp
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ai
Hedgehog lab has bought Label Sessions to build a full-stack innovation consultancy, linking AI delivery with a 500-strong global expert network.
Keepit named Leader in IDC MarketScape for SaaS backup
Fri, 19th Dec 2025
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saas
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data protection
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dr
Keepit has been named a Leader in IDC's 2025-2026 MarketScape for SaaS data protection, boosting its profile in cloud backup and recovery.
Aviva expands TCS deal to run more UK life policies
Fri, 19th Dec 2025
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digital transformation
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cx
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martech
Aviva extends its tech pact with TCS, shifting another 1.1m UK life policies onto the BaNCS platform to streamline service and costs.
Cohesity & Google Cloud expand AI & cyber defence pact
Fri, 19th Dec 2025
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saas
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storage
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data protection
Cohesity and Google Cloud have deepened their alliance to fuse AI, cyber defence and data sovereignty across joint products and services.
UK SMEs eye growth but struggle to keep pace with AI
Fri, 19th Dec 2025
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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cx
UK SMEs remain upbeat on growth but risk falling behind as economic jitters, rising customer demands and poor grasp of AI strain marketing.
iManage growth driven by AI governance & cloud DMS
Fri, 19th Dec 2025
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saas
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document management
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digital transformation
iManage reports 28% recurring revenue growth as firms rush to govern AI with cloud-based document management and tighter data controls.
DoiT secures top AWS MSP status for AI-driven cloud ops
Fri, 19th Dec 2025
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devops
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hybrid cloud
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digital transformation
DoiT wins top-tier AWS managed service partner status, backing its AI-led FinOps and CloudOps platform ahead of 2026 programme revamp.
Finance firms prioritise AI but struggle to scale it
Fri, 19th Dec 2025
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devops
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data analytics
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digital transformation
Finance leaders hail AI as core to strategy, yet fewer than half have scaled it beyond pilots amid legacy, skills and leadership hurdles.
NCC Group, Qualys expand managed attack surface service
Fri, 19th Dec 2025
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digital transformation
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cloud security
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advanced persistent threat protection
NCC Group partners with Qualys to expand its managed ASM service, blending automated asset discovery with expert-led cyber risk analysis.
AI boom to drive chip equipment sales to record 2027
Fri, 19th Dec 2025
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hyperscale
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dc
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supply chain
AI-driven demand will push chipmaking kit sales to a record $133 billion in 2025, climbing further to $156 billion by 2027, SEMI says.
Imply warns rising observability costs cut visibility
Fri, 19th Dec 2025
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devops
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data analytics
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siem
Imply warns soaring observability costs are forcing enterprises to cut log retention, leaving IT teams with blind spots during incidents.
Linux Foundation unveils ORCA to contain cyber attacks
Fri, 19th Dec 2025
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cloud security
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supply chain
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open source
The Linux Foundation has formed ORCA, a new alliance to contain automated cyber attacks by isolating and compartmentalising software.
Riverlane unveils microsecond quantum error decoder
Fri, 19th Dec 2025
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partner programmes
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quantum computing
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systems integration
Riverlane reveals a hardware quantum error decoder that corrects surface code qubit errors in under a microsecond in real time.
StorONE gains HPE validation for unified storage stack
Fri, 19th Dec 2025
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storage
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data protection
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hybrid cloud
StorONE wins HPE validation for its unified storage software on ProLiant Gen11, promising flash performance at near-HDD economics.
Confidential computing moves into mainstream AI use
Fri, 19th Dec 2025
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data protection
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hybrid cloud
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digital transformation
Confidential computing shifts from niche to mainstream as 75% of organisations adopt it to secure AI workloads and sensitive data in use.