AI Adoption Stories

UK Stories

AI Adoption stories

Multiverse launches Mastry to challenge AI consultancies

The platform aims to help employers measure whether AI training changes day-to-day work, as firms seek clearer returns on spending.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Today

Data governance

UK workers lose 28 days a year to poor data handling

Poor data practices are costing the UK economy £53.37 billion a year, as workers spend 28 days annually on inefficient tasks.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 2 days ago

Digital Transformation

CIOs say AI is outpacing governance, Thoughtworks finds

Most organisations lack clear AI oversight, leaving CIOs responsible for failures, compliance risks and workforce disruption as adoption races ahead.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Human Capital Management

UK firms spend more on AI tools than workforce training

Many UK employers risk poor returns from AI because staff are being given tools faster than they are trained to use them.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week

Global Stories

AI Adoption stories

Data Protection

Veraify adds token tracking for shadow AI spending

Finance chiefs can now trace AI bills more accurately as the platform separates sanctioned use from Shadow AI across departments and users.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Today

Data Analytics

AI Investment in Australia and New Zealand Drives Data Focus

Many ANZ firms lack the data governance and integration needed to prove AI is lifting productivity, costs or customer experience.

By Edmund Ng • 6 min read • Today

Data Analytics

NiCE appoints Rajesh Shriyan as Chief Information Officer

The hire underscores NiCE's push to expand internal AI use and modernise core systems as it scales operations and quote-to-cash processes.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • 2 days ago

Digital Transformation

AI tool sprawl leaves US executives facing orchestration gap

Three in five large US firms say AI tool sprawl has stalled strategy, as 85% of executives report disconnected technology stacks.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • Last week

Private Cloud

TrendAI adds NVIDIA Nemotron to sovereign security cloud

The move lets regulated organisations run AI-driven threat detection inside customer-controlled environments, keeping sensitive security data local.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • Last week

Partner Programmes

Pax8 launches AI tools for small business partners

Small business channel partners can now govern unsanctioned AI use and offer a managed coworker service as adoption outpaces formal oversight.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last week

DevOps

Developers say AI use is driven by management pressure

Management pressure is pushing many developers to use AI to signal compliance, with 52% saying they overuse it to meet company expectations.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last week

Data Analytics

Australia & NZ lag on deep AI integration, CPA says

Only 11 per cent of businesses in Australia and New Zealand have deeply embedded AI, leaving the two markets bottom of a regional survey.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

Kotter launches AI accelerator to boost business value

Many large firms are struggling to turn AI spending into measurable returns, leaving executives with fragmented projects and unclear priorities.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • This month

Risk & Compliance

AI adoption in advice sector still stuck at pilot stage

Only 7% of advice practices have embedded AI across most workflows, leaving productivity gains trapped in pilot projects rather than business-wide change.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 6 min read • This month

Stories from Other Regions

AI Adoption stories

Manufacturing

ERP event shows firms need basics before AI adoption

Businesses were urged to fix data, processes and governance first, as AI in ERP was shown to depend on stronger operational basics.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Today

Digital Transformation

Only 5% of organisations say data is AI-ready

That shortfall is already hitting projects, with 37% of firms pausing, scaling back or abandoning AI initiatives because of poor data quality or availability.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Yesterday