AI Strategy stories - Page 3
QA launches NVIDIA-backed Level 6 AI apprenticeship
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QA becomes an official NVIDIA training partner and launches a 19‑month Level 6 AI Engineer apprenticeship to tackle UK AI skills gaps.
Survey finds enterprises race to agentic AI, lag on scale
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public cloud
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Enterprises rush to adopt agentic AI via external platforms, but few have standardised, organisation-wide deployments in place yet.
GitLab pushes agentic AI to orchestrate software delivery
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digital transformation
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application security
GitLab unveils agentic AI strategy to orchestrate software delivery, adding governance tools, maturity assessments and a developer hackathon.
Agentic AI upends SaaS models & sparks valuation shock
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fintech
Agentic AI is shredding seat-based SaaS models, sparking a wave of 'zombie' vendors, valuation shocks and leaner, AI-native rivals.
Leaders overestimate UK organisations' AI readiness gap
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digital transformation
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cx
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martech
Senior leaders see UK organisations as AI ready, but managers report weaker strategy, governance and skills, risking stalled deployments.
Lumai names René Bonvanie board chair for optical AI push
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firewalls
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
Oxford optical AI spin-out Lumai names ex-Palo Alto Networks marketer René Bonvanie as board chair to spearhead its push into commercialisation.
Forrester warns AI spend outpaces core IT readiness
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digital transformation
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physical security
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iam
Forrester warns firms chasing AI hype risk failure and rising costs if weak IT foundations, governance and data are left unresolved.
Process friction holds back firms' agentic AI plans
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digital transformation
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cartech
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rpa
Most firms plan agentic AI within three years, but Celonis finds clunky processes and poor context threaten ROI and slow deployment.
Celonis names Ewan Henderson North America GM for AI push
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manufacturing
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digital transformation
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rpa
Celonis hires veteran software leader Ewan Henderson as North America GM to tighten AI's link to day-to-day operations and measurable ROI.
Smart Communications rolls out governance-first AI tools
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digital transformation
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cx
Smart Communications launches governance-first AI tools in Conversation Cloud, targeting regulated sectors moving from pilots to production.
UK staff confident with AI but lack training & strategy
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uc
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digital transformation
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hcm
Confident but undertrained, UK staff are embracing AI tools at work despite patchy strategies, rollout plans and formal learning support.
C-suite leaders deploy AI, but struggle to scale it
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semiconductors
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hybrid cloud
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digital transformation
AI is deployed everywhere but embedded deeply in fewer than half of firms, as leaders warn integration and skills gaps risk a two-year setback.
Pax8 backs UK Government AI Skills Boost for workers
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digital transformation
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genai
Pax8 joins the UK Government's AI Skills Boost as a Strategic Partner, aiming to help train 10 million workers in practical AI by 2030.
Banks struggle to turn AI spending into real revenue gains
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cx
Banks worldwide pour billions into AI, but Dyna.Ai warns only a small minority are turning pilots into tangible, scalable revenue gains.
Qualtrics names Jason Maynard CEO to drive AI growth
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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cx
Qualtrics appoints former Oracle executive Jason Maynard as CEO to spearhead AI-driven growth and a USD $6.75 billion Press Ganey deal.
AI budgets shielded as enterprises chase orchestration
Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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digital transformation
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hcm
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it automation
Enterprises ringfence AI spend as core infrastructure, racing from pilots to orchestrated, governed systems despite economic headwinds.
Gartner warns of rising lock-in to regional AI stacks
Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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hyperscale
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dc
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multi-cloud
Gartner warns 35% of nations will be locked into region-specific AI by 2027 as sovereignty, security and cultural fit overtake scale.
KnowBe4 marks AIDA decade & names AI innovation VP
Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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saas
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digital transformation
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cloud security
KnowBe4 marks a decade of its AIDA security AI, now running seven agents for 70,000 clients, and appoints Harlan Parrott VP of AI Innovation.
Wipro unveils unified AI-led enterprise functions model
Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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cx
Wipro launches a unified AI-led model to fuse consulting, transformation and operations across people, finance, supply chain and customer work.
SMEs step up AI adoption as US pulls ahead of the UK
Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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digital transformation
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ai
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hybrid & remote work
SMEs prioritise AI and face-to-face meetings, but US firms outpace UK peers on dedicated staff and appetite for external AI advice.