Data Quality stories
Storage and cloud fees are eroding education AI returns, even as 46% of institutions plan bigger budgets this year.
Asia-based Xero users can now compare revenue growth, margins and cash metrics with local peers to spot problems earlier.
Hybrid data setups are forcing firms to juggle governance, costs and AI access across multiple platforms, Acceldata's survey found.
Retailers could cut onboarding errors and improve shelf planning as Blue Yonder taps Syndigo's validated product data across its supply chain tools.
Industrial firms could gain better access to AI-ready data as AVEVA adds integrations, governance tools and web-based controls across its suite.
Many firms are still wrestling with trust and governance as analysts spend 3.7 hours a week correcting AI outputs, survey data shows.
Security and compliance hurdles are being tackled as Confluent rolls out tools to help firms move AI data pipelines from pilot to production.
Only 12% of organisations have fully integrated tax technology, leaving compliance projects exposed as e-invoicing rules tighten.
The tie-up could help regulated firms move AI agents from pilots to live workflows, using trusted data for checks, approvals and governance.
Industrial operators may get faster AI access to plant and business data, as the deal avoids copying information into separate systems.
Many projects remain stuck at proof of concept as businesses wrestle with data governance, security and agent oversight before scaling AI.
Wider adoption of shipping data standards could speed cargo handovers, as one of logistics' biggest software suppliers joins the DCSA+ partner programme.
Poor data is costing firms millions, making record matching vital for cleaner datasets, better decisions and lower compliance risk.
The update aims to ease manual data entry and give maintenance teams better visibility as organisations struggle with fragmented asset records.
Enterprises that fail to embed AI into workflows risk being outpaced by rivals already turning pilots into real business gains.
Pressure to lift margins is pushing New Zealand firms to target AI and automation at energy use, reporting and admin tasks.
Banks are under pressure to speed onboarding and tighten fraud controls as more institutions move AI from trials into daily business banking use.
Tom Cawley's move highlights Australia's drive to turn mining data into usable AI as MaxMine's load-and-dump tool reaches customers.
Lesser-known ERP tools are already cutting month-end work, from reconciliation and AP to forecasting, if the data underneath is clean enough.
Supplier-linked attacks and AI-related incidents are testing cyber defences in Hong Kong and Singapore, despite strong confidence in the technology.
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