Productivity Stories - Page 8

UK Stories

Productivity stories

Braze launches AI tools for marketers & European hosting

Braze adds AI agents, creative workflow tools and European data hosting as marketers race to automate personalisation and campaign production.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Last month

Software-as-a-Service

Flagstone & Adclear cut marketing approvals to eight hours

Flagstone taps Adclear AI to speed marketing compliance checks, slicing approvals from two days to eight hours as revenue grows.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last month

DevOps

UK project firms shift from AI trials to ROI gains

UK project-based firms are turning AI from pilot schemes into day-to-day tools, with nearly half reporting productivity or cost gains, Deltek says.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Last month

Digital Transformation

Klarus launches AI consultancy to fix weak returns

Former EY and Accenture executive Frank O'Dea leads London-based Klarus, which uses senior specialists and outcome-based fees to turn AI pilots into measurable returns.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Last month

Global Stories

Productivity stories

Manufacturing

GE Appliances rolls out 800 AI agents across operations

GE Appliances uses Gemini Enterprise to put AI into factories, logistics and supplier work, cutting backorders 25% and speeding shift summaries.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month

Digital Transformation

FIS upgrades trading & risk suite for buy-side firms

FIS revamps cross-asset platform with AI dashboards and SaaS tools to help buy-side firms manage trading, portfolio and risk in one system.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month

Digital Transformation

KnowBe4 picks Flywire for global payments overhaul

KnowBe4 teams with Flywire to streamline international billing, accepting 140 currencies as it cuts manual reconciliation and boosts cash flow.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month

Storage

MacPaw survey finds green concerns may drive file cleanups

MacPaw Earth Day survey finds 71.7% of Mac users would clear cloud files more often if they knew the environmental cost.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Last month

Digital Transformation

Payslip & Deloitte boost global payroll transparency

Deloitte and Payslip say tighter EU pay rules are driving multinationals towards centralised payroll systems, with 1.3 million payslips now automated annually.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month

Storage

Tata Steel expands Google Cloud AI across global operations

Tata Steel deploys more than 300 AI agents with Google Cloud to speed up maintenance, customer service and back-office work worldwide.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month

Unified Communications

Manhattan adds AI agents & fulfilment tools for retailers

Manhattan unveils embedded AI agents and fulfilment simulation tools to help retailers speed service, sharpen checkout and compare order strategies.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last month

Supply Chain

Geotab: Now's the time to get a grip on fuel consumption

Geotab says fleet operators can cut fuel bills with telematics, driver rewards and data-led coaching as costs keep climbing.

By Donovan Jackson • 5 min read • Last month

Storage

Hitachi Vantara flags AI data centre energy squeeze

Hitachi Vantara has unveiled sustainability progress as AI-driven data demand pushes energy, cooling and emissions reporting to the fore.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month

Digital Transformation

Exclusive: Adobe ANZ chief on AI adoption trends

Adobe ANZ chief says AI is moving into production as customers in regulated sectors balance caution with rapid deployment and productivity gains.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last month

Digital Transformation

Funlab expands Dayforce rollout across three countries

Funlab extends Dayforce across Australia, New Zealand and the US, giving 2,500 staff one workforce system and cutting onboarding time by up to five days.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month

Stories from Other Regions

Productivity stories

EduTech

Canadian employers face fiercer battle for tech talent

Canadian firms are finding that pay is no longer enough, as hybrid working and AI skills reshape how employers recruit and promote tech staff.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Last month

DevOps

NEC teams with Anthropic for Japan AI enterprise tools

NEC and Anthropic team up to develop secure AI tools for finance, manufacturing and local government in Japan.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month

Firewalls

Why local secure access is becoming critical for New Zealand organisations

Fortinet expands Auckland secure access footprint as New Zealand firms put resilience, performance and data sovereignty at the heart of digital operations.

By Nick Frantzen • 4 min read • Last month