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Sirisoft & Red Hat champion automation for AI-ready IT
Virtualisation

Sirisoft & Red Hat champion automation for AI-ready IT

Sirisoft and Red Hat urge Thai enterprises to treat automation as core AI-ready IT infrastructure, redefining ROI beyond simple cost cuts.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 7th Jan 2026

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Why Australian leaders are losing faith in IT spend
Digital Transformation

Why Australian leaders are losing faith in IT spend

With 88% of Australian tech leaders doubting IT ROI, IT financial management emerges as the missing link between spend and value.

By Anthony Caruana • 5 min read • Mon, 2nd Mar 2026
Firms pour billions into AI but struggle to scale value
EduTech

Firms pour billions into AI but struggle to scale value

Firms spent USD $252 billion on AI in 2024, yet only 4% report repeatable, scalable value as governance and skills gaps hold back returns.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026
ECI Connect 2026 to spotlight practical AI in business
Digital Transformation

ECI Connect 2026 to spotlight practical AI in business

ECI opens registration for its 2026 Connect conference in Las Vegas, promising hands-on, practical AI guidance for everyday business use.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Sun, 15th Feb 2026
UK CIOs struggle to govern surge in business AI agents
Data Protection

UK CIOs struggle to govern surge in business AI agents

UK CIOs embed AI agents in critical workflows but lack real-time oversight as board pressure mounts for provable returns and tighter audits.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Sat, 14th Feb 2026
Celonis names Ewan Henderson North America GM for AI push
Manufacturing

Celonis names Ewan Henderson North America GM for AI push

Celonis hires veteran software leader Ewan Henderson as North America GM to tighten AI's link to day-to-day operations and measurable ROI.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026
How AI-powered log management unlocks observability
DevOps

How AI-powered log management unlocks observability

Companies that treat log data as strategic intelligence, not digital clutter, are unlocking faster recovery, resilience and innovation.

By Rafi Katanasho • 4 min read • Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
KPMG report warns AI scale-up lags lofty ambitions
Digital Transformation

KPMG report warns AI scale-up lags lofty ambitions

KPMG warns firms' AI ambitions outpace delivery, with most chasing top maturity by 2026 but only a quarter scaling agentic AI with ROI.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
AI value proving elusive for many Australian firms
Data Analytics

AI value proving elusive for many Australian firms

Four in five Australian organisations say they struggle to prove AI delivers business value, blaming poor data access and weak integration.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Tue, 20th Jan 2026
Pendo unveils Agent Analytics to optimise AI agents
Software-as-a-Service

Pendo unveils Agent Analytics to optimise AI agents

Pendo rolls out Agent Analytics to help companies track AI agents in real workflows, spot friction points and turn usage data into improvements.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Mon, 12th Jan 2026
Tetrate launches tool to certify enterprise AI agents
Data Protection

Tetrate launches tool to certify enterprise AI agents

Tetrate has unveiled Agent Router Enterprise, a platform to certify AI agents as production ready with shared standards, guardrails and metrics.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Fri, 9th Jan 2026
Fuse Energy hits $5bn valuation, plans international expansion
Power / Energy

Fuse Energy hits $5bn valuation, plans international expansion

London start-up Fuse Energy hits $5bn valuation after $70m raise to scale its vertically integrated clean power model abroad.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Mon, 29th Dec 2025
AI & automation face 2026 shakeout on real business value
Digital Transformation

AI & automation face 2026 shakeout on real business value

In 2026, AI and automation face a shakeout as pilots give way to hard ROI demands, exposing skills gaps and flawed processes at scale.

By Kaleah Salmon • 8 min read • Thu, 18th Dec 2025

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Indian firms struggle to turn AI pilots into real ROI gains
Digital Transformation

Indian firms struggle to turn AI pilots into real ROI gains

Indian firms ramp up AI pilots for customer engagement and marketing, but most still struggle to prove real returns and scale deployments.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Wed, 14th Jan 2026
Cevo hires former Macquarie AI leader to head AI adoption
Hybrid Cloud

Cevo hires former Macquarie AI leader to head AI adoption

AWS partner Cevo hires ex-Macquarie AI leader Jeff Voigt as Head of AI Adoption to drive governed, production-grade enterprise deployments.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Mon, 12th Jan 2026
Lendi Group names new CTO to drive AI-native strategy
Data Analytics

Lendi Group names new CTO to drive AI-native strategy

Lendi Group promotes Devesh Maheshwari to CTO to spearhead its AI-native transformation across Aussie and Lendi brands by mid-2026.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Mon, 22nd Dec 2025
Outcome-first AI to dominate governed enterprise use
Data Analytics

Outcome-first AI to dominate governed enterprise use

Outcome-first, tightly governed AI will eclipse experimental pilots by 2026 as boards and regulators demand clear, measurable business value.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 18th Dec 2025