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Hyland appoints Lubor Ptacek as Product Marketing Chief

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Hyland names Lubor Ptacek Senior Vice President of Product Marketing as the software group sharpens its global AI product strategy.
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ADAPTOVATE appoints Jim Cundiff to boost North America

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ADAPTOVATE taps transformation veteran Jim Cundiff as Managing Director and Partner to deepen North American growth and its AI consulting push.
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Secureframe launches access review tool for compliance teams

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Secureframe adds user access reviews to Comply platform to help compliance teams replace spreadsheets and email with a single audit-ready workflow.
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Only 14% of firms have clear AI strategy, study finds

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Only 14% of Global 2000 firms have a clear AI strategy, with research warning many are deploying tools faster than accountability and workforce training.
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CIOs learn on the go as AI pressure mounts at firms

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Logicalis study finds 89% of Chief Information Officers are learning AI as they go, with skills gaps, data issues and compliance concerns slowing roll-outs.
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KPMG says executives see managed services as key to AI

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Executives now see managed services as a critical route to scaling agentic AI, with most prioritising AI know-how and security over cost savings.
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UK enterprises move AI projects into production

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UK enterprises press ahead with AI deployment as 94% warn of sprawl, while integration issues and legacy data remain major hurdles.
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OpenAI warns of AI shock & calls for public debate

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OpenAI urges governments to prepare for AI-driven disruption as Sam Altman says rapid progress could transform work, tax and cyber security within years.
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Private equity-backed firms trail venture rivals on AI

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Private equity-backed firms use paid AI tools more than most peers, but many still struggle to turn sponsor pressure into practical finance gains.
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Cisco appoints Pete Shimer to board & audit committee

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Cisco adds Deloitte veteran Pete Shimer to board, strengthening audit oversight as the networking giant pushes into AI-driven infrastructure.
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OpenAI raises USD $122 billion in record AI funding

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OpenAI secures USD $122 billion in funding as Amazon, Nvidia and SoftBank back a rapid expansion in compute, enterprise tools and product plans.
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ServiceNow warns of Ireland's 284 million-hour service gap

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ServiceNow research says Irish customers lose 284 million hours a year to poor support, as fragmented systems and weak empathy blunt AI gains.
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Keyloop buys Motortech.ai to boost Fusion AI tools

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Keyloop folds Motortech.ai's AIME into Fusion as dealer web conversions surge and sales rise 101% in early use.
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How leadership, people and technology are key for AI adoption across Irish businesses

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Irish businesses urged to pair leadership, skills and AI-ready infrastructure to turn workplace experimentation into measurable value.
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Business leaders keep betting on AI despite recession

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KPMG survey finds most executives will keep pouring money into artificial intelligence through a recession, with USD $186 million planned on average next year.
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Databricks to invest USD $850 million in UK expansion

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Databricks to quadruple London footprint with new Fitzrovia HQ as it backs UK AI demand, hiring and training with a USD $850 million plan.
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Orgvue study finds AI divide between executives & managers

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Senior managers lag executives on AI plans, with 63% of leaders expecting redundancies within six months, Orgvue research finds.
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Stelia & Nokia team up on enterprise AI deployment

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Stelia and Nokia link AI platform and networking tech to help enterprises run governed, reliable workloads across distributed sites.
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Cloud maturity lags as AI demand outpaces investment

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AI demand is forcing a rethink of cloud strategy as NTT DATA finds most firms still lag on investment, modernisation and security.
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Diligence the watchword as oversight lags AI governance

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Boards lag on AI oversight as Diligent survey finds most directors use the tools, but few have embedded governance or risk controls.