AI Strategy stories - Page 4
Irish firms waste EUR €720 million on failed AI projects
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data analytics
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digital transformation
Irish enterprises have squandered an estimated EUR €720 million on failed AI projects as poor strategy, bias and explainability woes derail plans.
Seedtag unveils Liz Agent AI to speed media planning
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martech
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genai
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llms
Seedtag launches Liz Agent, an AI media planning assistant that turns chat-style briefs into end-to-end contextual campaigns in minutes.
Manulife picks Akka to power enterprise agentic AI
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devops
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digital transformation
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it automation
Manulife taps Akka's runtime to harden and scale its beta enterprise agentic AI platform for regulated, business-critical workloads.
NTT DATA unveils global Nvidia-powered AI factories
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network infrastructure
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hybrid cloud
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digital transformation
NTT DATA launches Nvidia-based 'enterprise AI factories' to help global firms standardise, scale and govern production AI deployments.
AI leaders pull ahead as laggards face analytics latency
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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partner programmes
AI projects in full production race ahead as a global survey exposes a widening trust and speed gap with organisations still experimenting.
Enterprises shun plug-and-play AI for tailored builds
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saas
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digital transformation
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partner programmes
Enterprises ditch plug-and-play AI as Cognizant research shows buyers now favour bespoke builds and services-led, long-term partnerships.
Nvidia survey shows AI driving revenue, cuts & spend
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manufacturing
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
Nvidia survey finds AI now widely embedded in operations, driving revenue gains, cost cuts and fresh spend as firms move beyond pilots.
Elastic says AI search & context now decide customer loyalty
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hybrid cloud
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data analytics
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digital transformation
Elastic argues that in an AI-obsessed market, robust search across messy data is the real foundation of trustworthy, profitable experiences.
Balyasny builds AI research platform for hedge fund teams
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digital transformation
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fintech
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rpa
Balyasny embeds an AI research platform across 95% of its hedge fund teams, aiming to speed investment analysis while tightening controls.
DataIQ names Europe's top 10 influential data & AI leaders
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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data science
DataIQ's 2026 Top 10 names Europe's most influential data and AI leaders, with UK-based executives dominating the cross-sector list.
B2B marketers struggle to manage brand visibility in AI
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digital transformation
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cx
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martech
B2B marketers say AI answer engines are reshaping buyer journeys, yet 81% admit brand visibility and positioning in AI remain a blind spot.
Climb, Sophos seal exclusive Irish cybersecurity deal
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firewalls
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data protection
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endpoint protection
Climb secures exclusive Irish distribution of Sophos Threat Profile and full suite, targeting rising AI-driven cybersecurity demand.
iManage enhances Insight+ to close the AI governance gap
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data protection
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document management
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digital transformation
iManage upgrades Insight+ to plug the AI governance gap, adding richer metadata, data warehouse links and multi-region, compliant search.
CIOs warn AI adoption is racing ahead of governance
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data protection
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data analytics
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digital transformation
CIOs warn AI is being rolled out faster than governance can keep up, with many fearing security gaps and lacking oversight of tools in use.
Weebit Nano joins Korea drive for low-power AI chips
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semiconductors
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power / energy
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ai
Weebit Nano joins South Korea's state-backed push to develop ultra-low-power analogue compute-in-memory chips for next-generation AI.
Manufacturers see AI gains but data gaps stall scale-up
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uc
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firewalls
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hybrid cloud
Manufacturers reap early AI returns but poor data quality, fragmented tools and network limits block efforts to scale projects enterprise-wide.
New Relic names Michael Frendo CTO to drive AI observability
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virtualisation
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devops
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digital transformation
New Relic names veteran engineering leader Michael Frendo CTO to steer its AI-strengthened intelligent observability platform strategy.
Mid-market firms stall at pilot stage for agentic AI
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devops
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
Most mid-market firms are stuck in pilot agentic AI trials as governance lags, even while 43% leapfrog directly into agent-based systems.
ECI Software Solutions hires Jack Wood to drive AI push
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saas
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crm
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devops
ECI names Jack Wood chief technology officer to spearhead platform modernisation and embed secure, workflow-native AI across its products.
Finance AI stuck in risky mid-maturity 'AI middle'
Fri, 20th Feb 2026
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manufacturing
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digital transformation
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rpa
Finance leaders warn of a risky 'AI middle' as many firms stall between pilots and governed, audit-ready use of automation in core workflows.