The Ultimate Guide to Artificial Intelligence
A curated Irish edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Artificial Intelligence (AI).
What to know about Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming industries, reshaping business operations, enhancing customer experiences, and driving innovation across sectors globally and in Australasia. From the surge in AI-driven cybersecurity threats and the adoption of AI in cloud infrastructure to the integration of generative AI in customer service, marketing, and financial sectors, this dynamic field demands close attention.
Experts emphasise the critical role of robust data management and infrastructure in successfully leveraging AI technologies, while organisations face challenges including skill gaps, ethical considerations, and regulatory developments. As AI adoption accelerates, businesses must balance innovation with security, sustainability, and human-centric strategies to thrive in this evolving landscape.
Readers exploring this tag will gain insights into the latest AI trends, practical applications, organisational strategies, technological advancements, and the collaborative efforts shaping the future of AI. Understanding these developments is essential for anyone interested in the impact of artificial intelligence on business, technology, and society.
Irish Artificial Intelligence News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
ERP event shows firms need basics before AI adoption
Businesses were urged to fix data, processes and governance first, as AI in ERP was shown to depend on stronger operational basics.
LeanBPI boosts small firms with bespoke digitisation
Food manufacturers have been a major beneficiary as the consultancy says 750 small firms have saved €25 million through tailored digitisation.
Irish business leaders wary of AI-driven cyber risks
Almost a third of Irish business leaders say weak cyber defences are souring their view of AI, as concerns over attacks rise.
CyberSentriq launches SentriqAI for MSP cyber defence
Small businesses could face more AI-enabled attacks, as the new platform gives MSPs a single system for email security, backup and compliance.
Landmark hires Polina Ladyha as Marketing Executive
The Dublin-based IT and cybersecurity provider is strengthening its commercial push in Ireland as competition grows around AI, compliance and security.
Ireland ranks fourth globally for AI engineering talent
Stronger AI adoption and talent inflows have helped Ireland stay ahead of a global hiring slowdown, despite weaker junior recruitment in some sectors.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Artificial Intelligence
Meltwater tops Gartner's first PR & media tools ranking
Saviynt recognised in Gartner PAM report for third year
Ripple Treasury adds 24/7 returns for corporate clients
Check Point launches firewall subscription for AI security
Wrike named Gartner leader for fourth straight year
Featured News
Tributech: AI is rewriting the threat model for Europe's CNI
New UK reporting rules and AI-enabled attacks are leaving critical infrastructure operators with far less time to spot and contain breaches.
Interview: Cloudera says open-ended AI spending is over
Enterprises are now demanding proof of value and tighter controls as AI budgets face scrutiny over compute costs and deployment choices.
Exclusive: ABBYY says AI build costs will drive buying
Enterprises could cut AI spend by up to 80% by shifting document workflows away from custom builds and into standard platforms.
Exclusive: ABBYY brings zero-shot document AI to Vantage
Enterprises can now extract data from unseen document types without templates, as ABBYY rolls out zero-shot capabilities in Vantage.
The internet times are a'changing Fastly
Bot traffic is forcing Fastly to adapt its edge cloud tools as publishers and AI firms battle over caching, access and data protection.
AI will fade, says Dell Technologies' ephemeral Chief AI Officer
Dell says agentic AI should shift routine tasks below the machine line, freeing staff for expert work while making the role temporary.
Schrodinger's ERP both dead and alive, says Rimini Street
Businesses can avoid costly ERP rip-and-replace projects by layering AI and automation onto existing systems, Rimini Street says.
Grafana Labs launches six AI tools for telemetry & agents
Grafana Labs has launched six AI observability tools during its AI Week, including new capabilities for monitoring and investigating AI agents.
Theorem study: friction between pre-sales and executed media ads
Theorem's new survey finds friction remains the biggest barrier in enterprise pre-sales, despite widespread automation adoption.
Reviews
Expert Columns
From AI That Answers to AI That Acts
When AI Grades Student Work, Who Checks the Feedback?
Address-Anchored Identity: Why Data Quality Is the Missing Link in eIDV
It's time to embrace our robot overlords
Experts discuss key tech learnings from BIGSOUND
The Next Evolution of Data Centres Isn't Technology. It's People
The future of iGaming belongs to operators that can scale trust, not transactions
AI moves fast: are you training your people to use it wisely?
Small but mighty - micro data centres are the foundation of security and disaster recovery
Data Governance in the AI Era: Why One-Off Projects Fail
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent Artificial Intelligence News
Harmonic Security raises USD $50 million in Series B
Demand for tighter oversight of workplace AI has helped Harmonic Security secure USD $50 million to expand its engineering and sales teams.
Basware customers focus on trust as AI expands in finance
Finance chiefs are demanding more evidence that AI can be trusted in invoice and payment controls, as errors could affect compliance and suppliers.
Oracle launches NetSuite Next AI rollout in the UK
UK NetSuite users will get conversational AI inside existing accounts first, with wider workflow changes due as Oracle deepens automation across ERP.
Nvidia's AI tools drive smart city pilots across Europe
Cities from Liverpool to Gothenburg are using Nvidia's AI tools to cut admin time, improve safety and lower operating costs in public services.
Backbase launches Delivery Factory to speed bank projects
The tool aims to cut bank delivery times and reduce rework by linking AI agents to agreed requirements, design and code from the outset.
Island finds MicrosoftSystem64 campaign in GitHub repos
Developers may have been steered towards malicious code as at least 88 public GitHub repositories linked to a malware cluster surfaced in AI recommendations.
OpenSky launches managed AI framework for public bodies
Public bodies could get AI out of the pilot stage faster, as OpenSky bundles deployment, oversight and compliance into one service.
AMD & Intel join forces on PyTorch AI optimisations
Developers will get a single route for PyTorch CPU tuning across both chip rivals, reducing fragmentation as AI workloads move onto x86 systems.
Coherence raises USD $45 million for cancer implant
The funding will finance Coherence's first chronic human trial in glioblastoma and further testing of its implantable cancer-monitoring platform.
Fortinet launches AI security service for FortiGate
The cloud-delivered offering adds real-time prompt and response inspection to existing firewalls, helping firms curb shadow AI, data loss and runaway spend.
NEC joins EU AI vaccine project for pandemic readiness
The four-year effort, backed by €6.5 million from Horizon Europe, aims to speed vaccine design for emerging infectious diseases and future pandemics.
Neubird launches governed hub for AI production agents
Large organisations can now centralise oversight of AI agents in production as NeuBird's new platform logs approvals, costs and actions.
BT International expands Global Fabric with security options
Multinational firms can now choose from four security providers on BT's network platform as AI traffic raises demands on speed, resilience and control.
Cohesity & IBM validate cloud recovery with Terraform
The validation gives businesses a faster way to restore cloud apps after AI-driven attacks, using approved Terraform code and backup data.
Synology urges local control of surveillance video
Firms face greater risk of exposed footage unless they keep surveillance video and AI analytics on site, Synology says.
Oracle: Fusion agents stop recommending and start doing
Oracle used its AI World keynote to show Fusion agents that act rather than advise, with Spectrum's AskHR and Burger King Italia as proof points.
Serendata & SAP Signavio strike transformation partnership
Customers will be able to spot workforce and AI-related risks earlier as process redesign and people change are tied together in one system.
AWS reveals Prime Day 2026's vast infrastructure load
The four-day sale pushed AWS to peak at 192 million DynamoDB requests a second and more than 2.3 trillion Lambda invocations daily.
Google expands AI agent kit to five languages
The update could cut engineering overhead for firms mixing web, backend and Android systems, as agents can now interoperate across five languages.
Most DLP tools catch data loss only after exfiltration
Only 16% of respondents said their most significant data loss incident was blocked before data left, highlighting gaps in DLP controls as AI use grows.
Job Moves
Landmark hires Polina Ladyha as Marketing Executive
Qualcom appoints James Quigley as Field Service Engineer
HCS appoints Lesley Whelan to lead new GRC practice
Littlefish appoints Flannery to strategic partnerships role
Storm Technology names Conor Flanagan as Practise Director
Climb names Mike Holt as Ireland Territory Manager
