AI Strategy stories
AI-mature finance teams are trimming the month-end close and manual work, widening the gap with peers still early in adoption.
The hire underscores rising pressure on IT services firms to turn AI pilots into measurable client gains as Sonata deepens its push into enterprise use.
Dell says agentic AI should shift routine tasks below the machine line, freeing staff for expert work while making the role temporary.
Only one in six staff are getting enough AI training, leaving firms exposed to poor decisions, shadow tools and weak returns.
The move comes as more than two million businesses use OpenAI's products, giving Dali Rajic a large customer base to manage.
Delays in planning could slow deployments and postpone productivity gains as AI systems spread across cloud, data centre and edge sites.
His hire underscores Rackspace's push to help regulated customers move AI into production with tighter governance, control and accountability.
Organisations with shared HR and IT planning are acting on workforce changes 13% faster, as AI forces quicker decisions on skills and roles.
AI use in Australia and New Zealand is shifting from pilots to routine finance and marketing tasks, SAP said in a regional review.
The funding backs Scotland's first AI Growth Zone, with two sites set to create hundreds of jobs and cut reliance on overseas compute capacity.
Most firms are still using AI to speed up staff tasks rather than redesigning workflows, even as adoption jumps to 51%.
Cross-border industrial links and data-centre investment could propel demand for Malaysian warehouses, offices and homes as regional growth shifts inland.
Households should avoid higher power bills as Ontario proposes a playbook, including new data centres, to cover the full cost of electricity.
Britain could miss the bigger economic prize if ministers focus on AI start-ups rather than skills, adoption and productivity gains.
Businesses weighing AI rollouts now face choices on infrastructure, data and governance as Sify targets firms moving from trials to deployment.
Cross-border buying of Australian marketing businesses is rising, even as investors apply tougher tests to new deals and AI readiness.
A small group of UK SMEs are reporting far bigger productivity gains from AI, with front-runners saving more than 280 hours a year per employee.
The review could identify quick wins for Northland residents, while weighing privacy, security and ethical risks before any rollout.
SAP's survey of 2,600 executives finds fragmented AI use is limiting returns, with data gaps and weak governance slowing rollout.
The inquiry could shape rules on jobs, safety and public services as firms warn that overreach may drive investment offshore.
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