ROI stories

Black Ore opens Tax Autopilot to thousands of CPA firms, claiming faster complex returns and up to 98% time savings amid a severe accountant shortage.

AI use lifts revenue for strategic response leaders as mature firms turn bids, questionnaires and due diligence into faster sales and stronger returns.

Gartner says CFOs that back AI strategically could lift margins 10 points by 2029, as finance budgets rise and cloud ERP gains traction.

Forrester urges B2B firms to rethink marketing, sales and metrics as AI agents reshape how buyers search, compare and choose suppliers.

Rakuten International and impact.com have united affiliate and performance marketing assets in a bid to give advertisers clearer measurement and sales links.

SAS unveils Quantum Lab for Viya users as a survey finds firms are increasingly worried about practical uses, skills and returns.

UiPath and Deloitte add AI-driven software testing to Ascend, aiming for broader coverage, faster releases and less manual maintenance.

UiPath deepens Databricks and Deloitte ties to push governed AI workflows and automated testing across enterprise data operations.

San Francisco healthcare startup TriFetch secures pre-seed backing from Nexus Venture Partners to automate calls, referrals and prior authorisations.

AI tools may help construction firms keep staff as a survey finds more than half of professionals would stay put if employers boosted investment.

US SMBs hold firm on automated cybersecurity despite budget squeezes, as inflation forces tighter tech choices and wider AI enthusiasm cools.

EDB touts Postgres AI gains, saying a data-layer overhaul can cut token use, speed vector indexing and trim emissions for enterprise AI workloads.

Tredence and Google Cloud unveil agentic AI accelerators to help enterprises shift from pilots to production across data, supply chains and customer service.

Google is tailoring AI playbooks for 19 industries as enterprises shift from pilots to production, with faster rollouts and ROI now the focus.

Google Cloud expands AI security with new agents, Wiz integrations and fraud defences as it targets faster, more automated cyber attacks.

Agiloft's Astra AI contract tool targets legal, procurement, finance and sales teams with a free tier and stricter data safeguards.

Forrester says most firms cannot show AI marketing spend is lifting revenue or profit, as buyers rely on generative search and AI agents.

ShareGate survey finds AI tools have surfaced sensitive data at 29% of firms, exposing a widening gap between confidence in governance and reality.

AI adoption among small business leaders is delivering measurable time savings, with Tech.co finding one in five save six to 10 hours a week.

UK firms race ahead with Microsoft Copilot, but ShareGate survey finds AI tools are exposing sensitive data and exposing governance gaps.