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CMI launches AI leadership courses to boost productivity
Firewalls

CMI launches AI leadership courses to boost productivity

Chartered Management Institute launches AI leadership courses as survey finds most UK managers lack the training to turn spending into gains.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 6 min read • 3 days ago

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Asia Pacific governments boost sovereign AI priorities
Hybrid Cloud

Asia Pacific governments boost sovereign AI priorities

Fewer than 1 in 20 governments have made major investment, even as concerns over resilience and security push sovereign AI up the agenda.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Yesterday
Saviynt names new chiefs to drive AI security push
Software-as-a-Service

Saviynt names new chiefs to drive AI security push

The identity security group is sharpening its AI pitch after USD $700 million in funding as it expands globally and adds new leadership.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Yesterday
AI services set to drive UK & Ireland channel growth
Data Analytics

AI services set to drive UK & Ireland channel growth

Skills shortages and uneven adoption could slow UK and Ireland IT providers as AI services become the main growth bet over two years.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • 2 days ago
Cloudera hackathon highlights enterprise AI data challenges
Data Protection

Cloudera hackathon highlights enterprise AI data challenges

Only seven per cent of organisations are data ready, raising doubts over whether enterprise AI can move from prototypes to production.

By David Shilovsky • 5 min read • 3 days ago
DataIQ names top 10 North America data & AI leaders
Data Analytics

DataIQ names top 10 North America data & AI leaders

DataIQ says six women feature in its North America top 10 for 2026 as data and AI chiefs shift from analytics to business decisions.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • 3 days ago
K&L Gates names partner to lead global AI strategy
Data Protection

K&L Gates names partner to lead global AI strategy

K&L Gates puts practising partner Jake Bernstein in charge of its global AI drive as the firm expands governance and tool rollout.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Bloomfire unveils guide to enterprise intelligence systems
Data Analytics

Bloomfire unveils guide to enterprise intelligence systems

Fragmented knowledge and search systems are leaving many firms with AI tools they distrust, despite rising budgets and heavy spending.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

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Solomon announces CAD $66 million to 44 AI projects
Agricultural Technology

Solomon announces CAD $66 million to 44 AI projects

The cash is aimed at helping smaller firms afford the processing power needed to scale AI products and keep value in Canada.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Today
Malaysia's Budget 2027 could shape AI future, says Chmiel
Data Protection

Malaysia's Budget 2027 could shape AI future, says Chmiel

A narrow window for investment, jobs and skills could decide whether Malaysia becomes a Southeast Asian AI hub by 2027.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday
Equinix to build USD $190 million Kuala Lumpur data centre
Hyperscale

Equinix to build USD $190 million Kuala Lumpur data centre

Malaysia's push to attract AI investment is set to gain more capacity, with the new site due to add more than 2,200 cabinets.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • 2 days ago
High stakes AI decisions are being made too quickly and without enough challenge or diverse input
Digital Transformation

High stakes AI decisions are being made too quickly and without enough challenge or diverse input

Rushed AI adoption is already fuelling costly hiring and performance mistakes, while weak governance is amplifying bias and eroding trust.

By Charmaine Loratet • 4 min read • 2 days ago
Feds & TELUS partner on sovereign AI data centre plan
DataCentre infrastructure

Feds & TELUS partner on sovereign AI data centre plan

Ottawa is courting private backers to expand domestic AI capacity, with no funding yet committed for the British Columbia project.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • 3 days ago
Webjet launches ChatGPT app for flight & hotel searches
Digital Transformation

Webjet launches ChatGPT app for flight & hotel searches

Travellers can now compare fares and rooms inside ChatGPT, as Webjet seeks to keep bookings from shifting to AI search tools.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last week
Rackspace and AMD unveil enterprise AI cloud tie-up
Private Cloud

Rackspace and AMD unveil enterprise AI cloud tie-up

Regulated businesses could gain a governed private AI stack as Rackspace plans to add AMD chips to its managed cloud offering.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
EY Canada finds public sector AI stuck in pilot stage
Digital Transformation

EY Canada finds public sector AI stuck in pilot stage

Most Canadian public bodies have yet to move beyond trials, leaving service gains, cost savings and trust benefits from AI largely unrealised.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Altis appoints Craig Chapman as ACT regional leader
Data Analytics

Altis appoints Craig Chapman as ACT regional leader

Canberra agencies are under pressure to modernise data systems as Altis adds former Deloitte specialist director Craig Chapman to lead its ACT push.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week