Business strategy stories

Gigamon rolls out AI traffic intelligence and agentic observability software as IDC sees the network monitoring market reaching USD $4.39 billion by 2029.

AI skills shortages are limiting business returns, with QA warning that training gaps are leaving many workers using the tools only for basic tasks.

Schneider Electric and Deloitte team up to help manufacturers, infrastructure and data centre groups merge IT and OT with AI-driven automation.

Securitas has promoted Alan Rae to a newly created Area Director role covering UK North while he keeps leadership of its BAE Systems account.

Norwich agency Quickfire Digital lands Shopify's top partner tier, joining a small UK elite and gaining closer access to platform support.

Gigamon unveils AI traffic tools as IDC says network observability market will reach USD $4.39 billion by 2029.

AppDirect deepens B2B distribution push with PartnerStack deal, adding partner-management software and a network of 138,000 businesses.

DangleAds elevates Nidhi Dua Dhingra to Chief Business Officer as the ad-tech firm targets overseas growth and deeper bets on AI and connected TV.

AI in legal services is unlikely to shrink demand, with clients seeking more senior expertise and using efficiency gains to unlock latent work.

Fortra's Chief Executive Officer says acquisition success hinges on strategy and culture before price, after 19 deals since 2020.

ADAPTOVATE taps transformation veteran Jim Cundiff as Managing Director and Partner to deepen North American growth and its AI consulting push.

Manchester digital culture pioneer FutureEverything shuts after 31 years, leaving a legacy in AI, open data and festival-led innovation.

Parcelhero says eCommerce kept driving UK retail in February, even as monthly sales volumes dipped and geopolitical tensions clouded the outlook.

Infobip uses DevDays 2026 to push AI into workflows, training and product design as it marks 20 years and expands its global cloud platform.

GigaOm names Check Point a third-year application security leader as its WAF posts strong detection rates and low false positives.

Cisco report finds firms are ramping up wireless budgets as AI, security pressures and staff shortages push networks into a strategic role.

One in three firms say clients now think AI can do expert work in-house, raising pricing pressure for agencies and consultancies.

Doxis unifies Klippa's AI tools under one brand after acquisition, renaming key products as it ties document processing to wider automation software.

Boomi gains Leader status in IDC MarketScape's API management assessment as enterprises seek tighter governance for AI-driven and hybrid systems.

CSOs are shedding their purely technical image as security chiefs are pushed into the boardroom to drive sales, trust and growth.