About Shannon
Shannon Williams
News Editor
Shannon is a freelance editor and writer. As a professional content creator over the last ten years, Shannon has worked across many industries including tech, business and travel, in a variety of mediums including media, publishing, communications and social media. She has a knack for finding the right voice for her audience and relishes the opportunity to tell stories.
Stories by Shannon
BenchBee warns UK IT consultancies waste GBP £3.06bn
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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hcm
BenchBee says UK IT consultancies waste GBP £3.06bn a year on idle staff, urging a shared-talent model inspired by government reforms.
Attest unveils Compass AI co-pilot to speed up research
Yesterday
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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digital entertainment
Attest launches Compass, an AI co-pilot to help insight teams design surveys faster, surface key findings and craft stakeholder-ready stories.
Rocket Software unveils ContentEdge for safer GenAI
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data protection
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document management
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hybrid cloud
Rocket Software launches ContentEdge to give organisations safer GenAI access to sensitive unstructured data across hybrid environments.
3PL to handle UK multi-channel fulfilment for Vahdam
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martech
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supply chain
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omnichannel
3PL has been chosen to run UK multi-channel fulfilment for Vahdam Teas, handling complex B2B orders for major retail and wholesale partners.
Atos secures first dual Scopism SIAM Assured status
Yesterday
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digital transformation
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cloud services
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it services
Atos becomes the first organisation worldwide to achieve dual Scopism SIAM Assured status for both service provision and consultancy.
GoTo boosts automotive platform with AI & Tekion link
Yesterday
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uc
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digital transformation
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cx
GoTo adds AI Receptionist, deeper Tekion links and real-time reporting to its automotive platform to cut missed calls and speed service.
Syrenis launches US hub to tap privacy tech demand
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data protection
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digital transformation
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cx
Syrenis opens an Atlanta hub to drive North American growth as state privacy laws fuel demand for consent and preference tech.
Global Switch signs RWE wind PPA for AI data centre
Yesterday
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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dc
Global Switch inks eight-year RWE wind PPA to power its AI-focused London Docklands data centre with Welsh onshore renewable electricity.
Kani & TransactPay expand data partnership for scale
Yesterday
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fintech
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risk & compliance
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payment technologies
Kani deepens its tie-up with TransactPay, adding Data-as-a-Service to streamline global payments data as the issuer ramps up scale.
Fears UK under-16 social media ban will hurt creators
Yesterday
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data protection
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data privacy
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ai
Plans for a UK under-16 social media ban spark warnings it could damage the creator economy while missing deeper online safety flaws.
AI reshapes fire protection design for data centres
Yesterday
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dr
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hyperscale
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dc
AI-ready data centres push fire protection into early design, as liquid cooling and high-density racks reshape risk, resilience and recovery.
UK firms see AI as key to resilience, cyber gap grows
Yesterday
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dr
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devops
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digital transformation
UK leaders now see AI and automation as top drivers of resilience, yet most still define it mainly as cyber security, new research finds.
Beko index finds smart appliance surge in Global South
Yesterday
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iot
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smart home
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power / energy
Smart appliances are spreading faster in the Global South than Western Europe, as households chase lower running costs over green credentials.
Eursap shares 2026 tips for AI-friendly CV writing
Yesterday
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hcm
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genai
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ai
Recruiter Eursap urges job seekers to tailor AI-friendly CVs for 2026, prioritising targeted wording, skills placement and outcome-led bullets.
Aliter unites trio as Serbus to drive UK security push
Yesterday
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hyperscale
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iot security
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dc
Aliter folds three tech firms into Serbus to target UK critical infrastructure security, eyeing GBP £75m revenue within two years.
FTSE AIM-100 firms lag on AI, with only 1% truly ready
Yesterday
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digital transformation
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fintech
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martech
Only 1% of FTSE AIM-100 firms have AI embedded in core operations, as poor data governance and weak strategy stall wider adoption.
Digital rights group urges Australians to fight privacy trap
Yesterday
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data protection
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surveillance
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data analytics
Digital rights group warns Australians to resist ‘privacy paradox’, urging tougher laws and everyday steps to curb online data tracking.
Elastic unveils tools to boost reliability of AI agents
Yesterday
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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cx
Elastic launches Agent Builder and Workflows to help enterprises build more reliable AI agents that span fragmented internal data systems.
10ZiG opens Germany hub to drive EMEA thin client growth
Yesterday
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partner programmes
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edr
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hybrid & remote work
10ZiG opens a new Bremen hub and appoints two regional leaders to boost EMEA thin client sales, support and channel growth.
SMEs warned of hidden ‘productivity tax’ from IT sprawl
Yesterday
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digital transformation
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cx
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martech
Australian SMEs risk a hidden productivity tax as fragmented IT oversight and tool sprawl quietly erode day-to-day business performance.