https://itbrief.co.uk/story/max-factory-doubles-customers-with-vonage-messaging IT Brief UK en 2026-08-20T03:16:00+12:00 Max Factory doubles customers with Vonage messaging Unified Communications (UC), Productivity, Sustainability, Digital Transformation, Digital marketing, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Application Programming Interface (API), Data Privacy, Omnichannel, Customer data, Customer Experience (CX), Cloud Communications, Vonage, Marketing Automation, A/B testing, Ericsson, Customer engagement, Do it yourself (DIY), Marketing Technologies (MarTech), Whatsapp, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Cloud Platform-as-a-Service (CPaaS), Data Driven, Rich Communication Services, Short Message Service (SMS), Customer Loyalty, RCS, Pet Products, Business communications 2026-08-20T04:15:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.uk/story/ardelin-adds-cologne-software-firm-sidestream-to-group IT Brief UK en 2026-08-20T00:44:00+12:00 Ardelin adds Cologne software firm Sidestream to group Digital Transformation, Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), ICT sector, Germany, Inventory management systems, Regulatory technology, Risk & Compliance, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Cloud, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cybersecurity, Software Development, Digital services, Public Sector, IT services, Cloud Services, AI Adoption, Digital Infrastructure, Systems integration, Compliance, Software engineering, Fintech, Industrial software, Security 2026-08-20T04:30:06+12:00 https://itbrief.co.uk/story/medly-raises-usd-8-million-to-grow-ai-tutoring-app IT Brief UK en 2026-08-19T23:05:00+12:00 Medly raises USD $8 million to grow AI tutoring app TechEd, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Online learning, Higher education, Venture Capital, United Kingdom (UK), London, Math, eLearning (e-Learning), EdTech, Generative AI (GenAI), Angel investors 2026-08-20T04:30:07+12:00 https://itbrief.co.uk/story/centeca-launches-chatgpt-plugin-for-uk-car-listings IT Brief UK en 2026-08-19T23:03:00+12:00 Centeca launches ChatGPT plugin for UK car listings Digital Transformation, OpenAI, Artificial Intelligence (AI), eCommerce, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), United Kingdom (UK), Model Context Protocol (MCP), Generative AI (GenAI), Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Customer Journey, Search engines, Marketing Technologies (MarTech), Fintech, Direct to consumer (D2C) 2026-08-20T05:45:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.uk/story/rio-hondo-college-taps-boldyn-for-managed-erp-support IT Brief UK en 2026-08-19T23:02:00+12:00 Río Hondo College taps Boldyn for managed ERP support Disaster Recovery (DR), Outsourcing, IT service management (ITSM), TechEd, Managed Services, Digital Transformation, IT Strategy, Skills shortage, Human Capital Management (HCM), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), IT Infrastructure, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Partnerships, IT Governance, Higher education, Public Sector, IT services, Cloud Services, United States (US), EdTech, Application Management, Service management, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud migration, Education IT, Managed IT, Business Continuity, IT support 2026-08-20T01:30:06+12:00 https://itbrief.co.uk/story/cloudcoco-launches-ai-procurement-platform-for-it-buyers IT Brief UK en 2026-08-19T20:15:00+12:00 CloudCoCo launches AI procurement platform for IT buyers Productivity, Digital Transformation, IT Department, ICT sector, IT Strategy, Financial results, Partner Programmes, Risk & Compliance, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), IT Infrastructure, Cloud, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Agents (Agentic AI), IT services, Cloud Services, United Kingdom (UK), Business Process Optimisation, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Accounts payable, Process automation, Commercial Strategy, IT Procurement, Workflow Automation 2026-08-19T20:15:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.uk/story/leeds-consultancy-hires-16-year-old-for-qr-code-project IT Brief UK en 2026-08-19T20:00:00+12:00 Leeds consultancy hires 16-year-old for QR code project Smart Cities, Skills shortage, Internet of Things (IoT), Software Development, Digital services, Startups, QR code, Public Sector, United Kingdom (UK), United States (US), Cryptography, Computer Science, Access Control, Discount Codes, User experience (UX), 3D Printing, Software engineering, Career Pathways, Experience Design, Security 2026-08-19T20:00:06+12:00 https://itbrief.co.uk/story/google-cloud-unveils-governance-agent-for-dataplex IT Brief UK en 2026-08-19T19:45:00+12:00 Google Cloud unveils Governance Agent for Dataplex Data Quality, Data Privacy, Cloud, Personally Identifiable Information (PII), Telcos, Google Cloud, Data management, Data governance, Information Governance, Vodafone, Access Control, DataOps, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Data Protection, CLI, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Data Platform, Data Discovery 2026-08-19T19:45:06+12:00 https://itbrief.co.uk/story/ans-academy-expands-ai-leadership-apprenticeship-sixfold IT Brief UK en 2026-08-19T19:00:00+12:00 ANS Academy expands AI leadership apprenticeship sixfold Education, Learning & Training, IT Industry, Local Government, Digital Transformation, Skills shortage, Research and Development (R&D), Data centers (DC), Human Capital Management (HCM), Risk & Compliance, Financial Services, Cloud, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Ethics & Governance, Cybersecurity, Digital Skills, United Kingdom (UK), Data Strategy, AI Adoption, Professional Development (PD), Customer Success, Manchester, Business Transformation, Compliance, AI Strategy, Infosec, Fintech, Change Management 2026-08-19T19:00:06+12:00 https://itbrief.co.uk/story/netcall-adds-ai-tools-to-speed-process-to-app-delivery IT Brief UK en 2026-08-19T03:37:00+12:00 Netcall adds AI tools to speed process to app delivery Productivity, Digital Transformation, Low code & No code (LCNC), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Ethics & Governance, Software Development, IT Governance, Customer Experience (CX), Knowledge Management, Generative AI (GenAI), Natural language processing (NLP), Process automation, BPM, Business Transformation, Life sciences, Workflow Automation, Netcall 2026-08-19T04:30:06+12:00 https://itbrief.co.uk/story/bluecrest-boosts-contact-centre-with-nice-ai-platform IT Brief UK en 2026-08-19T03:13:00+12:00 Bluecrest boosts contact centre with NiCE AI platform Productivity, Contact Centre, Digital Transformation, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Risk & Compliance, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Real time data, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Performance management, Healthcare, Business Intelligence (BI), Customer Experience (CX), Ireland, Customer service, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Call centre, Compliance, NiCE, Customer Support, Speech analytics 2026-08-19T03:45:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.uk/story/trust-ai-and-quantum-technologies-in-the-new-logic-of-state-power IT Brief UK en 2026-08-19T02:46:00+12:00 Trust, AI, and quantum technologies in the new logic of state power Semiconductors, Public Cloud, Data centers (DC), Quantum Computing, Supply Chain, Application infrastructure, Europe (European), Cloud, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cybersecurity, Supply Chain Security, AI Infrastructure, National Security, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), Encryption, Digital Infrastructure, United States (US), Cryptography, Machine learning (ML), Digital Trust, Digital Sovereignty, AI Strategy, Data Protection, Infosec, European Commission, Critical Infrastructure, France, European Union (EU), Opinion, Dr Najwa Aaraj 2026-08-19T03:00:06+12:00 https://itbrief.co.uk/story/space-raises-usd-2-4-million-for-ai-native-filesystem IT Brief UK en 2026-08-19T00:44:00+12:00 Space raises USD $2.4 million for AI-native filesystem Dropbox, IT Department, Hybrid & Remote Work, Software Development, AI Agents (Agentic AI), Developer tools, Data management, Data infrastructure, Venture Capital, Google drive, Cloud Storage, San Francisco, Generative AI (GenAI), Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Computer vision, Unstructured data, Angel investors 2026-08-19T01:45:06+12:00 https://itbrief.co.uk/story/infosys-signs-ai-deal-to-modernise-knorr-bremse-it IT Brief UK en 2026-08-18T23:41:00+12:00 Infosys signs AI deal to modernise Knorr-Bremse IT Outsourcing, IT service management (ITSM), Managed Services, Manufacturing, Digital Transformation, Regulatory technology, Risk & Compliance, Vehicles, Applications, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Infosys, AI Agents (Agentic AI), AIOps, Data management, IT Transformation, Chief Digital Officer (CDO), Generative AI (GenAI), SAP, Service management, Systems integration, Compliance, Product Lifecycle Management 2026-08-19T00:45:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.uk/story/floqast-study-finds-ai-leaders-close-books-two-days-faster IT Brief UK en 2026-08-18T23:40:00+12:00 FloQast study finds AI leaders close books two days faster Productivity, Digital Transformation, Risk & Compliance, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Ethics & Governance, United Kingdom (UK), AI Adoption, United States (US), Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Accounting, AI Strategy, Change Management, Workflow Automation 2026-08-19T00:30:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.uk/story/solarwinds-says-ai-in-it-service-management-hides-costs IT Brief UK en 2026-08-18T23:40:00+12:00 SolarWinds says AI in IT service management hides costs Trends & Predictions, SolarWinds, IT service management (ITSM), Digital Transformation, IT Department, IT Strategy, Data Quality, Risk & Compliance, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Ethics & Governance, Performance management, AIOps, ITOM, IT Automation, United Kingdom (UK), Knowledge Management, AI Adoption, Data governance, United States (US), Service management, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Modernisation, Predictive analytics, IT operations management, AI Monitoring (AIM), IT management, Change Management, Incident management, Workflow Automation 2026-08-19T00:30:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.uk/story/advania-launches-sovereign-ai-platform-across-seven-markets IT Brief UK en 2026-08-18T22:00:00+12:00 Advania launches sovereign AI platform across seven markets Microsoft, Chief Technology Officers (CTO), Managed Services, Digital Transformation, Microsoft Azure, Regulatory technology, AI Security, Data sovereignty, Risk & Compliance, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Data Privacy, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Managed Service Provider (MSP), AI Ethics & Governance, Chief Information Officer (CIO), AI Infrastructure, Finland, Data residency, AI Models, IT Governance, Public Sector, IT services, FinOps, United Kingdom (UK), AI Adoption, Ireland, Denmark, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Data Localisation, Microsoft 365, Norway, Data Protection, AI Monitoring (AIM), Open source, Service Provider, AI Safety 2026-08-18T22:00:06+12:00 https://itbrief.co.uk/story/starling-open-sources-ai-memory-standard-for-organisations IT Brief UK en 2026-08-18T20:45:00+12:00 Starling open-sources AI memory standard for organisations Data sovereignty, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Large Language Models (LLMs), Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Ethics & Governance, AI Infrastructure, Anthropic, Knowledge Management, Model Context Protocol (MCP), Open Standards, United States (US), Creative Commons, Process automation, Document Management 2026-08-18T20:45:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.uk/story/cloudways-launches-managed-ai-agents-with-openclaw-hermes IT Brief UK en 2026-08-18T20:15:00+12:00 Cloudways launches managed AI agents with OpenClaw, Hermes Small Business (SMB), Managed Services, Virtual Private Server (VPS), Cloud, Software Development, AI Agents (Agentic AI), Developer tools, AI Infrastructure, Startups, Cloud Services, DevOps, Docker, Deployment, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Managed cloud, Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), Containers, DigitalOcean, Workflow Automation, Security, GitHub, Open source, Containerisation, SSL 2026-08-18T20:15:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.uk/story/remote-makes-its-ai-training-course-free-to-workers IT Brief UK en 2026-08-18T19:59:00+12:00 Remote makes its AI training course free to workers Education, Learning & Training, Skills shortage, Human Capital Management (HCM), Risk & Compliance, Data Privacy, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Ethics & Governance, AI Agents (Agentic AI), Digital Skills, Remote, Regulation, Chatbots, Customer Experience (CX), AI Adoption, Professional Development (PD), eLearning (e-Learning), AI skills, Data Security, Payroll, Employee Experience (EX), Business Transformation, Compliance, Data Protection, Upskilling, Gartner, Change Management, Prompt Engineering, AI Safety, Analyst report 2026-08-19T04:30:07+12:00 https://itbrief.co.uk/story/cti-digital-opens-access-to-sovereign-ai-platform-croft IT Brief UK en 2026-08-18T19:30:00+12:00 CTI Digital opens access to sovereign AI platform Croft IT Budget, Digital Transformation, Data centers (DC), Human Capital Management (HCM), Data sovereignty, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Large Language Models (LLMs), Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Ethics & Governance, AI Infrastructure, Data residency, AI Adoption, Customer service, Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), A/B testing, Data Security, Process automation, Chief Revenue Officer (CRO), Content Management System (CMS), Data Protection, Workflow Automation, Hybrid Cloud 2026-08-18T19:30:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.uk/story/why-the-physical-dealership-is-the-next-frontier-of-digital-transformation IT Brief UK en 2026-08-18T08:07:00+12:00 Why the physical dealership Is the next frontier of digital transformation Opinion, Productivity, Digital Transformation, Internet of Things (IoT), Integration, Real time data, Application Programming Interface (API), Cloud, Electronic Shelf Labels, Cloud Services, Customer Experience (CX), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), United Kingdom (UK), DMS, Customer Journey, Systems integration, Process automation, Digital Signage, Andrew Wood 2026-08-18T08:15:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.uk/story/uk-ai-minister-urged-to-prioritise-skills-adoption IT Brief UK en 2026-08-18T03:39:00+12:00 UK AI minister urged to prioritise skills & adoption Productivity, Small Business (SMB), Recruitment, Chief Technology Officers (CTO), Leadership, Manufacturing, Digital Transformation, IT Department, Skills shortage, Research and Development (R&D), Human Capital Management (HCM), Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Ethics & Governance, Cybersecurity, Chief Information Officer (CIO), Healthcare, Digital Skills, Startups, Digital Literacy, Public Sector, United Kingdom (UK), AI Adoption, Professional Development (PD), La Fosse, Data governance, Workplace automation, Digital adoption, AI skills, Business Transformation, AI Strategy, Data Protection, Upskilling, UK Government, Change Management 2026-08-18T04:45:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.uk/story/adfinis-names-felix-kronlage-dammers-as-germany-chief IT Brief UK en 2026-08-17T23:19:00+12:00 Adfinis names Felix Kronlage-Dammers as Germany Chief New Zealand (NZ), IT Industry, Managed Services, Digital Transformation, IT Department, IT Strategy, Germany, Partner Programmes, Application infrastructure, Data sovereignty, Europe (European), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Cloud, Australian, Partnerships, Software Development, Red Hat, IT services, Open Standards, Systems integration, Switzerland, SUSE, Digital Sovereignty, Data Protection, Adfinis, GitLab, Netherlands, Open source, IT support, Job moves 2026-08-18T04:45:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.uk/story/hostinger-says-developers-now-use-ai-for-deployment IT Brief UK en 2026-08-17T20:15:00+12:00 Hostinger says developers now use AI for deployment Application infrastructure, eCommerce, Software Development, AI Agents (Agentic AI), Developer tools, AI Coding, WordPress, DevOps, United States (US), Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), India, Digital Experience (DX), Software testing, Indonesia, Integrated development environment (IDE), Content Management System (CMS), Behavior, France, Workflow Automation, Key management 2026-08-17T20:15:05+12:00