https://itbrief.co.uk/story/uk-small-firms-ai-use-more-than-doubles-in-a-year IT Brief UK en 2026-09-08T21:49:00+12:00 UK small firms' AI use more than doubles in a year Productivity, Small Business (SMB), Digital Transformation, Skills shortage, Content Creation, Planning, Risk & Compliance, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Data Privacy, Cloud, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Ethics & Governance, Cybersecurity, Digital Skills, Startups, Regulation, United Kingdom (UK), InsurTech, Founders, AI Adoption, Workplace automation, Generative AI (GenAI), Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), AI skills, Machine learning (ML), Data Protection, UK Government, Change Management, Digital Inclusion, Security 2026-09-08T22:45:06+12:00 https://itbrief.co.uk/story/ntt-data-rolls-out-ai-ops-platform-for-daimler-truck IT Brief UK en 2026-09-08T21:49:00+12:00 NTT Data rolls out AI ops platform for Daimler Truck Outsourcing, IT service management (ITSM), Managed Services, Digital Transformation, IT Department, Research and Development (R&D), Data centers (DC), Industry 4.0, Supply Chain, Application infrastructure, Vehicles, IT Infrastructure, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AIOps, ITOM, Industrial Automation, IT services, IT Automation, SAP, Service management, Infrastructure monitoring, Robotic Process Automation (RPA), Machine learning (ML), Predictive analytics, NTT Data, Incident Response, Multi-cloud, IT operations management, Managed IT, Incident management, NTT Group, Observability, Hybrid Cloud 2026-09-08T22:45:06+12:00 https://itbrief.co.uk/story/automotive-firms-face-crisis-after-24-hours-outage IT Brief UK en 2026-09-08T21:41:00+12:00 Automotive firms face crisis after 24 hours' outage Robotics (Robots), Disaster Recovery (DR), Digital Transformation, IT Department, Cyber attacks, Industrial Control Systems (ICS), Industry 4.0, Supply Chain, Risk & Compliance, Vehicles, Operational Technologies (OT), Cloud, Cybersecurity, Software Development, Logistics, Network Security, Industrial Automation, DevOps, Fleet Management, Resilience, Incident Response, Data Protection, Malware, Industrial cybersecurity, Ransomware, Business Continuity, Multi-factor authentication (MFA) 2026-09-09T03:00:07+12:00 https://itbrief.co.uk/story/flamingo-raises-usd-4-5-million-for-ai-it-platform IT Brief UK en 2026-09-08T20:15:00+12:00 Flamingo raises USD $4.5 million for AI IT platform Outsourcing, IT service management (ITSM), Digital Transformation, IT Department, Patching, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), IT Infrastructure, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Managed Service Provider (MSP), Cybersecurity, AI Agents (Agentic AI), Venture Capital, IT services, DevOps, Service management, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Mobile Device Management (MDM), Incident Response, IT operations management, Managed IT, Service Provider, Endpoint Management, RMM 2026-09-08T20:15:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.uk/story/virtana-adds-sovereign-cloud-support-for-observability IT Brief UK en 2026-09-08T19:00:00+12:00 Virtana adds sovereign cloud support for observability IT Department, Cloud marketplace, Public Cloud, International Data Corporation (IDC), Regulatory technology, Data sovereignty, Risk & Compliance, Cloud Native, Financial Services, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Ethics & Governance, AI Agents (Agentic AI), AI Infrastructure, Virtana, AIOps, Data residency, Intelligent operations, Public Sector, Virtualization, Virtualisation, Information Governance, Infrastructure monitoring, Defense, Access Control, Data Localisation, Private Cloud, Multi-cloud, Network monitoring, Compliance, Digital Sovereignty, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Data Protection, Critical Infrastructure, Defence, Hybrid Cloud, Cloud Security, Analyst report 2026-09-08T19:00:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.uk/story/uk-execs-overconfident-on-ai-failure-diagnosis-survey-finds IT Brief UK en 2026-09-08T19:00:00+12:00 UK execs overconfident on AI failure diagnosis, survey finds Chief Technology Officers (CTO), Digital Transformation, Skills shortage, Data centers (DC), Risk & Compliance, IT Infrastructure, Data Privacy, Financial Services, Cloud, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Ethics & Governance, Chief Information Officer (CIO), Healthcare, AI Infrastructure, Virtana, AIOps, AI observability, United Kingdom (UK), AI Adoption, DevOps, United States (US), Unified Observability, Data Pipeline, AI skills, Infrastructure monitoring, ModelOps, AI Strategy, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Data Protection, Critical Infrastructure, AI Monitoring (AIM), Hybrid Cloud 2026-09-08T19:00:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.uk/story/advania-uk-names-annette-murphy-as-chief-executive-officer IT Brief UK en 2026-09-08T13:15:00+12:00 Advania UK names Annette Murphy as Chief Executive Officer IT Industry, Leadership, Managed Services, Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), British Telecommunications (BT), Regulatory technology, Data sovereignty, Risk & Compliance, Cloud, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Ethics & Governance, Cybersecurity, Women in Technology, Finland, Lumen, Data residency, Cloud adoption, Public Sector, IT services, Cloud Services, Gender diversity, United Kingdom (UK), Ireland, Denmark, Zayo, Data Localisation, Cyber resilience, Business Transformation, Compliance, Norway, Data Protection, EMEA, Colt, Job moves 2026-09-08T22:15:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.uk/story/peasoup-vawlt-forge-uk-sovereign-multi-cloud-tie-up IT Brief UK en 2026-09-08T02:12:00+12:00 PeaSoup & Vawlt forge UK sovereign multi-cloud tie-up Disaster Recovery (DR), Sustainability, Energy efficient, Digital Transformation, IT Department, Cloud marketplace, Data centers (DC), Application infrastructure, Orchestration, Data sovereignty, Cloud, Data residency, Carbon footprint, United Kingdom (UK), Cloud Storage, Green IT, Data governance, Data Security, Vawlt, Cyber resilience, Multi-cloud, Data Protection, Business Continuity, Hybrid Cloud, Cloud Security 2026-09-08T04:15:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.uk/story/foxit-launches-pdf-editor-with-on-device-ai-workspace IT Brief UK en 2026-09-08T02:11:00+12:00 Foxit launches PDF editor with on-device AI workspace Microsoft Windows, Partner Programmes, Regulatory technology, Risk & Compliance, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Data Privacy, Financial Services, AI Ethics & Governance, Cybersecurity, Google Gemini, Healthcare, Data residency, Regulation, Government, Knowledge Management, AI Adoption, Model Context Protocol (MCP), Atlassian, Generative AI (GenAI), Data Security, Data Localisation, Optical Character Recognition (OCR), BYOM, Compliance, Data Protection, Foxit, macOS, Document Management, Security, Hybrid AI, HubSpot, Mac 2026-09-08T04:00:06+12:00 https://itbrief.co.uk/story/treatwell-launches-ai-receptionist-for-salons-across-europe IT Brief UK en 2026-09-08T02:11:00+12:00 Treatwell launches AI receptionist for salons across Europe Small Business (SMB), Digital Transformation, Skills shortage, Europe (European), Cloud, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Customer Experience (CX), Conversational AI, Customer service, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), AI Strategy, Customer retention, Customer Support, Workflow Automation, Online bookings, Business communications, Voice AI 2026-09-08T04:15:06+12:00 https://itbrief.co.uk/story/libreoffice-26-8-boosts-scripts-typography-support IT Brief UK en 2026-09-07T20:41:00+12:00 LibreOffice 26.8 boosts scripts & typography support Microsoft Office, IT Department, Data sovereignty, Data Privacy, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Chinese, Donations, Unicode, Math, Open Standards, Generative AI (GenAI), Data Protection, Digital Inclusion, Interoperability, Open source, Accessibility 2026-09-07T21:00:06+12:00 https://itbrief.co.uk/story/tech-mahindra-launches-aws-centre-to-scale-agentic-ai IT Brief UK en 2026-09-07T19:30:00+12:00 Tech Mahindra launches AWS centre to scale agentic AI Productivity, Outsourcing, Manufacturing, Digital Transformation, IT Department, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Application infrastructure, Risk & Compliance, Financial Services, Cloud, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Managed Service Provider (MSP), AI Ethics & Governance, Telcos, AI Agents (Agentic AI), Retail, Healthcare, United Kingdom (UK), Intelligent automation, Generative AI (GenAI), Machine learning (ML), Process automation, Tech Mahindra, Compliance, Fintech, Amazon Web Services (AWS) 2026-09-07T19:30:06+12:00 https://itbrief.co.uk/story/layercake-appoints-former-fox-sports-executive-as-chair IT Brief UK en 2026-09-05T01:44:00+12:00 Layercake appoints former Fox Sports Executive as Chair Job moves, Productivity, Streaming, Optus, Digital Transformation, Business strategy, Supply Chain, Application infrastructure, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Chief Operating Officer (COO), Cloud, Australian, Telcos, Partnerships, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), Sydney, FIFA, C-Suite, Board of Directors, Digital Media, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), EPL, Oracle Cloud, Workflow Automation, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Hybrid Cloud 2026-09-05T04:15:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.uk/story/raico-tests-digital-twin-robot-system-for-nuclear-work IT Brief UK en 2026-09-04T20:36:00+12:00 RAICo tests digital twin robot system for nuclear work Robotics (Robots), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Waste Management, University of Manchester, United Kingdom (UK), Virtual Reality (VR), Industrial software 2026-09-07T22:30:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.uk/story/logicalis-boosts-emissions-cuts-green-targets IT Brief UK en 2026-09-04T20:36:00+12:00 Logicalis boosts emissions cuts & green targets Sustainability, Energy efficient, ICT sector, Skills shortage, Business strategy, Data centers (DC), Human Capital Management (HCM), Supply Chain, Europe (European), Cloud, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cybersecurity, Clean technologies, ESG reporting, Data infrastructure, Learning Management Systems (LMS), IT services, Corporate social responsibility (CSR), Africa, Greenhouse gas emissions, Digital Infrastructure, Green IT, Decarbonisation, AI skills, Energy consumption, Workforce development, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), Renewable energy, Asia Pacific, Latin America, Climate change, Net Zero, Logicalis, Datatec, Stock Exchange 2026-09-05T04:00:06+12:00 https://itbrief.co.uk/story/scan-com-raises-usd-220-million-to-expand-us-imaging IT Brief UK en 2026-09-04T20:35:00+12:00 Scan.com raises USD $220 million to expand US imaging IT Department, Expansion, Application Programming Interface (API), Health Technologies (HealthTech), Healthcare, Venture Capital, United Kingdom (UK), Employers, United States (US), Aviva, US expansion, Scheduling, Interoperability 2026-09-05T04:15:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.uk/story/wurth-elektronik-speeds-cad-access-with-file-locking IT Brief UK en 2026-09-04T20:15:00+12:00 Würth Elektronik speeds CAD access with file locking Disaster Recovery (DR), Manufacturing, Germany, Industry 4.0, Europe (European), IT Infrastructure, Hybrid & Remote Work, Chinese, Asia, United States (US), High availability, Enterprise Storage, CAD, Product Lifecycle Management 2026-09-04T20:15:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.uk/story/cloover-hits-profit-launches-ai-native-neo-utility IT Brief UK en 2026-09-04T19:45:00+12:00 Cloover hits profit & launches AI-native neo-utility Energy efficient, Financial results, Data centers (DC), Germany, Europe (European), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Clean technologies, Power plant, United Kingdom (UK), Solar power, Smart Home, Property Technology (PropTech), Machine learning (ML), Renewable energy, Fintech, France, European Union (EU), Smart Grids, Scaleup 2026-09-04T19:45:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.uk/story/embedded-systems-hit-usd-585-billion-as-edge-ai-grows IT Brief UK en 2026-09-04T19:00:00+12:00 Embedded systems hit USD $585 billion as edge AI grows Cloud, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cybersecurity, Software Development, Edge AI, Developer tools, AI Coding, IoT Analytics, Industrial Automation, United Kingdom (UK), United States (US), Operating Systems, Arm, Software engineering, MCU, Event driven architecture (EDA), Edge Computing, Market research, Security, Analyst report, Trends & Predictions, Digital Transformation, Internet of Things (IoT), Security Operations Centres (SOCs), Application infrastructure, System on a chip (SOC) 2026-09-04T19:00:06+12:00 https://itbrief.co.uk/story/when-it-fails-in-manufacturing-the-whole-supply-chain-pays IT Brief UK en 2026-09-04T08:05:00+12:00 When IT fails in manufacturing, the whole supply chain pays IT service management (ITSM), Manufacturing, Digital Transformation, Industry 4.0, Supply Chain, Risk & Compliance, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), IT Infrastructure, Cloud, Asset Management, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Logistics, Freshworks, IT Governance, Downtime, Customer Experience (CX), Customer service, Service management, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Systems integration, Machine learning (ML), Enterprise Service Management, ITAM, Process automation, Employee Experience (EX), BPM, Change Management, Incident management, Workflow Automation, Business Continuity, Industrial IoT (IIoT), IT support, IT asset management, Opinion, Simon Hayward 2026-09-04T08:15:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.uk/story/sixthfin-appoints-vallana-as-chief-executive-officer IT Brief UK en 2026-09-03T22:19:00+12:00 Sixthfin appoints Vallana as Chief Executive Officer Data Analytics, Digital Transformation, Research and Development (R&D), Financial Systems, Regulatory technology, Risk & Compliance, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Audit, Regulation, Data management, Data governance, Board of Directors, Big Data, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Quality Management, Paris, Compliance, Fintech, France, Geoficiency, GRC, Wolters Kluwer, Job moves 2026-09-04T01:45:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.uk/story/tencent-opens-hy4-preview-in-an-open-source-ai-push IT Brief UK en 2026-09-03T21:38:00+12:00 Tencent opens Hy4 preview in an open-source AI push Data Analytics, Research and Development (R&D), Market competition, Application Programming Interface (API), Large Language Models (LLMs), Software Development, Developer tools, Finance, Benchmarking, Tencent, Mathematics, Software engineering, Tencent Cloud, Open source 2026-09-04T04:30:06+12:00 https://itbrief.co.uk/story/salesforce-backs-hibob-in-ai-driven-workforce-data-push IT Brief UK en 2026-09-03T19:15:00+12:00 Salesforce backs HiBob in AI-driven workforce data push Digital Transformation, Investment, Human Capital Management (HCM), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Data Privacy, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Ethics & Governance, Performance management, AI Agents (Agentic AI), Organisational Data, Venture Capital, Data governance, Workplace automation, Generative AI (GenAI), Salesforce, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), HiBob, AI Strategy, Slack, Change Management, Workflow Automation 2026-09-03T19:15:06+12:00 https://itbrief.co.uk/story/teradata-links-autonomous-knowledge-platform-to-onelake IT Brief UK en 2026-09-03T02:27:00+12:00 Teradata links Autonomous Knowledge Platform to OneLake Microsoft, Data Analytics, Digital Transformation, Microsoft Azure, Integration, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data management, Teradata, Open Data, Data governance, Open Standards, Data Fabric, Big Data, Cloud analytics, Machine learning (ML), Microsoft Fabric, Multi-cloud, Data Platform, Cloud data, Data virtualisation, Interoperability, Hybrid Cloud, Data Lake 2026-09-03T04:30:06+12:00 https://itbrief.co.uk/story/stonegate-farmers-picks-version-1-for-tech-overhaul IT Brief UK en 2026-09-03T00:36:00+12:00 Stonegate Farmers picks Version 1 for tech overhaul Agricultural Technology, Data Analytics, Digital Transformation, IT Strategy, Supply Chain, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Real time data, Cloud, Partnerships, Business Intelligence (BI), United Kingdom (UK), Ireland, IT Transformation, Systems integration, Hospitality, Process automation, Change Management 2026-09-03T02:00:06+12:00