AI Adoption stories
EY-Parthenon says dealmaking is shifting towards AI and technology as 87% of UK chief executives expect their M&A appetite to rise.
Despite higher spending plans, half of SMBs reported a cyber incident in the past year, exposing a widening readiness gap.
Workplace AI use is rising faster than company oversight, with a small minority of staff driving most activity and security risks.
Poor data governance and recovery gaps are undermining AI roll-outs, even as 97% of enterprises have deployed or are piloting agents.
Boards face higher compliance costs and AI project failures as data management shifts from housekeeping to a core enterprise risk in 2026-2027.
The deal could help customers move from reactive IT monitoring to predictive AI-driven automation by combining two different data sets.
It could ease adoption for regulated firms keen to keep sensitive data and workloads inside existing Dell systems.
Employees are far less confident than executives that their managers can guide AI skills, exposing a widening gap in readiness across large firms.
Partners selling Dell's focus products will get quicker rebates and real-time pricing as the company moves to simplify AI dealmaking.
Enterprises can now run more AI projects on their own infrastructure as Dell adds data tools, racks and partner software to its NVIDIA tie-up.
Regulators are warning insurers to keep humans accountable as AI speeds up claims work and other busy tasks, Guidewire says.
Customers now spend 796,000 fewer minutes on calls with the insurer after AI transcription cut handling times across sales, service and claims.
Businesses are struggling to deploy AI safely as security fears now outrank cost, with 48% naming them the chief adoption barrier.
A CNN feature has highlighted how AI video avatars could reshape digital legacy projects, while raising fresh questions over consent and authenticity.
Many smaller firms lack the expertise and controls to counter AI-enabled phishing and deepfakes, Sage's research shows.
Companies using Claude can now log prompts, responses and attachments for compliance, easing oversight of sensitive data shared by staff.
Smaller firms could gain a route into AI as the free course tackles training gaps, with 73% saying they lack the tools to adopt it.
The funding highlights growing demand for AI systems that plug into shared company workflows, with Dust already used by 3,000 organisations.
The gap risks leaving UK and Irish businesses unable to turn AI spending into returns, as only 48% give staff time to experiment.
Concern is rising in Ireland as leaders say empathetic coaching matters more than AI know-how for future managers during adoption.