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Leighton to manage eaga Trust's AWS cloud operations

Thu, 12th Feb 2026
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Leighton has secured a long-term deal to manage eaga Trust's AWS cloud, modernising its digital estate and boosting cost efficiency.
Oracle ai agents help supply chain leaders boost efficiency and strengthen resiliency

Oracle adds AI agents across CRM & supply chain apps

Wed, 11th Feb 2026
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Oracle has embedded free prebuilt AI agents across its Fusion apps to automate CRM and supply chain tasks from campaign design to logistics.
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FiLLi Cafe adopts Oracle NetSuite to drive global growth

Tue, 10th Feb 2026
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FiLLi Cafe adopts Oracle NetSuite to streamline finance, inventory and franchise operations as it scales to 100-plus sites in 13 countries.
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AI pushes dense, decentralised & sustainable data centres

Tue, 10th Feb 2026
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semiconductors
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data analytics
AI-hungry workloads are forcing data centres to go high-density, pushing power, cooling and sustainability to the top of the IT agenda.
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Fico outlines four AI trends reshaping banking by 2026

Fri, 6th Feb 2026
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fintech
Fico says by 2026 banking AI will be standard infrastructure, heightening fraud risks and putting CIOs and human cyber oversight centre stage.
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Westcon-Comstor launches Tech Insights for EMEA partners

Thu, 5th Feb 2026
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data protection
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hybrid cloud
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digital transformation
Westcon-Comstor unveils free Tech Insights programme to help EMEA partners assess cyber risk and AI data readiness for customers.
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Financial firms struggle to scale AI despite strong returns

Thu, 5th Feb 2026
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Financial firms see strong AI returns but Riverbed survey shows most projects stall in pilots, held back by data quality and tool sprawl.
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Rimini Street urges ERP users to defy upgrade pressure

Thu, 5th Feb 2026
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Rimini Street urges ERP users to resist vendor upgrade pressure, touting Smart Path and Agentic AI as cheaper, longer-life alternatives.
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UK staff confident with AI but lack training & strategy

Wed, 4th Feb 2026
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Confident but undertrained, UK staff are embracing AI tools at work despite patchy strategies, rollout plans and formal learning support.
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SUSE unveils EU cloud sovereignty self-assessment tool

Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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data protection
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private cloud
SUSE unveils a browser-based tool that scores EU cloud sovereignty compliance and delivers a risk and gap analysis in under 20 minutes.
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AI budgets shielded as enterprises chase orchestration

Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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Enterprises ringfence AI spend as core infrastructure, racing from pilots to orchestrated, governed systems despite economic headwinds.
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CPG firms modernise data systems to unlock AI at scale

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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digital transformation
Consumer goods groups race to modernise fragmented data systems as they lay foundations for scaling AI and agentic tools across factories.
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Rimini Street launches 20 Agentic UX tools for ERP

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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digital transformation
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rpa
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supply chain
Rimini Street debuts 20 ServiceNow-powered Agentic UX tools to modernise Oracle and SAP ERP workflows without disruptive upgrades.
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Firms warned AI spend will fail without orchestration

Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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AI investment risks falling flat without better orchestration across workflows, Enate warns, as UK CEOs ramp up tech and data spending.
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Thoughtworks unveils AI/works for legacy modernisation

Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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martech
Thoughtworks launches AI/works, an agentic platform to reverse-engineer legacy systems and speed enterprise app delivery in 90 days.
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AI agents push autonomy, but governance gap remains

Wed, 21st Jan 2026
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digital transformation
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risk & compliance
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lcnc
AI agents move from pilots to core enterprise tools by 2026, but new research warns governance remains the missing link for many firms.
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Rimini Street touts Agentic AI ERP as upgrades stall

Wed, 21st Jan 2026
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it automation
Rimini Street pitches Agentic AI ERP and Smart Path savings as CIOs delay costly Oracle and SAP upgrades amid rising budget pressure.
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Kubernetes cements role as AI & cloud native backbone

Wed, 21st Jan 2026
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hybrid cloud
Kubernetes now underpins 82% of production container workloads, as CNCF data shows it emerging as the default platform for generative AI.
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Forrester tips cloud & generative AI to fuel IT boom

Tue, 20th Jan 2026
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manufacturing
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hybrid cloud
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Global IT services spending will rise 4.8% annually to 2029 as cloud infrastructure and generative AI reshape enterprise technology demand.
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Altimetrik named major contender in Everest Group QE assessment

Fri, 16th Jan 2026
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manufacturing
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Altimetrik has been named a major contender in Everest Group's latest PEAK Matrix for enterprise quality engineering services.