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Gartner outlines four tactics behind efficient growth
Customer Experience

Gartner outlines four tactics behind efficient growth

Gartner identifies four finance tactics it says helped 105 US-listed firms beat peers with a 51% total shareholder return premium.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Thu, 29th Jan 2026
Firms lack confidence in securing AI-driven identities
Digital Transformation

Firms lack confidence in securing AI-driven identities

Most IT security teams doubt they can protect fast-growing AI and machine identities, as weak governance and legacy tools widen exposure.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 29th Jan 2026
Pearson warns AI gains hinge on urgent workforce reskilling
Digital Transformation

Pearson warns AI gains hinge on urgent workforce reskilling

Pearson says US could gain up to USD $6.6 trillion from AI by 2034, but only if employers urgently invest in reskilling and task-level redesign.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 29th Jan 2026
US CFOs back AI for finance but insist on oversight
Digital Transformation

US CFOs back AI for finance but insist on oversight

US mid-market CFOs eye AI to free time for strategy but say adoption hinges on strict human oversight and verifiable audit trails.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 29th Jan 2026
Big banks back AI while keeping core software in place
Software-as-a-Service

Big banks back AI while keeping core software in place

Big banks and AI leaders signal they will layer new AI tools on top of, not instead of, core enterprise software systems.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Wed, 28th Jan 2026
Avalara expands AWS Marketplace access for tax tools
Digital Transformation

Avalara expands AWS Marketplace access for tax tools

Avalara inks multi-year AWS deal to push its AI-driven tax tools via AWS Marketplace, promising simpler cloud procurement and billing.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Wed, 28th Jan 2026
Databricks reports surge in enterprise AI agent use
Digital Transformation

Databricks reports surge in enterprise AI agent use

Databricks reports a 327% jump in enterprise use of multi-agent AI, as firms move beyond chatbots to real-time, governed production systems.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Wed, 28th Jan 2026
Shuttlerock unifies finance & HR globally with Workday
Data Analytics

Shuttlerock unifies finance & HR globally with Workday

Shuttlerock adopts Workday to unify global finance and HR, tightening controls and boosting real-time insight as its international footprint grows.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Wed, 28th Jan 2026
Cloudbrink boosts AI security for hybrid enterprises
Firewalls

Cloudbrink boosts AI security for hybrid enterprises

Cloudbrink adds Safe AI controls to its zero trust platform, securing hybrid enterprise use of AI agents and browser-based AI services.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Wed, 28th Jan 2026
DigiCert named IDC MarketScape leader in CLM market
Firewalls

DigiCert named IDC MarketScape leader in CLM market

DigiCert has been named a Leader in IDC MarketScape's first global report on certificate lifecycle management, citing automation and scale.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 28th Jan 2026
Altman sets out OpenAI roadmap for future AI co-workers
Data Protection

Altman sets out OpenAI roadmap for future AI co-workers

Sam Altman says AI co-workers will reshape software jobs, cut team sizes and force firms to compete on ideas, attention and resilience.

By Mark Tarre • 6 min read • Wed, 28th Jan 2026
Tricentis hires new leaders to drive AI powered growth
DevOps

Tricentis hires new leaders to drive AI powered growth

Tricentis hires two senior leaders to accelerate AI-led growth after hitting USD $400 million ARR and securing USD $1.33 billion backing.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 28th Jan 2026
Ian Groves secures second GTIA council term for UK
Digital Transformation

Ian Groves secures second GTIA council term for UK

Start Tech leader Ian Groves wins second three-year term on GTIA's UK and Ireland Executive Council, strengthening his role in the IT channel.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 28th Jan 2026
Agiloft reports surge in AI uptake for contract tools
Data Protection

Agiloft reports surge in AI uptake for contract tools

Agiloft says over half its customers now license AI tools as Screens usage surges, with AI users up 250% and app activity rising 12-fold.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 28th Jan 2026

Stories from Other Regions

AI models help Canadian farmers turn data into decisions
Agricultural Technology

AI models help Canadian farmers turn data into decisions

AI “digital twins” are quietly transforming Canadian farms, turning torrents of data into practical decisions on crops, cash and resilience.

By Jake MacAndrew • 5 min read • Thu, 29th Jan 2026
UK cyberattacks surge 129%, fuelling risk & losses
Data Protection

UK cyberattacks surge 129%, fuelling risk & losses

Significant UK cyberattacks jump 129%, with major incidents hitting firms' finances, supply chains and insurance costs across the economy.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 28th Jan 2026
Australian banks battle system gaps in compliance checks
Digital Transformation

Australian banks battle system gaps in compliance checks

Australian banks report the region's worst compliance screening disruption, as ageing systems and manual workloads strain checks and onboarding.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Wed, 28th Jan 2026
AI security gaps expose 'shadow AI' risk in Australia
Data Protection

AI security gaps expose 'shadow AI' risk in Australia

Australian firms race ahead with AI, yet weak governance and identity controls leave 'shadow AI' as a growing security blind spot.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Wed, 28th Jan 2026