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2026: The agentic AI takeover
Customer Experience

2026: The agentic AI takeover

By 2026, AI agents will fully manage shopping, choosing and buying products based on your style and needs, transforming retail into seamless, intelligent commerce.

By Al Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2025
Why Physical Branding Must Match Your Digital Ambition
Customer Experience

Why Physical Branding Must Match Your Digital Ambition

As small businesses surge in Australia, aligning physical branding with digital presence is now essential for customer trust, loyalty and growth.

By Linda McDonald • 4 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2025
Why Australia's AI ambitions depend on change management
Unified Communications

Why Australia's AI ambitions depend on change management

Australia's AI ambitions hinge on strategic change management that aligns technology with human behaviour to boost productivity and competitiveness.

By Daniel Keys • 5 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2025
The missing middle: Why your AI strategy is failing
Digital Transformation

The missing middle: Why your AI strategy is failing

Most AI investments miss the middle ground-organisations must empower staff to build connected AI agents that automate real work safely and swiftly.

By Andrew Bird • 6 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2025

Global Stories

Opinion stories

SMACT Works demonstrates Oracle Cloud AI capabilities through product manager innovation
Data Analytics

SMACT Works demonstrates Oracle Cloud AI capabilities through product manager innovation

Dublin-based SMACT Works leverages Oracle Cloud AI to swiftly develop healthcare applications, showcasing accelerated innovation and enterprise-scale solutions.

By Prasad Malandkar • 5 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2025

Stories from Other Regions

Opinion stories

The evolving role of the CIO
Digital Transformation

The evolving role of the CIO

CIOs are evolving from tech reporters to changemakers, driving innovation and embedding IT as a core element of business strategy and growth.

By Hriday Ravindranath • 5 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2025
Consulting's hidden workforce problem is bigger than bench time and the autumn budget must address it
Digital Transformation

Consulting's hidden workforce problem is bigger than bench time and the autumn budget must address it

UK tech consultancies face a hidden workforce crisis as thousands of skilled consultants remain underused, impacting margins and national productivity ahead of the Autumn Budget.

By Hassen Hattab • 4 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2025
How security theatre is killing developer productivity
Security Operations Centres

How security theatre is killing developer productivity

Fragmented security tools and manual remediation overload developers, causing burnout that threatens productivity and cybersecurity in fast-paced AI-driven workplaces.

By Derek Maki • 7 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2025
Moving past the AI excitement to true maturity in finance
Data Analytics

Moving past the AI excitement to true maturity in finance

Finance firms are shifting from AI hype to mature, strategic use, aiming to cut costs by 81% and speed processing by 73% with integrated solutions.

By Rob Israch • 4 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2025
How IT leaders can unlock business growth with better data
Data Analytics

How IT leaders can unlock business growth with better data

Many firms hold vast untapped data that, if unified and analysed well, can drive growth, boost innovation, and sharpen decision-making in competitive markets.

By Lara Fox • 5 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2025
The rise of the AI underwriter - and why 2026 still belongs to human expertise
Risk & Compliance

The rise of the AI underwriter - and why 2026 still belongs to human expertise

In 2026, AI underwriters boost insurance efficiency but human expertise remains crucial to ensure safety, accountability and nuanced decision-making.

By Andrew How • 4 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2025
What 2026 will demand from AI, CX, and payments, according to the people testing it
DevOps

What 2026 will demand from AI, CX, and payments, according to the people testing it

In 2026, firms must prioritise human-in-the-loop AI oversight, robust testing, and seamless payments to maintain trust and global customer satisfaction.

By Summer Weisberg • 4 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2025
The real risks of untested AI (and what enterprises can do about it)
Data Protection

The real risks of untested AI (and what enterprises can do about it)

Enterprises face costly risks from untested AI, which often fails only in real-world use, causing bias, security lapses, and brand damage.

By Dean Hickman Smith • 5 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2025
AI-Powered cloud optimisation: How enterprises can reduce cloud spend by 20-35% using intelligent automation
IT Automation

AI-Powered cloud optimisation: How enterprises can reduce cloud spend by 20-35% using intelligent automation

Enterprises can slash cloud costs by 20-35% using AI-driven automation to cut waste, rightsize resources, and optimise cloud spend efficiently.

By Ashish Kumar • 6 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2025
Redefining resilience: Aligning virtualization and data protection for the edge era
Virtualisation

Redefining resilience: Aligning virtualization and data protection for the edge era

Virtualisation and data protection must unite as a cohesive system to boost resilience and cut costs by up to 40% in edge computing deployments, experts say.

By Craig Theriac • 4 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2025
APIs in Insurance 2026: The digital infrastructure shaping the industry's leap into AI and beyond
Digital Transformation

APIs in Insurance 2026: The digital infrastructure shaping the industry's leap into AI and beyond

By 2026, insurance firms with robust API infrastructure will lead the market, enabling seamless AI integration across pricing, claims, and customer services.

By Cameron Parsons • 5 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2025
How OSINT helps supply chain leaders map risk across borders
Supply Chain

How OSINT helps supply chain leaders map risk across borders

OSINT enables supply chain leaders to uncover hidden risks like forced labour and sanctions, ensuring ethical practices and regulatory compliance globally.

By Stuart Clarke • 5 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2025