ROI stories
IBM research shows Canadian organisations are expanding AI use while governance, workforce skills and oversight struggle to keep pace.
Enterprise buyers could shift billions from seat licences as agentic AI is set to undercut up to 20% of SaaS spending by 2030.
Enterprise buyers will get a new way to assess AI service partners after NiCE introduced a specialism based on certified staff and proven results.
Large firms are using security consulting to cut risk and costs, with IDC saying Mandiant customers gained USD $4.3 million a year on average.
The status should help Logicalis win more AI deployment work as organisations move from pilots to wider use of Microsoft tools.
Recognition could help DataArt win more enterprise AI work as clients demand proof that Claude deployments can deliver in live environments.
A global survey found 62% of Fortune 500 marketing leaders cannot prove creative spend is worth it, risking budget cuts.
Most enterprises still struggle to turn AI pilots into profit, with just 23 per cent able to link initiatives to higher revenue or lower costs.
More firms are tying AI spending to measurable results, yet just 7% have established a return on investment, KPMG says.
The platform aims to close the gap between heavy AI spending and everyday use, especially for frontline staff across fragmented workplace systems.
The tie-up could speed customer service automation for regulated sectors, with first joint deals already closed and roll-outs due in weeks.
Rising token use and usage-based pricing could make AI coding a bigger line item than developer salaries, Gartner said.
Businesses can now run transactional, graph and vector workloads together as Google broadens Spanner for AI applications across clouds and on-premises.
Poor oversight is leaving large UK firms to write off GBP £67 billion a year from failed AI and transformation projects.
Geopolitical tensions are now the top worry for Irish bosses, even as 92% expect revenue growth and a stronger competitive position.
One in three firms overshot AI budgets last year, yet only 8% track revenue or productivity gains, exposing weak returns.
As AI spend surges, finance is being asked to prove which bets earn attention, revenue and growth, not just efficiency.
Boards are demanding proof of AI returns, as a survey found just 22% of finance leaders can link spending to business results.
Demand for longer-lasting backup is rising as renewable power and volatile prices make storage a bigger cost and reliability issue for users.
Sports teams juggling dozens of sponsors and channels are set for tighter content control as a new Adobe-backed system tackles governance and ROI.
