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Sweep wins cybersecurity firms for Salesforce control

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digital transformation
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Sweep lands SailPoint, Wiz, Vanta and Varonis as security vendors seek tighter control and audit-ready visibility over Salesforce sprawl.
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Fairview selects Workday to modernise HR, finance, supply

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digital transformation
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hcm
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rpa
Fairview selects Workday to overhaul HR, finance and supply chain in a multi-year move to a single AI-enabled operations platform.
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Avalara NEXT 2026 to spotlight 'agentic' tax automation

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saas
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partner programmes
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api
Avalara opens registration for virtual event Avalara NEXT 2026, spotlighting “agentic” always-on tax and compliance automation for builders.
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Qualys adds AI tool to forecast software patch risks

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datacentre infrastructure
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data analytics
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digital transformation
Qualys has launched an AI-driven Patch Reliability Score, helping IT and security teams gauge software update risk before mass rollout.
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer adopts Legora AI firmwide

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document management
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data analytics
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ecm
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer selects Legora as its firmwide AI platform, boosting drafting tools and launching a new client collaboration portal.
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AI reshapes ANZ jobs as staff turn to shadow tools

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data analytics
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digital transformation
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casb
AI is reshaping ANZ jobs as firms hire and cut roles, while 67% of staff quietly turn to unapproved generative tools to get work done.
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AI drives rapid database change, outpacing governance

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devops
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application security
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devsecops
AI now touches production databases in most firms, but Liquibase warns governance controls lag far behind the velocity of change.
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Diligent launches AuditAI to streamline internal audits

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data analytics
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digital transformation
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rpa
Diligent unveils AuditAI, an agentic AI suite that cuts audit admin by up to 70% while turning board-level risk signals into concrete actions.
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AI productivity gains erased by document verification

2 days ago
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data protection
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document management
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devops
AI tools leave office workers no faster overall, as time spent double-checking documents cancels out most of the promised productivity gains.
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AI leaders lack rules & data to scale finance tools

2 days ago
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manufacturing
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data analytics
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digital transformation
AI 'leaders' in finance rush to pilots but lack rules, data and governance to scale tools into core, high‑accountability workflows.
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Legal AI firm Harvey to launch new Singapore office

2 days ago
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digital transformation
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cx
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martech
Legal AI specialist Harvey will open a Singapore office in June, deepening its APAC footprint and support for regional law firms and corporates.
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AI ambition outpaces readiness for smaller businesses

3 days ago
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data protection
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manufacturing
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data analytics
SMBs are bullish on AI but a new ECI report finds poor data, scarce skills and unclear use cases are stalling real-world results.
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Worley Consulting & Bloomfire in AI knowledge push

3 days ago
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manufacturing
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digital transformation
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risk & compliance
Worley Consulting partners with Bloomfire to embed AI-powered knowledge governance and search into asset-intensive energy and resources projects.
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Manulife picks Akka to power enterprise agentic AI

3 days ago
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devops
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digital transformation
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it automation
Manulife taps Akka's runtime to harden and scale its beta enterprise agentic AI platform for regulated, business-critical workloads.
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IT teams struggle for hybrid visibility, turn to AI

3 days ago
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devops
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digital transformation
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it automation
IT teams report limited visibility across hybrid setups, fuelling tool sprawl and silos as they increasingly turn to AI for observability.
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Tricentis unveils agentic AI Workspace for safer releases

3 days ago
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devops
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digital transformation
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application security
Tricentis launches AI Workspace, an agentic quality platform to speed enterprise releases while tightening governance and risk controls.
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AutoRek launches RegToolKit for real-time compliance

3 days ago
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digital transformation
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fintech
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rpa
AutoRek unveils RegToolKit, a real-time regulatory compliance hub mapping rules to controls, audit trails and breach remediation.
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Thrive unveils governed AI workspace & adoption model

3 days ago
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uc
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data protection
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digital transformation
Thrive launches a governed AI workspace and phased adoption model to tame shadow AI, uniting access to 50-plus major language models.
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AI leaders pull ahead as laggards face analytics latency

3 days ago
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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partner programmes
AI projects in full production race ahead as a global survey exposes a widening trust and speed gap with organisations still experimenting.
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Enterprises shun plug-and-play AI for tailored builds

3 days ago
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saas
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digital transformation
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partner programmes
Enterprises ditch plug-and-play AI as Cognizant research shows buyers now favour bespoke builds and services-led, long-term partnerships.