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Schellman finds AI governance gap amid regulatory pressure

Most firms are still unprepared for AI scrutiny, with a Schellman survey finding governance programmes lag far behind audit confidence.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Sat, 1st Aug 2026

Software-as-a-Service

Bolt-on AI is the new lipstick on a pig; the pig is still running your enterprise

Enterprises risk wasting money on AI add-ons that change interfaces, not the legacy systems still limiting speed, autonomy and outcomes.

By Anurag Gurtu • 5 min read • Fri, 31st Jul 2026

Software-as-a-Service

Saviynt launches Zuma as AI identity security platform

Rising demand for AI security helped Saviynt top USD $300 million in annual recurring revenue as enterprises seek control over non-human identities.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 29th Jul 2026

Robotics

AI security incidents cost large firms millions, study finds

Most big enterprises have already faced AI security incidents, with 43% saying the damage topped USD $2 million in the past year.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Sat, 25th Jul 2026

Hybrid Cloud

Acceldata expands Europe push with new senior hires

Enterprise demand for AI projects is driving Acceldata to expand in Europe, as firms seek sovereignty controls without lengthy data migrations.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 24th Jul 2026

Digital Transformation

Flexera named sole Gartner Customers' Choice for SAM

Verified users backed Flexera's software asset management tool as businesses grapple with rising software costs, cloud sprawl and AI governance.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Fri, 24th Jul 2026

Data Analytics

SAS urges human oversight in agentic AI deployments

Businesses risk weaker AI returns unless staff retain control over high-risk decisions, SAS says, as agentic tools spread.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Fri, 24th Jul 2026

Software-as-a-Service

Enterprise AI buyers increase spending but demand proof

Enterprise AI purchases are facing tougher checks as 64% of buyers demand proof, slowing deals even as spending keeps rising.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 24th Jul 2026

Software-as-a-Service

Kore.ai appoints two chiefs to drive enterprise AI growth

The restructure puts sales and customer delivery under new leaders as enterprise buyers demand stronger governance, support and reliability from AI agents.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 24th Jul 2026

Digital Transformation

Kore.ai names Uma Sandilya Chief Commercial Officer

The enterprise AI software provider is tightening accountability across sales, delivery and marketing as buyers shift to wider deployments.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 23rd Jul 2026

Data Protection

AI governance gap leaves firms unable to prove decisions

Only 19% of regulated firms can prove how AI-assisted decisions were made, leaving them exposed to audit and regulatory scrutiny.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 23rd Jul 2026

Digital Transformation

CFOs widen remit as firms seek broader finance chiefs

Broader finance roles are making CFO pay and hiring harder to benchmark, with many chief financial officers now overseeing operations, IT and HR.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Wed, 22nd Jul 2026

Digital Transformation

Irish business leaders grow more wary of AI ethics

Trust in AI ethics has slipped in Ireland, leaving more business leaders worried about governance as adoption pressures mount.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 21st Jul 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Chief Information Officer (CIO) stories

Disaster Recovery

Datacom finds NZ firms untested on outage recovery

Many New Zealand firms say they could ride out an outage, but fewer than four in ten have tested recovery of critical systems recently.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last month

Software-as-a-Service

Saviynt tops USD $300 million ARR & launches Zuma AI

The rise of AI agents is forcing security teams to rethink access controls, as the identity vendor passes USD $300 million in ARR.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 31st Jul 2026

Hybrid Cloud

CTERA links Microsoft Copilot to enterprise file data

The integration lets staff query authorised files across hybrid environments without moving sensitive data into Microsoft 365 repositories.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 31st Jul 2026

Software-as-a-Service

Stagwell acquires QStrauss to boost Adobe capabilities

Clients across Latin America should gain broader access to Adobe implementation support as Stagwell deepens its digital transformation push.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 30th Jul 2026

Security Operations Centres

Intel 471 launches AI tools for Verity471 platform

Security teams can now pull threat intelligence into existing AI workflows, reducing manual analysis across fragmented data and incident investigations.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Thu, 30th Jul 2026