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ConnectWise unit maps IT pay trends, automation push
Digital Transformation

ConnectWise unit maps IT pay trends, automation push

Service Leadership's 2026 IT pay report links eased wage inflation and new 'Digital Worker' automation metrics to profitability for providers.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 13th Mar 2026
GTIA launches PeerTrust Circles for security-led IT peers
Risk & Compliance

GTIA launches PeerTrust Circles for security-led IT peers

GTIA has launched PeerTrust Circles, a security-led peer network helping IT service leaders benchmark trust, resilience and maturity.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Mar 2026
CData boosts Connect AI with secure MCP agent tools
Virtualisation

CData boosts Connect AI with secure MCP agent tools

CData upgrades Connect AI with managed MCP tools, tightening data access, identity controls and live connectivity for enterprise agents.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2026
OpenAI unveils GPT-5.4 with advanced computer use tools
Software-as-a-Service

OpenAI unveils GPT-5.4 with advanced computer use tools

OpenAI launches GPT-5.4 with “Thinking” mode and native computer control, targeting advanced coding, office workflows and safer automation.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Sat, 7th Mar 2026
Distributors stockpile as Phocas flags planning gaps
Data Analytics

Distributors stockpile as Phocas flags planning gaps

Distributors stockpile more inventory as a Phocas report warns planning gaps and data limits are raising costs and operational complexity.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Sat, 7th Mar 2026
TCS named 2026 Top Employer across UK & Ireland
Human Capital Management

TCS named 2026 Top Employer across UK & Ireland

Tata Consultancy Services named Top Employer in UK and Ireland for 2026, extending a 16-year UK streak and earning first Irish certification.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
GrayCyan unveils AI readiness scorecard for industry
Customer Relationship Management

GrayCyan unveils AI readiness scorecard for industry

GrayCyan launches an AI readiness and ROI scorecard to test if industrial workflows and systems can truly support responsible automation.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026
MSCI to acquire Compass to boost multi-asset indexes
Fintech

MSCI to acquire Compass to boost multi-asset indexes

MSCI is buying Compass Financial Technologies to deepen its multi-asset and crypto index capabilities and expand bespoke benchmark services.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026
Beyond silicon: AMD evolves AI processor performance, makes play for investment trillions
Semiconductors

Beyond silicon: AMD evolves AI processor performance, makes play for investment trillions

AMD shifts its AI pitch from raw silicon to open software and cloud access as it targets developers and a share of looming trillions.

By Donovan Jackson • 6 min read • Tue, 3rd Mar 2026
Language model benchmarks widely 'contaminated', study finds
Risk & Compliance

Language model benchmarks widely 'contaminated', study finds

A new NE2NE study finds over half of common AI benchmarks are “contaminated”, casting doubt on headline model rankings and marketing claims.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Sat, 28th Feb 2026

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Place Informatics unveils PlaceVenueIQ for UK estates
Data Analytics

Place Informatics unveils PlaceVenueIQ for UK estates

Place Informatics launches PlaceVenueIQ to help UK retailers and hospitality brands benchmark, rank and de-risk new site decisions.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 11th Mar 2026
Pharmacies urged to modernise retail tech for margins
Network Infrastructure

Pharmacies urged to modernise retail tech for margins

Canary IT warns pharmacies to modernise integrated retail tech and loyalty tools or risk eroding margins amid rising costs and competition.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
ACAM unveils AI marketing framework, The Iconic signs on
Digital Transformation

ACAM unveils AI marketing framework, The Iconic signs on

Australia's ACAM rolls out a first-of-its-kind AI marketing readiness framework, with fashion e-tailer The Iconic as its debut adopter.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
How do we patch the leaky bucket of women leaving venture capital?
Human Capital Management

How do we patch the leaky bucket of women leaving venture capital?

One in four women has left venture capital in five years, spurring calls for data-driven fixes to stalled careers and leaky retention.

By Katie Greenshields • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Why the AI skills gap is an HR problem
Data Protection

Why the AI skills gap is an HR problem

As AI reshapes work, HR's female-majority workforce risks being left behind, widening a skills gap in the very function meant to close it.

By Pippa van Praag • 5 min read • Tue, 3rd Mar 2026
Leaseweb brings NVIDIA L4 GPUs to UK sovereign cloud
Private Cloud

Leaseweb brings NVIDIA L4 GPUs to UK sovereign cloud

Leaseweb has added NVIDIA L4 GPUs to its UK sovereign public cloud, offering pay-per-use AI capacity it claims undercuts hyperscalers.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026
Umbraco leads UK membership bodies' digital spending
Customer Relationship Management

Umbraco leads UK membership bodies' digital spending

Umbraco dominates as UK membership organisations boost digital spend, with the biggest 100 bodies investing GBP £250 million a year.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026
Magentus first to sign national AI health software code
Data Protection

Magentus first to sign national AI health software code

Magentus has become the first to sign Australia's new voluntary AI health software code, setting a benchmark for responsible deployment.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026