The Ultimate Guide to AI Agents

2026 · UK Edition

Also known as Agentic AI.

AI agents represent a transformative area within artificial intelligence, focusing on autonomous or semi-autonomous systems capable of performing complex tasks and making decisions to enhance business operations and personal productivity.

Our recent stories highlight how AI agents are rapidly evolving across sectors—from cybersecurity and data management to customer experience and enterprise automation. Companies are integrating AI agents to improve efficiency, drive innovation, and manage security risks in increasingly sophisticated ways.

By exploring these developments, readers can gain insights into the potential benefits, emerging applications, and challenges associated with AI agent deployment. Whether you're interested in how AI agents enhance software development, automate workflows, or secure enterprise environments, this tag offers a comprehensive look at this dynamic and impactful technology.

UK AI Agents news
Analyst Insights
Rubrik launches Google Cloud tools for AI governance
Gartner · Agentic AI · Storage
Today
Kong launches Agent Gateway for multi-agent AI traffic
Gartner · Agentic AI · Data Protection
Today
SnapLogic adds AI gateway to push agents into work
Gartner · Agentic AI · MarTech
Last week
Capsule Security raises $7 million to guard AI agents
Gartner · Agentic AI · PAM
Last week
Infobip launches AgentOS platform, targets agentic AI shift
Gartner · Agentic AI · UC
Last week
Expert columns
Proof beats promise: The trust crisis AI is creating
By Lakshmi Hanspal of DigiCert
3 days ago
Mythos changes everything: Is your AI agent security ready?
By Dev Rishi of Rubrik
3 days ago
Strategy and innovation: Key takeaways from Gamma's regional forums
By Will Morey of Gamma
Last week
Cutting through the noise: Lessons from deploying AI in a live SOC
By Alex Ayers of Gamma Communications
Last week
5 eCommerce trends set to define 2026
By Bobby Joseph of Melissa
This month
Why the next phase of AI adoption will be determined less by models and more by data foundations
By Will LaForest of Confluent
This month
AI can inspire travel, but it still can't book it. That's about to change
By Mike Putman of Custom Travel Solutions
This month
Atlassian scales AI search with OpenSearch on Kubernetes
By OpenSearch
Last month
Agentic AI: The potential and the problems behind the new wave of autonomous systems
By Kristina Holt of Foot Anstey
Last month
AI agents vs AI automations: how to get the mix right in your future marketing strategy
By Pipin Firmansyah of Manning & Co
Last month
Trust as a measurable asset for CMOs in the age of AI
By Geoff Main of Passionberry Marketing
Last month
AI proof over hype: In a market obsessed with scaling AI, smart organisations are obsessed with proof
By Slavena Hristova of ABBYY
Last month
Why the next endpoint and SASE disruption will not come from a security vendor
By Chandrodaya Prasad of SonicWall
Last month
Upgrade advantage: More value, less effort for partners, MSPs & MSSPs
By Sarah Choi and Mahpara Banday of SonicWall
Last month
How the universal adoption of AI can help women in insurance balance the scales
By Laura Drabik of Guidewire
Last month
Interviews
Exclusive: Google Cloud accelerates shift to agentic data
Discussing Data Warehousing
Today
Exclusive: Google sees success with niche AI playbooks
Discussing Cloud Services
Today
Google sees retail success with agentic commerce push
Discussing Unified Communications
Today
Exclusive: Celonis global banking head says AI rollout hinges on process intelligence
Discussing Productivity
Last week
Exclusive: Orderfox pushes into autonomous execution with Gieni ABX
Discussing Software-as-a-Service
Last month
Recent news
Tata Steel expands Google Cloud AI across global operations
About Storage
Today
Manhattan adds AI agents & fulfilment tools for retailers
About Unified Communications
Today
Exabeam widens AI agent monitoring for Google tools
About Enterprise security
Today
Check Point teams with Google Cloud on AI agent security
About Firewalls
Today
Quantium launches Gemini Enterprise practice with Google
About Government
Today
LevelBlue warns of GhostOps risk from rogue AI agents
About Data Protection
Today
Google Cloud study says 52% of firms use AI agents
About Cloud Services
Today
Google Cloud unveils agentic enterprise infrastructure tools
About Cloud Services
Today
Google Cloud expands AI infrastructure with new chips
About Storage
Today
Ping Identity wins Google Cloud security partner award
About Data Protection
Today
Parloa study finds big firms make customer contact hard
About Unified Communications
Today
Google unveils separate TPU chips for training & inference
About Virtualisation
Today
KPMG & Google Cloud launch AI agents for regulated sectors
About Cloud Services
Today
Google Cloud launches Agentic Data Cloud for AI agents
About Business Intelligence
Today
Infosys expands Google Cloud tie-up for agentic AI
About IT services
Today
Job moves
Newo appoints Jason Luo as Chief Executive Officer
Move at Mastercard
Yesterday
Ledger appoints Ian Rogers to lead AI security push
Move at Ledger
Last week
Synthflow appoints Matt Alexander as Channel Chief
Move at Ericsson
This month
Yubico appoints chief marketing officer as phishing grows
Move at Yubico
Last month
Singulr AI expands Richard Bird role to steer agentic risk
Move at Singular AI
Last month
Quiq hires Jen Grant as CMO to drive scaled AI agents
Move at Google
Last month
KnowBe4 appoints Kelly Morgan as Chief Customer Officer
Move at DocuSign
Fri, 20th Feb 2026
KnowBe4 appoints Yuneeb Khan as Chief Financial Officer
Move at PwC
Fri, 20th Feb 2026
DryRun Security adds Andrew Peterson to drive AI shift
Move at Palo Alto Networks
Thu, 19th Feb 2026
NeuBird AI names Venkat Ramakrishnan president & COO
Move at Cisco
Thu, 5th Feb 2026
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