Data Strategy stories
Regulators are widening scrutiny of digital finance, forcing UK fintechs to overhaul cloud, payments and data strategies to meet tougher standards.
The overhaul aims to give members simpler digital access, more relevant communications and better self-service across Great Britain’s triathlon bodies.
Law firms under pressure to govern AI adoption are getting more practical support as D2 Legal Technology expands its transformation services.
Rising AI and governance demands are leaving many senior data executives overstretched, with 40% saying they are close to burnout.
Boards may question finance AI programmes unless spending shifts from efficiency gains towards better decisions and growth, Gartner said.
Employees can now query governed business metrics and documents in one chat, while Looker permissions still apply in Gemini Enterprise.
Governance and infrastructure are blocking AI scale-ups, with 95% of enterprises delaying or cancelling projects, Cloudera said.
Existing customers will see no disruption as the consultancy unifies its Canadian and US operations under one global name to chase AI and cloud demand.
Poor data is derailing AI projects and inflating delivery errors, customer service failures and compliance risks across organisations.
Many AI agents can already reach far more sensitive corporate data than staff, prompting Bedrock Data to add real-time access controls.
Businesses can now query governed data across cloud systems in plain language, as Google Cloud opens its conversational analytics tools more widely.
Metric views and a broader knowledge graph aim to keep AI tools, dashboards and business users aligned on trusted data definitions.
Rising token-based charges and compliance risks are forcing firms to monitor AI agents more closely, Fusion5's chief executive says.
Banks and credit unions could cut manual data prep and gain faster customer insights as Armstrong Bank already uses the combined system.
Access controls are tightening as Airbyte lets AI agents update HubSpot records and limits each team to its own workspace.
Pidilite now runs its non-ERP applications on Google Cloud, after a migration that cut service response times and freed it from its data centre.
The publisher is stepping up its digital push as Bruce Levine takes charge of technology and product to speed new audience services.
Most teams are still at an early stage, with 83% of respondents in the lower AI maturity levels and no one reaching the top two.
Recognition in two Microsoft services quadrants puts the Sydney specialist alongside bigger rivals as AI projects hinge on cleaner data and governance.
BAI is bolstering its technology and transformation push as it expands into private 5G, public safety and transport networks.