Service management stories
Enterprise users can now limit what AI voice agents access and do, as OpenAI seeks to move beyond pilot projects into production use.
ANZ businesses could cut endpoint management sprawl as SoftwareOne adds NinjaOne's platform to its direct sales offer, easing IT overheads.
By linking chat to live IT systems, Cisco is pitching AI assistants that could cut routine work while keeping engineers in control.
Security teams are leaving known flaws exposed, with most responses still ending in tickets or handoffs rather than confirmed fixes.
Shorter TLS certificate lifespans are set to raise outage risk and admin burden, as teams face far more frequent renewals and installs.
ServiceNow customers now have a limited first year to decide how to deploy its AI oversight tools before broader access expires.
The minority stake should help Mizo speed up AI ticket automation for managed service providers seeking to cut frontline support costs and delays.
The expanded multi-year deal will give ABB a single, centrally managed network as TCS takes over end-to-end operations across its global systems.
Downtime from slow devices and failed apps is prompting larger firms to unify endpoint, security and experience tools, IDC says.
Asia-Pacific security teams can now keep regulated data in Singapore as Conifers expands its CognitiveSOC platform across the region.
Existing Lightning customers will get more than 100 AI enhancements at no extra cost, as Simpro Group widens its field service software push.
The rollout could speed up support, security fixes and software delivery across a business that channels more than 80% of sales through partners.
About 800 agents are already using AI guidance as Sopra Steria looks to meet a 90% call-answer target within 20 seconds.
Businesses struggling to move AI pilots into daily use may find 3AIgent useful, as it links trusted data, governance and operational control.
Most Australian staff are happy with AI as an assistant, but 64% want a human involved before it acts independently.
Operations teams can now feed earlier incidents into Komodor's AI agent, helping it avoid repeat mistakes in complex cloud-native systems.
As ServiceNow projects grow more complex, Ondaro has split consulting, delivery and portfolio governance under three senior leaders.
Boards now face rising pressure to govern AI agents and multiple tools as enterprises embed the technology across security, CX and IT.
IT teams can now manage device incidents and remote fixes from ServiceNow, cutting console-hopping and improving audit trails across Hexnode UEM.
The cloud migration should cut system overhead and give staff faster access to information as Unison modernises back-office operations across its network.