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AI takes first tentative steps into FTSE 100 UK Boardrooms

By Lloyd Nail, senior associate, and Tom Whittaker, director, at independent UK law firm Burges Salmon Last week, the GC100, the association of General Counsel and Company Secretaries working in FTSE 100 companies, published the results of a poll of their members on the topic of the use of AI at Board and Committee levels. Specifically, […]

Global public cloud spending by end-users to hit $723bn in 2025

Worldwide end-user spending on public cloud services is forecast to total $723.4 billion in 2025, up from $595.7 billion in 2024, as AI takes hold across the market. “The use of AI technologies in IT and business operations is unabatedly accelerating the role of cloud computing in supporting business operations and outcomes,” said Sid Nag, Vice President Analyst at Gartner. […]

One third of enterprises will automate 50% of network activities by 2026

By 2026, 30% of enterprises will automate more than half of their network activities, an increase from under 10% in mid-2023. “Infrastructure and operations (I&O) leaders are increasingly looking to AI-based analytics and augmented decision making, including intelligent automation (IA), to improve operational resilience and responsiveness, address complexity and process increasingly large amounts of data through […]

How AI can help address security challenges created by IT/OT integration?

By Jake Mitchell, who writes for Phytools, the North American distributor of network solutions The convergence of Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT) has been transformative for multiple industries, enabling businesses to monitor processes in real-time, improve operational efficiency and inform thought leaders to make improved decisions.  However, this integration comes with its own set […]

Formal AI guidance for acceptable AI use at work issued by less then half of employers

The majority of businesses acknowledge AI’s potential risks, yet only a small portion have established comprehensive controls surrounding its use, according to findings from Sapio Research that examine both consumer and employer attitudes towards AI across Europe. The report surveyed 800 consumers and 375 business decision makers responsible for their finance department, with respondents from the UK, […]

Generative AI now the most frequently deployed AI solution in organisations

According to a Gartner survey conducted in the fourth quarter of 2023, 29% of the 644 respondents from organisations in the U.S., Germany and the U.K. said that they have deployed and are using GenAI, making GenAI the most frequently deployed AI solution. GenAI was found to be more common than other solutions like graph […]

30% of increasing demand for APIs will come from AI and LLM

More than 30% of the increase in demand for application programming interfaces (APIs) will come from AI and tools using large language models (LLMs) by 2026, according to Gartner. “With technology service providers (TSPs) leading the charge in GenAI adoption, the fallout will be widespread,” said Adrian Lee, VP Analyst at Gartner. “This includes increased […]

Is defensive AI the key to guarding against emerging cyber threats?

Google’s recent announcement of an artificial intelligence (AI) Cyber Defense Initiative to enhance global cybersecurity underscores the importance of defending against increasingly sophisticated and pervasive cyber threats. And according to analysts at GlobalData, AI will play a pivotal role in collecting, processing, and neutralising threats, transforming the way organisations combat cyber risks. Looking at AI […]