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Katrina

Exclusive: Adobe ANZ chief on AI adoption trends

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Adobe ANZ chief says AI is moving into production as customers in regulated sectors balance caution with rapid deployment and productivity gains.
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Funlab expands Dayforce rollout across three countries

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Funlab extends Dayforce across Australia, New Zealand and the US, giving 2,500 staff one workforce system and cutting onboarding time by up to five days.
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KPMG & Google Cloud launch AI agents for regulated sectors

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KPMG deepens Google Cloud tie-up with AI agents for regulated sectors, including a Cardinal Health finance tool to tackle pricing disputes.
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Grafana Labs launches Grafana 13 with observability updates

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Grafana Labs rolls out Grafana 13 and a Loki overhaul as it pushes open observability, Kubernetes support and simpler dashboarding.
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Exclusive: Google sees success with niche AI playbooks

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Google is tailoring AI playbooks for 19 industries as enterprises shift from pilots to production, with faster rollouts and ROI now the focus.
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Syspro names Tom Loeffert as Chief Human Resources Officer

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Syspro taps veteran HR leader Tom Loeffert to help reshape its global workforce strategy as CEO Leanne Taylor drives the ERP software group's next growth phase.
Laura

Not all automation technology is created equal: choosing the right tool for the right challenge

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Defence contractors urged to pair generative AI with deterministic software as regulated bids face compliance, audit and security risks.
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Kia Ora New Zealand: Microsoft AI Tour delivers a dose of He Tangata

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Microsoft steps up New Zealand AI push with 200,000 more people to be trained as chief technology officer Sarah Carney says the real challenge is winning trust.
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Schneider Electric & Deloitte launch AI industrial tie-up

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Schneider Electric and Deloitte team up to help manufacturers, infrastructure and data centre groups merge IT and OT with AI-driven automation.
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Sage adds AI tools for Intacct roll-outs & advisory

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Sage and PwC have launched AI-driven tools to speed Sage Intacct deployment and help accounting firms automate advisory work.
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UK firms face AI data exposure despite Copilot confidence

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UK firms race ahead with Microsoft Copilot, but ShareGate survey finds AI tools are exposing sensitive data and exposing governance gaps.
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AI makes IT jobs more demanding, SolarWinds study finds

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AI is adding review, trust and governance burdens to stretched IT teams, with SolarWinds finding most professionals say it has made their work more demanding.
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Avanade expands in New Zealand on rising AI demand

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Avanade steps up New Zealand presence as businesses move from AI pilots to full-scale delivery and local partners race to meet demand.
Iman

Debunking the myths holding back asset performance management

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AI is helping industrial leaders move beyond reactive fixes as new asset performance tools cut downtime, cost and risk across critical operations.
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Supply chain leaders prioritise sustainability, survey finds

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Blue Yonder survey finds supply chain leaders are prioritising efficiency and resilience over emissions, even as 66% work to cut impact.
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Companies change incentive plans faster, report finds

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CaptivateIQ survey finds 91% of firms changed incentive strategy in the past year as AI, budget pressure and wider plan use speed up redesigns.
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Protectors Edge book applies security lessons to leadership

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Protective intelligence experts launch leadership book for executives facing rising threats and boardroom pressure.
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StructureFlow update turns legal data into editable AI

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StructureFlow expands its AI platform to turn PDFs, diagrams and spreadsheets into editable legal and financial models for deal teams.
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Bizzdesign launches Unify to link collaboration & data

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Bizzdesign launches AI-native Unify platform to bring whiteboarding, enterprise architecture and portfolio data into one shared workspace.
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AI coding boom deepens cognitive debt, says Thoughtworks

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Thoughtworks warns AI-assisted coding is swelling software complexity, as developers lean on older controls to curb security and oversight risks.