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Finance teams face mounting AI bills as Yarken joins a 30-member Linux Foundation group aiming to standardise token cost reporting.
Customers facing tighter IT budgets may see a sharper focus on practical returns as Matt Clarkin takes over sales and marketing at Canon Business Services.
Second-quarter growth in SaaS revenue and cash generation prompted the company to raise its full-year annual recurring revenue outlook.
Rising spend on generative and agentic AI is being hampered by weak governance, with only 17 per cent of CIOs fully confident in controls.
Most firms are still unprepared for AI scrutiny, with a Schellman survey finding governance programmes lag far behind audit confidence.
Security checks are delaying most AI projects for weeks or months, with many firms deploying watered-down systems to get them live.
UK companies are spending more on AI training and partnerships, yet more than a third still cannot prove its business value.
Businesses in Ireland face growing pressure to modernise systems as AI moves from pilots to full-scale use, Dell says.
Industrial groups under pressure to prove returns from digital spending will gather in Amsterdam for a closed-door AI forum.
Enterprise AI agents are already generating revenue, but shortages of compute and skills could determine who captures the gains.
Most firms still lack the policies and governance needed to turn widespread AI use in the IT channel into lasting business value.
Most firms are still increasing AI budgets, even as 57% of CX leaders say the technology has delivered little or no impact on operations.
Businesses are now weighing whether AI can cut workloads and risks in core operations, rather than just speed up pilots and paperwork.
The award reflects measurable gains from Sidetrade's AI-led redesign, which cut feature delivery from 60 days to three and slashed staffing needs.
Larger Jira customers can now link budgeting, prioritisation and delivery data in one place as Appfire targets strategic portfolio management needs.
Many firms are ramping up AI budgets while still lacking the metrics and governance to prove the technology is paying off.
Half of Canadian C-suite leaders say cyber threats could force a major strategy shift next year as AI widens risk and scrutiny.
Cyber incidents can quickly become business-wide crises unless leaders have already tested responses to disruption, scrutiny and uncertainty.
Boards may question finance AI programmes unless spending shifts from efficiency gains towards better decisions and growth, Gartner said.
A lack of live data infrastructure is leaving most Australian IT leaders unable to scale AI, according to new research from Confluent.
