The Ultimate Guide to AI Agents

2026 · Irish Edition

Also known as Agentic AI.

AI agents represent a transformative area within artificial intelligence, focusing on autonomous or semi-autonomous systems capable of performing complex tasks and making decisions to enhance business operations and personal productivity.

Our recent stories highlight how AI agents are rapidly evolving across sectors—from cybersecurity and data management to customer experience and enterprise automation. Companies are integrating AI agents to improve efficiency, drive innovation, and manage security risks in increasingly sophisticated ways.

By exploring these developments, readers can gain insights into the potential benefits, emerging applications, and challenges associated with AI agent deployment. Whether you're interested in how AI agents enhance software development, automate workflows, or secure enterprise environments, this tag offers a comprehensive look at this dynamic and impactful technology.

Irish AI Agents news
Analyst Insights
Amplitude launches AI Assistant for in-product support
Gartner · Agentic AI · SaaS
2 days ago
Amplitude launches AI assistant for in-product support
Gartner · Agentic AI · Digital Transformation
2 days ago
Rubrik launches Google Cloud tools for AI governance
Gartner · Agentic AI · Storage
3 days ago
Agentic era and the UI transition
Gartner · Agentic AI · Digital Transformation
3 days ago
Kong launches Agent Gateway for multi-agent AI traffic
Gartner · Agentic AI · Data Protection
3 days ago
Expert columns
Proof beats promise: The trust crisis AI is creating
By Lakshmi Hanspal of DigiCert
5 days ago
Mythos changes everything: Is your AI agent security ready?
By Dev Rishi of Rubrik
5 days ago
5 eCommerce trends set to define 2026
By Bobby Joseph of Melissa
This month
Why the next phase of AI adoption will be determined less by models and more by data foundations
By Will LaForest of Confluent
This month
AI can inspire travel, but it still can't book it. That's about to change
By Mike Putman of Custom Travel Solutions
This month
Agent computers: The PC era, amplified
By Alexey Navolokin of AMD
Last month
Atlassian scales AI search with OpenSearch on Kubernetes
By OpenSearch
Last month
Agentic AI: The potential and the problems behind the new wave of autonomous systems
By Kristina Holt of Foot Anstey
Last month
AI agents vs AI automations: how to get the mix right in your future marketing strategy
By Pipin Firmansyah of Manning & Co
Last month
Trust as a measurable asset for CMOs in the age of AI
By Geoff Main of Passionberry Marketing
Last month
AI proof over hype: In a market obsessed with scaling AI, smart organisations are obsessed with proof
By Slavena Hristova of ABBYY
Last month
Why the next endpoint and SASE disruption will not come from a security vendor
By Chandrodaya Prasad of SonicWall
Last month
Upgrade advantage: More value, less effort for partners, MSPs & MSSPs
By Sarah Choi and Mahpara Banday of SonicWall
Last month
How the universal adoption of AI can help women in insurance balance the scales
By Laura Drabik of Guidewire
Last month
Gender bias in AI - how to spot it, and how to prevent it
By Ruth Bucknell of Merkle UK
Last month
Interviews
Exclusive: Google Cloud accelerates shift to agentic data
Discussing Data Warehousing
3 days ago
Exclusive: Google sees success with niche AI playbooks
Discussing Cloud Services
3 days ago
Google sees retail success with agentic commerce push
Discussing Unified Communications
3 days ago
Exclusive: Celonis global banking head says AI rollout hinges on process intelligence
Discussing Productivity
Last week
Exclusive: Orderfox pushes into autonomous execution with Gieni ABX
Discussing Software-as-a-Service
Last month
Recent news
Zapier expands AI governance controls for enterprise users
About Software-as-a-Service
Today
Portal26 launches token controls for autonomous AI agents
About Software-as-a-Service
Today
Merck signs USD $1 billion AI deal with Google Cloud
About Cloud Services
Today
Mars expands Google Cloud AI tie-up with Gemini Enterprise
About Cloud Services
Today
Vodafone & Google Cloud launch AI & security tools
About Cloud Services
Yesterday
Valeo expands Google Cloud tie-up with Gemini rollout
About Data Protection
Yesterday
Infosecurity Europe adds AI summit amid cyber defence shift
About Data Protection
Yesterday
Banks must modernise core systems, says Temenos report
About Small Business
Yesterday
Wiz expands AI security coverage across cloud & edge
About Shadow IT
Yesterday
Elastic ties security platform to Google's air-gapped cloud
About Public Sector
Yesterday
EDB pitches intelligence per watt for AI data layer
About Sustainability
Yesterday
Komodor to host AI SRE summit on ops & reliability
About Virtualisation
Yesterday
DTEX warns Telegram & WhatsApp AI agents risk exfiltration
About Bring Your Own Device
Yesterday
Explainer: How Adobe is building agentic marketing
About Marketing
Yesterday
ServiceNow & Google Cloud widen AI agent partnership
About IT service management
Yesterday
Job moves
Ledger appoints Ian Rogers to lead AI security push
Move at Ledger
Last week
Synthflow appoints Matt Alexander as Channel Chief
Move at Ericsson
This month
Yubico appoints chief marketing officer as phishing grows
Move at Yubico
Last month
Singulr AI expands Richard Bird role to steer agentic risk
Move at Singular AI
Last month
Quiq hires Jen Grant as CMO to drive scaled AI agents
Move at Google
Last month
eDesk appoints Gareth Cummings as CEO to drive AI push
Move at EMEA
Tue, 20th Jan 2026
Cognite appoints AI leaders to drive innovation push
Move at Google
Thu, 22nd May 2025
Sitecore appoints Dave O'Flanagan as CEO with AI-first approach
Move at Sitecore
Thu, 25th Apr 2024
Ramco Systems appoints senior leaders for its Global Payroll Business
Move at Google
Fri, 21st Apr 2023