Performance management stories
Only 28% of Australian workers say leaders are aligned on AI strategy, underscoring a governance gap as adoption races ahead.
Banks and retailers are adopting the platform as AI projects mature, with data sovereignty now shaping budgets, risk and infrastructure choices.
Retailers can now link shelf data to head-office action more quickly, as EasyPicky has split its offer into modular app and platform tools.
Only 24% of workers feel ready to use AI effectively, as firms roll out tools faster than training and governance can keep pace.
Mid-sized contact centres can now cut spreadsheets and manual scheduling as 8x8 folds workforce management into its platform at no extra charge.
The new tools are aimed at cutting manual work and speeding up warehouse responses to errors, staff queries and coaching needs.
Finance teams risk exposing sensitive data by using AI tools without clear retention and governance checks, Kaleidoscope says.
The expanded programme could cut unplanned downtime across more than 13,000 monitored assets as AI shifts from alerts to fixing faults.
Businesses using AI now face tougher scrutiny over whether decisions, communications and management still feel human, fair and accountable.
Routine HR and finance tasks will move into Gemini Enterprise, as employees gain self-service access to Workday data without leaving Google Cloud's AI tool.
The deal gives line managers AI help with meetings, feedback and team issues, while Betterworks tests a phased integration with its software.
HR teams under pressure to prove value may gain faster workforce insights as Cezanne embeds natural-language analytics into its existing HR system.
It aims to cut alert fatigue and speed investigations by using network data to prioritise issues and automate routine remediation for IT teams.
The deal broadens Cezanne's reach in the mid-market as employers seek one system for HR, payroll, learning and retention.
The Berlin-headquartered group is targeting Japan's large mid-market as annual recurring revenue climbs past EUR €200 million.
The US men's team will use live match data and video to sharpen tactical calls before and during a home World Cup campaign.
The multi-year project is meant to cut costs and give IHH Healthcare real-time data as it replaces fragmented systems across three Asian markets.
By 2030, AI-enabled finance teams could speed up scenario planning, sharpen risk calls and change how enterprises make decisions.
Only 31% of UK finance chiefs are leading long-term investment calls, leaving strategy, AI adoption and investor messaging underpowered.
Clients across Australia and New Zealand stand to gain from a boost in planning tools after Cortell and CorPlan were named IBM partners of the year.