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Cyberattacks & ransomware surge in July, Check Point

Ransomware victims jumped 49% in July as organisations also endured 2,336 weekly cyberattacks and widening AI data exposure.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

Quest wins Telarus top engagement award for advisers

More advisers are chasing complex cyber and cloud deals, and Telarus has singled out Quest's support in helping them close them.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

Executive Recruit names leaders for life sciences, AI

Rising demand for board-level hires in the UK and US has prompted the search firm to expand specialist coverage after client demand jumped 120%.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

AI can produce the work, it can't produce the lawyer

AI is forcing law firms to rethink how junior lawyers learn, with judgement, client exposure and office proximity becoming more important.

By Jamie Ng • 8 min read • Last week

Data Analytics

Rimini Street names Costello Chief Operating Officer

The third-party software support provider is broadening its leadership bench as it pushes for faster global growth and tighter delivery control.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last week

DevOps

Percona launches fixed-fee database services portfolio

Database teams could get faster specialist help as the new offering fixes scope and cost for security, tuning and migration projects.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Software-as-a-Service

Sovos names partner award winners across global network

Global tax software buyers are increasingly reliant on consultancies and cloud alliances as Sovos spotlights its best-performing partners.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

Fujitsu launches Uvance Wayfinders consulting in Oceania

Pressure is mounting on advisers in Australia and New Zealand as Fujitsu moves to tie strategy to delivery and win more transformation work.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Customer Relationship Management

Litera wins MarTech award for AI legal growth tool

The win spotlights rising pressure on law firms to prove AI can drive fee income, not just speed up internal work.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

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Professional services stories

Software-as-a-Service

Alation & PwC Canada launch banking compliance tool

Canadian banks will be able to cut months of compliance work to days as the first joint product automates data risk checks and audit evidence.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last week

Manufacturing

Dell study finds UK SME AI front-runners save more time

A small group of UK SMEs are reporting far bigger productivity gains from AI, with front-runners saving more than 280 hours a year per employee.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

Myriad360 lands 15th Inc 5000 spot after 95.8% growth

The ranking underscores sustained expansion for the New York-based systems integrator as clients shift spending towards cloud, security and managed services.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Software-as-a-Service

US accounting firms with integrated systems feel AI ready

Disconnected systems are leaving many accountancy firms short of time, even as a survey finds integrated platforms sharply boost AI readiness.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week

Software-as-a-Service

British firms warned over digital disruption risks

Outages in cloud, payments and software could stop British firms trading within minutes, Everywhen said, even with premises still open.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

TMX names Nick De Klerk to lead Global Centre of Excellence

Standardising its international projects, TMX will use a new AI-enabled platform to share expertise as it expands in the US and Europe.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last week

Human Capital Management

Headfield holds global sales talent hunt in New Delhi

More than 300 candidates vied for sales roles as employers sought proof of practical skills over CVs at a New Delhi hiring drive.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week

Data centers

Centorrino swaps VMware for SUSE to cut hosting costs

Customers could face lower hosting bills as Centorrino Technologies replaces VMware with SUSE Virtualisation across its Australian platform.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Software-as-a-Service

BoardPro launches AI Minutes for board meeting drafts

Board secretaries could cut hours of post-meeting admin as the new drafting tool works from Zoom and Teams transcripts, with human approval still required.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week