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From metrics to meaning: Rethinking KPIs in contact centres

Wed, 17th Dec 2025
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Australian contact centres risk drowning in metrics; experts urge a sharper focus on a few vital KPIs to lift service, loyalty and morale.
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ANZ executives turn from ERP upgrades to agentic AI

Wed, 17th Dec 2025
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ANZ executives are shifting spend from costly ERP upgrades to agentic AI and automation as talent shortages and ROI pressure intensify.
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Australian CIOs brace for labour, cloud 'bill shock' by 2026

Mon, 15th Dec 2025
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Australian CIOs face 2026 'bill shock' as labour scrutiny intensifies and cloud-first strategies give way to cost-driven hybrid models.
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Exclusive: SAS says trust gap slows ANZ AI rollout

Mon, 15th Dec 2025
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Australia and New Zealand lead global generative AI adoption with 92% of firms prioritising trust, governance and decision efficiency over cost savings.
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GitHub tips AI agents to surge in Australia's public sector

Mon, 15th Dec 2025
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GitHub tips Australian public sector AI agents to surge from 2026, as a National AI Plan and new Chief AI Officers reshape adoption.
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Enterprises pivot to risk-aware, human-centric AI in 2026

Sat, 13th Dec 2025
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Enterprises brace for a cautious 2026, rolling back risky AI pilots and recasting generative tools as governed, human-supervised teammates.
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AI bubble cools as HR shifts to outcomes & new roles

Fri, 12th Dec 2025
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AI boom gives way to realism as HR chases measurable outcomes, new AI chiefs emerge and skills outshine headcount in 2026 strategies.
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Service-based IT & agentic AI to reshape 2026 spend

Fri, 12th Dec 2025
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Service-first IT, agentic automation and real-time data platforms are set to dominate 2026 enterprise tech strategies and infrastructure spend.
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AI set for post-transformer shift to memory-led tools

Fri, 12th Dec 2025
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AI firms tip 2026 as the dawn of a post-transformer era, with memory-led, workflow-specific systems overtaking general-purpose models.
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ThoughtSpot unveils AI agents to automate analytics

Thu, 11th Dec 2025
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ThoughtSpot launches four AI agents to automate data modelling, dashboards and embedded analytics, pushing towards autonomous enterprises.
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Agentic AI set to turbocharge cybercrime automation

Thu, 11th Dec 2025
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Agentic AI networks could let cybercriminals automate attacks at relentless scale, forcing security teams into a new AI-driven arms race.
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Exclusive: Celonis' Pascal Coubard shares APAC ambitions and growth

Thu, 11th Dec 2025
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Celonis' Pascal Coubard eyes rapid APAC expansion after customers unlock USD $8.1 billion in value with its upgraded process intelligence platform.
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Exclusive: UiPath sees ROI pressure in ANZ AI shift

Thu, 11th Dec 2025
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Australian and New Zealand firms rapidly adopt agentic AI, now demanding real ROI and robust governance for sustainable, scaled deployment.
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Exclusive: Andrew Foo reveals the future of AI and data in APAC

Thu, 11th Dec 2025
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Asia Pacific firms are urged to prioritise real-time, high-quality data and robust governance to unlock AI's full potential and avoid costly errors.
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Real people, real numbers: Why phone verification is your new trust filter

Wed, 10th Dec 2025
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Phone numbers are becoming the new trust filter, helping businesses block fraud, cut wasted messages and secure real, reachable customers.
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Singulr AI appoints Bask Iyer to steer enterprise AI governance

Wed, 10th Dec 2025
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Singulr AI hires veteran tech leader Bask Iyer as Strategic Advisor to guide CIOs on governance amid rapid enterprise adoption of agentic AI.
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AI-led workplaces twice as likely to beat revenue goals

Wed, 10th Dec 2025
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Firms that embed AI in digital workplace tools are twice as likely to beat revenue goals, as gaps widen with slower-moving rivals.
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Physical security shifts to strategic business role

Wed, 10th Dec 2025
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Physical security is evolving into a strategic business function, with AI, unified platforms and hybrid cloud reshaping priorities to 2026.
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Why every business needs an AI strategy (even if AI isn't the strategy)

Mon, 8th Dec 2025
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Businesses that treat AI as a shiny toy, not a planned tool, risk waste, security gaps and stagnation as competitors move ahead.
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Cloudera predicts industrial AI boom in Australia by 2026

Mon, 8th Dec 2025
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Cloudera forecasts Australia's AI shift from pilots to industrial-scale, privacy-first deployments by 2026 as tech spend tops AUD $172 billion.