The Ultimate Guide to Artificial Intelligence
A curated Irish edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Artificial Intelligence (AI).
What to know about Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming industries, reshaping business operations, enhancing customer experiences, and driving innovation across sectors globally and in Australasia. From the surge in AI-driven cybersecurity threats and the adoption of AI in cloud infrastructure to the integration of generative AI in customer service, marketing, and financial sectors, this dynamic field demands close attention.
Experts emphasise the critical role of robust data management and infrastructure in successfully leveraging AI technologies, while organisations face challenges including skill gaps, ethical considerations, and regulatory developments. As AI adoption accelerates, businesses must balance innovation with security, sustainability, and human-centric strategies to thrive in this evolving landscape.
Readers exploring this tag will gain insights into the latest AI trends, practical applications, organisational strategies, technological advancements, and the collaborative efforts shaping the future of AI. Understanding these developments is essential for anyone interested in the impact of artificial intelligence on business, technology, and society.
Irish Artificial Intelligence News
Regional stories with direct local relevance.webp)
Landmark invests €500,000 in managed compliance service
Five specialist jobs will be created as the Irish IT provider expands support for firms facing tougher NIS2, DORA and AI governance demands.
Microsoft opens Dream Space hub at Dublin data centre
More than 5,000 Dublin and Kildare students a year will get hands-on STEM and AI lessons as Microsoft ties its data centre to local skills.
ERP event shows firms need basics before AI adoption
Businesses were urged to fix data, processes and governance first, as AI in ERP was shown to depend on stronger operational basics.
TEKenable folds Tether into brand after Salesforce growth
The group plans to hire more staff as enterprise demand for its Salesforce services rises across Ireland and the UK.
LeanBPI boosts small firms with bespoke digitisation
Food manufacturers have been a major beneficiary as the consultancy says 750 small firms have saved €25 million through tailored digitisation.
Irish business leaders wary of AI-driven cyber risks
Almost a third of Irish business leaders say weak cyber defences are souring their view of AI, as concerns over attacks rise.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Artificial Intelligence
Commvault adds identity resilience tools for IDRecover
Anthropic adds 11 partners to Claude for financial advisers
Syndigo named leader in Gartner's first PIM quadrant
Oracle adds AI data platform tools for enterprise governance
Oracle expands Marketplace with partner purchasing options
Featured News
Tributech: AI is rewriting the threat model for Europe's CNI
New UK reporting rules and AI-enabled attacks are leaving critical infrastructure operators with far less time to spot and contain breaches.
Interview: Cloudera says open-ended AI spending is over
Enterprises are now demanding proof of value and tighter controls as AI budgets face scrutiny over compute costs and deployment choices.
Exclusive: ABBYY says AI build costs will drive buying
Enterprises could cut AI spend by up to 80% by shifting document workflows away from custom builds and into standard platforms.
Exclusive: ABBYY brings zero-shot document AI to Vantage
Enterprises can now extract data from unseen document types without templates, as ABBYY rolls out zero-shot capabilities in Vantage.
The internet times are a'changing Fastly
Bot traffic is forcing Fastly to adapt its edge cloud tools as publishers and AI firms battle over caching, access and data protection.
AI will fade, says Dell Technologies' ephemeral Chief AI Officer
Dell says agentic AI should shift routine tasks below the machine line, freeing staff for expert work while making the role temporary.
Schrodinger's ERP both dead and alive, says Rimini Street
Businesses can avoid costly ERP rip-and-replace projects by layering AI and automation onto existing systems, Rimini Street says.
Grafana Labs launches six AI tools for telemetry & agents
Grafana Labs has launched six AI observability tools during its AI Week, including new capabilities for monitoring and investigating AI agents.
Theorem study: friction between pre-sales and executed media ads
Theorem's new survey finds friction remains the biggest barrier in enterprise pre-sales, despite widespread automation adoption.
Reviews
Expert Columns
Why accessibility is becoming a bigger part of the video experience
Cyber security now starts at the job interview
Britain's forgotten middle - why mid-market businesses hold the key to the UK's growth ambitions
Cybersecurity Awareness: The Importance of Getting the Basics Right
From AI That Answers to AI That Acts
When AI Grades Student Work, Who Checks the Feedback?
Address-Anchored Identity: Why Data Quality Is the Missing Link in eIDV
It's time to embrace our robot overlords
Experts discuss key tech learnings from BIGSOUND
The Next Evolution of Data Centres Isn't Technology. It's People
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent Artificial Intelligence News
Lexsoft partners Clio to bring legal AI across EMEA
Law firms and in-house teams across EMEA will get local implementation and integrations as Lexsoft begins selling Clio's AI tools immediately.
Germany signs Nvidia deal to boost industrial AI
The move could help German manufacturers and mid-sized suppliers widen AI use across factories, cars and research, officials said.
Zero100 launches Peerworks for agentic supply chains
The initiative aims to give supply chain teams practical guidance on agentic AI, as large firms seek to link planning, sourcing and inventory decisions.
Ravical raises USD $17 million seed round led by MMC
The funding will help the AI platform expand across Europe and into the US as accounting firms seek ways to grow without hiring more staff.
Moonlit launches free legal commentary library for AI
It aims to give lawyers and AI tools free, source-checked analysis as concerns grow over fabricated legal citations from chatbots.
BY Venture Partners opens Lisbon office with USD $60m fund
The move gives the Dubai-based investor a European base as it targets AI-native start-ups with a third fund backed by regional institutions.
Claris opens wider preview of agentic FileMaker development
The expanded preview gives FileMaker developers earlier access to AI agents that can edit files directly, with general availability due in late February 2027.
BlackLine taps S3NS cloud in France as Thales signs on
The deployment gives regulated firms in France a locally controlled option for finance software amid tighter scrutiny of data sovereignty and cloud compliance.
RegSensus launches to unify financial compliance monitoring
The merger-backed firm now serves 400 clients in more than 30 countries as banks face tighter, more complex compliance checks across markets.
QuickAIBuy launches first paid review service for buyers
A standard review costs USD $79 and aims to help B2B buyers avoid committing to orders before evidence on suppliers, freight and margins is checked.
Anglicare Victoria wins TrendAI cybersecurity award
It highlights rising pressure on care providers to protect sensitive client data as cyber incidents grow across Australia's social assistance sector.
CrowdStrike uncovers China-linked AI cyber campaign
CrowdStrike has identified a China-linked cyber campaign using agentic AI to conduct simultaneous intrusions against more than 200 organisations across at least 14 countries.
Barracuda appoints Dan Fletcher as Chief Financial Officer
The cybersecurity company is bolstering its executive team as it pushes into a new growth phase and seeks to capitalise on demand for its platforms.
CISOs lag on AI governance as board oversight trails
Many large firms still lack clear AI oversight, with just 7% of CISOs at companies above USD $10 billion in revenue owning the governance brief.
JFrog names nine winners of software supply chain awards
The inaugural prizes highlight a wider shift as large enterprises tighten oversight of code, AI models and other assets moving through development pipelines.
Microsoft adds security tools for AI agents in 365
Security teams will soon be able to limit and monitor AI agents in Microsoft 365 as the company treats them as potential insider risks.
Acronis warns awareness gap leaves users open to hacks
Basic cyber hygiene is still patchy, with 35% of people not backing up data regularly as phishing and AI-driven attacks keep rising.
Shopify adds app security check to CLI in AI toolkit
Developers can now spot common security flaws in their own apps before release as Shopify widens its AI Toolkit and commerce updates.
Enteligent unveils PowerCore stack for AI data centres
The stack could lift AI rack compute density by up to 50% as operators face rising power demands and heat from GPU-heavy workloads.
Google adds AI & partner tools to air-gapped cloud
Defence and intelligence users can now query local text, audio and video with Gemini, without moving sensitive data outside their air-gapped perimeter.
Job Moves
Landmark hires Polina Ladyha as Marketing Executive
Qualcom appoints James Quigley as Field Service Engineer
HCS appoints Lesley Whelan to lead new GRC practice
Littlefish appoints Flannery to strategic partnerships role
Storm Technology names Conor Flanagan as Practise Director
Climb names Mike Holt as Ireland Territory Manager
