The Ultimate Guide to Digital Transformation
A curated Irish edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Digital Transformation.
What to know about Digital Transformation
Digital Transformation is a pivotal topic shaping the future of business, technology, and society. This extensive collection of stories highlights how organisations across industries and regions are navigating the complexities of digital change, leveraging emerging technologies such as AI, cloud computing, IoT, and automation to enhance operations, customer experiences, and competitive advantage.
From global expansions and strategic partnerships to AI-driven innovations and challenges involving legacy systems, skills gaps, and cybersecurity, the narratives offer deep insights into the multifaceted nature of digital transformation. Readers can explore case studies of enterprises revamping their infrastructure, government initiatives accelerating digital services, and the evolving roles of leadership in driving technology adoption.
Engaging with these stories will provide readers with a broad understanding of current trends, practical strategies, and forward-looking perspectives essential for thriving in an increasingly digital world. Whether you’re a business leader, IT professional, or technology enthusiast, this tag offers valuable knowledge on embracing transformation to foster resilience, innovation, and growth.
Irish Digital Transformation News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Europe has plenty of AI ambition. Now comes the difficult part
Boards and public bodies now face pressure to show AI changes costs, workflows and decisions, not just pilots or licences.
Dublin Airport picks Esri Ireland for digital twin
The airport expects faster maintenance and better passenger flow as data from CAD, BIM and sensors is unified across its expanding site.
Logicalis & Pentera launch continuous security validation
Irish organisations will get ongoing proof their defences work in live environments, after 71% of CIOs reported a cyber incident in the past year.
Qualcom wins Microsoft security badge amid AI concerns
The badge strengthens customer confidence as firms racing to deploy Copilot and other AI tools face tighter scrutiny over data access and governance.
Integrity360 expands identity services after CyberIAM deal
Access risks are rising as cloud and AI adoption multiplies digital identities, prompting the enlarged team to target more complex controls.
Irish business leaders warm to AI, but fears persist
Concerns over jobs, security and trust still linger, even as more Irish bosses now see AI as a business opportunity, a survey found.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Digital Transformation
DXC partners LangChain to govern enterprise AI agents
Haiilo named Challenger in Gartner employee experience
Smart Communications boosts AI migration for enterprises
Kantata launches Agent Studio for professional services
MSPs expect AI revenue to surge as services mature
Featured News
Celonis banking head: Banks want proof before scaling agents
Celonis argues frontier AI models are too generic for regulated banking, urging firms to weigh cost, risk and process gains before scaling deployments.
Interview: Cloudera says AI agents reshape zero trust
Enterprises must update identity controls as software agents generate more requests and need tightly time-limited access to sensitive systems.
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.
DocuWare prepared for launch of new interface, IDP, AI tool
Existing customers will get the redesigned platform free as DocuWare readies AI-driven document search and extraction tools for autumn.
Exclusive: Cloudera builds Hadoop-free future platform
Existing customers get six years of support as Cloudera shifts new AI and analytics workloads to a Hadoop-free platform due in November.
Mimecast CEO: Agentic AI threat novel but not entirely new
Hidden AI risks are already widespread in workplaces, with Mimecast saying users are driving shadow tools and most exposure still starts with people.
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.
Check Point CTO on AI's double-edged sword
AI is shrinking the gap between vulnerability disclosure and real-world exploitation to hours, forcing security teams to adapt fast.
Meet the man behind the Saas-Pocalypse: Emergent's Mukund Jha
The new cash will help Emergent broaden from coding tools into an operating system for small and medium businesses as demand surges.
Expert Columns
AI will cost some jobs. Poor change management will cost more
Europe has plenty of AI ambition. Now comes the difficult part
How simplifying IT helps teams perform at racing speed
Trust Before Technology: Why Council ERP Programs Fail Before Go-Live
The next eCommerce interface may not be a screen
The Top Cool Intelligence Trends of 2027
In the AI era, channel value is being redefined
Who allowed your AI agent to see that data?
Some AI risks more subtle than others
How businesses can avoid widespread harm from cloud outages
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent Digital Transformation News
Investec taps Navan to modernise global travel programme
The bank wants a single system to cut admin, tighten spending oversight and improve compliance across its international travel programme.
Kotter launches AI accelerator to boost business value
Many large firms are struggling to turn AI spending into measurable returns, leaving executives with fragmented projects and unclear priorities.
Hitachi Energy & Rockwell team up on mine power systems
Mining operators could get tighter control of power and production under a new collaboration aimed at cutting costs and emissions at large sites.
HCLTech signs Anthropic partnership for enterprise AI
The deal should help large firms deploy safer AI systems, with HCLTech adding Claude to services and software for banks, hospitals and manufacturers.
Thales expands Google Cloud tie-up to secure AI agents
The integration aims to curb prompt injection, data leakage and unauthorised actions as firms shift AI from pilots to critical systems.
DocuWare launches AI-assisted document platform upgrade
The upgrade will let customers search, summarise and compare documents using a built-in AI assistant while keeping existing data and settings intact.
Bir brings Azerbaijan's digital banking experience to Istanbul fintech week
The rapid uptake shows Bir is becoming a mass-market daily banking platform, with 90% of customers now using its app for routine transactions.
LendWell signs biggest UK deal with SPF Private Clients
The rollout could free up advisers' time by cutting mortgage administration, while giving the software firm a stronger foothold in the UK market.
KDDI launches AI-driven MDR service for businesses
Businesses in the US and EMEA can now tap 24/7 AI-led cyber monitoring as KDDI aims to ease compliance pressure and response delays.
CAS picks NEWWORK platform for AI-enabled operations
The pilot will link sales, production and logistics data, giving CAS real-time visibility across orders and deliveries as it tests an AI operating layer.
Most EMEA & Asia Pacific firms lack mature security ops
Nearly two-thirds of organisations are still exposed to fast-moving cyber attacks because they lack round-the-clock security operations and automation.
Mastek wins Staffordshire council Oracle Cloud deal
The contract will replace Staffordshire County Council's legacy back-office systems, aiming to cut manual work and improve oversight for 875,000 residents.
EY revenue hits USD $57 billion as AI demand surges
AI-related work helped push EY's annual revenue to USD $57 billion, with clients shifting from trials to wider business use.
11:11 Systems buys IBM VMware customers in eighth deal
The acquisition gives 11:11 Systems more enterprise accounts as Broadcom narrows VMware partners, but no financial terms were disclosed.
Beyond Now launches platform for AI telecoms revenue
Telecoms operators could speed new AI offers to market, as Beyond Now's platform aims to cut friction in pricing, billing and partner settlement.
Insurers race towards autonomous AI, Sapiens survey finds
Two thirds of senior insurance professionals expect AI to become fully autonomous within three years, despite patchy adoption and governance gaps.
Sapiens launches AI foundation for insurance platforms
It is designed to curb hallucinations and model drift by grounding insurer workflows in decades of sector-specific data, code and documentation.
CIOs shoulder AI workforce redesign as governance lags
Most CIOs now oversee workforce redesign rather than infrastructure, as 88% say AI is outpacing governance and accountability remains unclear.
Avanade urges firms to use AI to remake business models
Most firms are still using AI for efficiency, but Avanade says only 17% have redesigned their operating model around it.
Cognizant & Cognition save 37% at Odyssey Logistics
The move cut legacy migration costs by 37 per cent and put Odyssey Logistics' order intake and shipment lifecycle live on its OdysseyONE platform.
Job Moves
HCS appoints Lesley Whelan to lead new GRC practice
Envisage names Steve Boyes Managing Director for Ireland
Littlefish appoints Flannery to strategic partnerships role
Storm Technology names Conor Flanagan as Practise Director
Climb names Mike Holt as Ireland Territory Manager
Expleo names Alan Gallagher to lead life sciences push
Auxilion names Eleanor Dempsey Advisory Services Chief