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Birmingham's ERP failure costs city GBP £100 million over budget
Digital Transformation

Birmingham's ERP failure costs city GBP £100 million over budget

Birmingham City Council's £123 million ERP failure triggered bankruptcy, revealing how better process management software might have averted this costly disaster.

By Phillip Hoey • 6 min read • Tue, 25th Nov 2025

Global Stories

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Grant Thornton Advisors standardises on CrowdStrike Falcon
Digital Transformation

Grant Thornton Advisors standardises on CrowdStrike Falcon

Clients will get a single security operating model as Grant Thornton Advisors replaces fragmented MDR tools with CrowdStrike Falcon across its global services.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Alation launches AI governance tool for compliance
Data Protection

Alation launches AI governance tool for compliance

Boards and regulators are pushing firms to prove AI oversight as fast-changing rules leave many compliance teams scrambling for evidence.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
MTX appoints Sri Gazula as Global Growth Officer
Digital Transformation

MTX appoints Sri Gazula as Global Growth Officer

The hire bolsters MTX’s push into AI, data centres and energy as it seeks deeper government and enterprise ties across APAC and beyond.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
Fastly & LALIGA launch anti-piracy push on streams
Physical Security

Fastly & LALIGA launch anti-piracy push on streams

Clubs could recover millions as the partnership aims to cut illicit match streams before they spread and erode broadcast-rights value.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 14th Apr 2026
Fastly & LALIGA target pirate live football streams
Edge Computing

Fastly & LALIGA target pirate live football streams

Football rights holders could recoup millions as Fastly and LALIGA test AI tools to spot and remove illegal live streams in real time.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 10th Apr 2026
Whatfix study warns AI adoption gap costs mid-sized firms
Software-as-a-Service

Whatfix study warns AI adoption gap costs mid-sized firms

Poor digital adoption could cost a mid-sized enterprise USD $10.9 million a year, as staff struggle to use AI tools effectively.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Thu, 2nd Apr 2026
Viatel acquires Cybit Cyber NI unit to boost security services
Firewalls

Viatel acquires Cybit Cyber NI unit to boost security services

Viatel expands cybersecurity services across Ireland and the UK by acquiring Cybit Cyber's Belfast-based unit, enhancing protection for mid-market and enterprise clients.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Tue, 24th Jun 2025
Vertice secures $50 million to optimise enterprise spend
Software-as-a-Service

Vertice secures $50 million to optimise enterprise spend

Vertice has secured $50 million in Series C funding, boosting its total to over $100 million, aimed at enhancing global procurement processes.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 23rd Jan 2025
BlackLine launches Intercompany tool to optimise tax compliance & filing
Risk & Compliance

BlackLine launches Intercompany tool to optimise tax compliance & filing

BlackLine debuts BlackLine Intercompany, an innovative tool designed to streamline tax defensibility and maximise regulatory compliance.

By Imee Dequito • 3 min read • Thu, 30th Nov 2023
The wild west of cryptocurrency fraud & How Kiwis are getting stung
Crypto

The wild west of cryptocurrency fraud & How Kiwis are getting stung

Cryptopia went from launch to managing funds for 1.4 million investors to a significant data breach and its inevitable death - all in just five years.

By Sara Barker • 12 min read • Fri, 11th Feb 2022

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Storm Technology names Conor Flanagan as Practise Director
DevOps

Storm Technology names Conor Flanagan as Practise Director

The internal promotion comes as demand grows for ERP projects that join finance reporting, operations and AI-enabled automation on one platform.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Wed, 22nd Apr 2026
Fieldguide raises USD $75m to expand agentic AI in audit
Digital Transformation

Fieldguide raises USD $75m to expand agentic AI in audit

Fieldguide secures USD $75m Series C from Goldman Sachs to scale agentic AI for audit firms, lifting its valuation to USD $700m.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2026
Siu Wei Lee named Sales Director for Asia Pacific at DataSnipper
Data Analytics

Siu Wei Lee named Sales Director for Asia Pacific at DataSnipper

DataSnipper has appointed Siu Wei Lee as Sales Director for Asia Pacific and Japan, strengthening its global expansion amid a £1 billion valuation.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Wed, 19th Mar 2025
Businesses urged to prioritise AI data security measures
Physical Security

Businesses urged to prioritise AI data security measures

CMTG has advised Australian businesses to assess privacy and data risks before integrating AI tools like Microsoft Copilot, as data protection becomes essential.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 31st Jan 2025
Kiwi boardrooms in desperate need of digital transformation
Digital Transformation

Kiwi boardrooms in desperate need of digital transformation

New Zealand's boardrooms are in need of an upgrade to reflect the digital age and diverse business community, according to a report by Grant Thornton.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Wed, 29th Jul 2015
Pyne Gould posts first-half loss, writes down Perpetual receivable by $2.9 mln
Shares

Pyne Gould posts first-half loss, writes down Perpetual receivable by $2.9 mln

Pyne Gould Corp, whose 2014 accounts are being looked into by the market regulator, reported a first-half loss as it was hit with foreign exchange adj.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Sat, 28th Feb 2015