Performance management stories
Many finance chiefs are still treating AI as isolated pilots, leaving stronger returns for firms that build it into one operating system.
The overhaul is meant to give partners clearer rules, more transparency and bigger rewards as customers move from AI pilots to scaled deployments.
The certification should ease procurement concerns for finance teams handling sensitive planning data, as buyers demand tougher proof of security controls.
Asia-based Xero users can now compare revenue growth, margins and cash metrics with local peers to spot problems earlier.
Employers may be underestimating training needs, as a survey found employees far less confident than HR leaders about AI readiness across Asia-Pacific.
Routine call-handling jobs face the sharpest risk as AI agents take over most customer queries, forcing firms to retrain staff quickly by 2030.
Australian shoppers will soon see Dreame's range widen beyond robot vacuums, as 80-plus products land through its regional distributor.
Industrial operators could cut repair delays as AVEVA and IFS link live asset data with maintenance and capital planning.
Most manufacturers now see digital tools as necessary to stay competitive, but data use gaps, cyber risk and skills shortages remain.
Most executives still rely on artificial intelligence to draft emails and summarise documents, despite rising confidence and training uptake.
The update aims to ease manual data entry and give maintenance teams better visibility as organisations struggle with fragmented asset records.
The launch aims to cut outages and speed diagnosis for enterprises juggling fragmented monitoring across hybrid cloud and on-premise systems.
Employees are far less confident than executives that their managers can guide AI skills, exposing a widening gap in readiness across large firms.
The hire signals HiBob's push to sharpen its AI-era message as enterprise software rivals compete for customers and investor attention.
Employee feedback has lifted Phoenix to seventh place in Great Place to Work's UK development rankings, up from 11th last year.
Poor communication on AI rules is fuelling shadow use in Australian firms, as nearly half of executives still see it as an IT issue.
Finance teams are under growing pressure to deliver sharper analysis, with new courses aimed at building AI and data skills fast.
Rugby clubs and provincial unions will get discounted accounting software as Xero deepens ties with New Zealand Rugby beyond branding.
The hires bolster Accordion's push into AI-driven finance work for private equity clients as demand grows for tighter reporting and faster exits.
The platform aims to help students target gaps sooner, after 500 beta users showed many were revising without clear direction.