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Organisations can recoup their outlay in six months, as the study found video management software cut investigation times and lifted productivity.
More than 700 executives will gather as Australian firms face pressure to prove AI spending delivers results and tighter governance.
Businesses face pressure to speed up AI rollouts as OpenAI chief Sam Altman says enterprise adoption remains very early.
Large firms face mounting execution risk as weak governance, legacy systems and poor change management threaten to derail AI spending.
The five-year plan aims to move clients beyond pilot projects and into enterprise-wide AI use, targeting measurable returns across core functions.
Many finance chiefs are seeing efficiency gains from AI, but slower rollouts and weak decision-making returns are worrying boards.
Many finance chiefs are still treating AI as isolated pilots, leaving stronger returns for firms that build it into one operating system.
The deal gives 2degrees specialist predictive analytics to help lift campaign conversion, curb churn and grow customer lifetime value.
Law firms are being pressed to justify AI spending as clients increasingly demand proof the technology improves service, efficiency and pricing.
Organisations will get a single team to deploy AI across core functions, as EY and Microsoft commit more than USD $1 billion over five years.
The deal targets banks, utilities and agencies seeking to turn AI pilots into secure workplace tools across Australia and New Zealand.
Employees could see fewer helpdesk calls and expense reports as Workday rolls out agents that automate IT support and business travel tasks.
Poor data quality could cost supply chains millions a year, and AI will only magnify errors unless records are cleaned first.
The rankings bolster Altimetrik's push to win larger contracts from drugmakers as life sciences firms seek AI that improves regulated operations.
Retrofitting old cooling units at Acciona's Madrid headquarters data centre has freed capacity and is expected to repay in about three years.
Storage and cloud fees are eroding education AI returns, even as 46% of institutions plan bigger budgets this year.
Only 19% of senior marketers say the C-suite links brand equity changes to business outcomes, exposing a gap in strategy execution.
Avoided flood losses in Manhattan's Rockaway Peninsula could hit USD $800 million, strengthening the case for resilience spending.
Pressure to lift margins is pushing New Zealand firms to target AI and automation at energy use, reporting and admin tasks.
Shoppers are backing connected-store spending only if it helps staff answer queries faster, with 59% finding tech frustrating without human support.
