The Ultimate Guide to Digital Transformation
A curated UK 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.
UK Digital Transformation News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Cake Agency marks tenth year after Shopify recognition
The Birmingham eCommerce firm is eyeing overseas growth after two record years and a Shopify Premier Partner nod boosted its profile.
Pleo launches AI finance tools amid approval delays
Slow approvals are costing UK businesses hundreds of thousands of pounds a year as finance teams turn to AI to cut admin.
UK tech & telecoms small firms step up growth plans
UK tech and telecoms small firms are outpacing the wider SME market, with most already using AI and planning fresh expansion.
Payfit unveils new brand identity amid broader HR push
The refresh reflects a shift towards payroll and HR services, as the group seeks to win employers needing both software and specialist support.
Emerge Digital names new executive team for growth
Turnover jumped 40% to GBP £4.5 million as the Gloucestershire provider expanded headcount and supported users over the past year.
UK small firms' AI use more than doubles in a year
Security fears and a skills gap are holding back UK small firms, even as nearly half now use AI and more plan to adopt it.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Digital Transformation
Coder launches Agent Relay for Cursor in private preview
Shufti wins Gartner honour for global identity coverage
Ataccama names Systemation Benelux distributor for AI push
SUSE named Gartner Leader for container management
Embedded systems hit USD $585 billion as edge AI grows
Featured News
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.
Estima CEO: Generative AI reshapes pharmaceutical value proof
The HEOR tech firm is using generative AI to cut approval analyses from years to weeks, reshaping launch decisions and regulator responses.
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.
Semperis' Hargraves says real-time documentation boosts cyber resilience
Real-time logging during cyber incidents helps firms rebuild events accurately and close gaps faster after attacks, Marie Hargraves says.
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.
Check Point: Be the best, or get out the way
Rising AI-driven attacks are compel security buyers to cut vendor sprawl, though Check Point warns over-consolidation can still raise risk.
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Check Point: Hackers are already in. Act accordingly
Hackers are exploiting vulnerabilities in hours or minutes, leaving many organisations compromised before defenders spot the breach.
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OnBoard says board AI policy key, but lags behind in adoption
Most boards are using AI, but formal guidelines are still missing as adoption races ahead of governance, OnBoard's survey found.
The new workforce: AI agents to work in concert with humans
AI agents are set to reshape hiring and team structures, pushing firms towards global talent pools and outcome-based work.
How the 'human hour' mentality influences the future of tech
AI pilots are faltering where firms still judge success by hours saved, leaving customer value and workforce design unresolved.
Humanoid robots, 0-day defence among Info-Tech trends for '27
Agentic AI, zero-day surge, sovereign cloud, and humanoid robots will define IT strategy in 2027, Info-Tech Research Group warns.
Expert Columns
Three Industries, One Common Challenge: Getting Data Right Before MDM
When IT fails in manufacturing, the whole supply chain pays
The unseen strength: How women's AI caution is shaping enterprise security
The AI metric that matters isn't token cost
The hidden cost of technical debt in the race to modernise Java applications
The future of autonomous security
Why banks should bet on digital identity, not super apps
5 common data governance pitfalls and how to fix them
Modern data teams: key roles, structures and data quality
Why maritime and offshore leaders are sinking physical SIMs for global connectivity
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent Digital Transformation News
NTT Data rolls out AI ops platform for Daimler Truck
The rollout aims to cut outages and speed fault response across Daimler Truck's global factories, offices and cloud systems.
UK firms exposed to foreign supply chains, Capgemini finds
Only 36% of UK organisations hit by disruption have contingency plans, as Capgemini warns supply-chain exposure is leaving firms vulnerable.
Pulsant invests GBP £1 million in Birmingham data centre
The upgrade aims to ease London dependence for Midlands firms needing low-latency AI capacity, security and resilience.
CyberFest expands across North East with secure AI focus
A month-long festival will put secure AI, cyber resilience and regional investment opportunities in the spotlight as North East firms seek national partners.
UK shoppers distrust AI recommendations, ThoughtSpot finds
Privacy worries are undermining retailers' AI push, with only one in 10 UK shoppers saying they trust product recommendations, a survey found.
PeaSoup & Vawlt forge UK sovereign multi-cloud tie-up
The tie-up gives customers a way to spread storage across clouds while keeping sensitive data within UK jurisdiction for compliance and continuity.
Metrocentre completes digital makeover with ADI screens
Visitors at Gateshead's Metrocentre now get event updates and ads from a network of screens fitted into the 40-year-old mall.
Two-thirds of UK consumers want online venue tours
Richer online venue images are now shaping bookings, with 66 per cent of UK adults saying they check digital tours before spending money.
UK shoppers cap AI spending at GBP £150 per purchase
Most UK consumers will let AI shop around, but few trust it to pay without approval, with the average limit set at GBP £149.12.
WealthAi launches AI platform for smaller advisers
Smaller advice firms could cut routine client administration by as much as 60% after adopting the new platform, which sits on existing systems.
NHS England awards Netcompany £215m screening deal
The deal will modernise seven national screening services for 15 million invitations a year, aiming to speed results and lift uptake.
Ecommpay launches QR code payments for small businesses
Small merchants can now take tips, donations and ad hoc sales digitally without card machines or coding, as cash use continues to decline.
Graham and Green launches Shopify website overhaul
The overhaul aims to make browsing easier for shoppers as the family-run interiors retailer seeks to boost online sales and store visits.
Stonegate Farmers picks Version 1 for tech overhaul
The egg producer aims to give staff faster access to data and improve resilience as it modernises a heavily customised Oracle JD Edwards system.
UK firms waste GBP £8.9 billion on unused software
Unused subscriptions and forgotten renewals are costing UK businesses up to GBP £8.9 billion a year, a new model says.
PlanningMapsUK launches online mapping for planning
Homeowners and planning professionals can now generate licensed Ordnance Survey plans online, cutting delays in preparing applications.
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IMP Software launches finance platform for schools
The new system aims to spare education finance teams month-end corrections by aligning spending with budgets from the outset.
CloudClevr buys Flow AI to expand digital services
The deal adds about GBP £8 million in revenue and 90 staff, giving customers wider access to automation, data and AI services.
Humain and Qualcomm launch the Horizon Ultra AI PC
Enterprise buyers in Saudi Arabia will get a locally hosted AI PC from September 2026, alongside Adobe's shift to sovereign workloads.
Centeca appoints first Head of AI Strategy & Enablement
The new post formalises Centeca's AI work as it expands generative tools across finance, retail and compliance, while keeping tighter control on risk.
Job Moves
Emerge Digital names new executive team for growth
Centeca appoints first Head of AI Strategy & Enablement
Ctrl AI hires Jennifer Ryans as Strategic Partnerships Chief
Unit4 appoints Anja Sadock as chief marketing officer
HackerOne names Naveen Bhateja as Chief People Officer
Freeths appoints John Jones as Chief Technology Officer
United Fintech names three new partners in leadership shift
Epicor names Vaibhav Vohra as Chief Executive Officer
Sapiens names Paul Wheeler Chief Executive Officer
