The Ultimate Guide to Digital Transformation
A curated UK edition of IndustrialDay 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
Avanade to acquire Robiquity in UK automation push
The tie-up gives Avanade more clout in Britain's race to turn AI spending into workable automation, as regulators still must approve the deal.
UK firms face GBP £3.8bn tech overspend on AI costs
Unexpected AI and infrastructure bills are forcing UK firms to divert money from hiring and investment, with overspend put at GBP £3.8 billion a year.
UK firms spend on AI without clear returns, study finds
Most UK businesses are failing to measure AI returns, with 83% of decision-makers saying they have spent without clear evidence of value.
Elithea launches UK ERP research platform for buyers
Businesses can now compare ERP options without handing over contact details, as Elithea's UK platform offers free research tools and cost calculators.
Platform migration is inevitable, but the right supplier makes it an opportunity
Smooth migrations can help partners keep customers, protect margins and turn ageing communications platforms into growth opportunities.
WHSmith rolls out x-hoppers across more than 300 UK stores
Pilot results showing up to a 22% sales lift have prompted WHSmith to extend the system to more than 300 UK travel stores.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Digital Transformation
TD SYNNEX expands Destination AI for SMBs globally
8x8 reports record USD $188 million revenue on AI surge
Infrastructure Flexibility Becomes A Competitive Advantage As Uncertainty Mounts
Jaguar Land Rover renews Aiimi partnership on data
Syndigo named leader in Gartner's first PIM quadrant
Featured News
La Fosse CEO: Tech hire aid key amid possible 'do-nothing' budget
Employers fear higher taxes and weak incentives will keep hiring and training subdued, as the government prepares a cautious Autumn Budget.
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.
DesignVerse targets U.S. firms with private cloud AI tools
DesignVerse is targeting U.S. aviation, defence and finance clients with on-premise AI tools as data sovereignty concerns reshape vendor choice.
AI transforming B2B discovery - but human trust endures
AI is changing how B2B buyers make decisions - but an expert warns that it is not a substitute for effective human comms strategies.
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.
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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.
Expert Columns
Platform migration is inevitable, but the right supplier makes it an opportunity
We ran an all-employee AI Month and now everyone in our company is ready to build
Predictions 2027: The workplace productivity, equity and diversity shifts in the AI era
Loyalty Predictions 2027: Why Strategic Partnerships and AI Transparency Will Take Centre Stage
Why financial services can't afford to be AI-bullish and IT-blind
AI productivity is not the CIO's responsibility alone
Britain's forgotten middle - why mid-market businesses hold the key to the UK's growth ambitions
Why revenue leaders need a connected commerce chain
Why the quietest IT transformations can have the greatest impact
Pragmatic modernisation: The disciplines that transform cloud operations
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent Digital Transformation News
Microsoft names 2026 partner award winners & finalists
Recognition of partners across cloud and AI, security and business transformation underscores Microsoft's push to turn pilot projects into routine customer use.
Xero launches Xforce AI support for accounting firms
Accounting firms facing heavier workloads will get hands-on AI help from Xero as it tests Xforce with design partners in three markets.
agentic AI seen as biggest customer engagement shift
Technical staff at Infobip Shift 2026 said autonomous AI agents are reshaping service journeys and making reskilling more valuable than new coding languages.
Euphoria Telecom urges SMEs to weigh tech buys carefully
Small firms risk costly failures if they buy software without first checking whether it will fit their staff, systems and support needs.
Kyndryl says firms lag on AI readiness despite gains
Just 24% of organisations feel fully ready to manage external risks, even as 64% of leaders report positive returns from AI and machine learning.
Ancep raises USD $8.5 million to boost broker revenue
The London start-up says its software can help brokers profitably handle lower-value risks that are often turned away, after raising USD $8.5 million.
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Aera unveils six tools to automate enterprise decisions
Enterprises can now automate and govern more operational choices, as the software adds tools for policy checks, tracking and interoperability with other AI systems.
Hitachi to launch digital services arm with GlobalLogic
The new unit will span 35,000 staff in 27 countries, giving clients one provider across cloud, data and AI services from 1 April 2027.
Mphasis revenue rises 17.4% on AI-led contract wins
AI-linked deals helped lift Mphasis's quarterly new contract wins to USD 466 million, while earnings per share climbed 19.2% to ₹29.4.
KloudStax wins Google Cloud services Premier partner status
Rapid revenue growth and a bigger AI pipeline have helped KloudStax secure elite Google Cloud status, widening customer access to technical support.
Waracle chief David Tuck lands top business honours
The consultancy's 30% turnover growth and new client wins have put it among Britain's fastest-rising tech firms, while David Tuck joins a top leaders list.
More than a quarter of firms face nine-week bank delays
Delayed banking integrations are still forcing UK firms to rely on manual finance work, as 27% wait more than nine weeks to go live.
CDS Superstores extends THG Fulfil deal for brands
Online growth at The Range, wilko and Homebase will be backed by automated warehousing as CDS Superstores extends its THG Fulfil partnership.
Blue Yonder launches AI-native order management tool
Retailers and distributors are being offered tighter control over inventory, cancellations and fulfilment costs as Blue Yonder adds AI agents to order management.
Genesys expands AI engineers to speed customer rollouts
By tackling integration and governance hurdles, the new engineering model aims to help enterprises move agentic AI customer service projects into production faster.
Kyndryl & AWS launch modernisation service for firms
Many organisations are lagging on technology upgrades, and the new Kyndryl and AWS offer is meant to cut the risk of large-scale modernisation.
AI investment outpaces revenue for TD SYNNEX resellers
Fewer than a quarter of resellers say AI drives meaningful revenue, as security and governance worries slow pilots from reaching production.
Financial firms race to deploy multi-agent AI systems
Only 10% of firms have enterprise-wide orchestration, leaving most banks and insurers unable to scale autonomous AI safely or prove returns.
LogicMonitor names EMEA Elevate Award winners for 2026
Lower alert volumes and faster incident resolution were among the gains for EMEA customers and partners recognised by LogicMonitor for using AI and automation in IT operations.
Insight named OpenAI Advanced Partner for enterprise AI
The deal is designed to help midmarket customers move from AI pilots to production systems as adoption hurdles slow wider rollout.
Job Moves
Lifecycle Software appoints Ross Devereux as Chief Executive
QualityAI appoints Kenny Small as UK managing director
OneAdvanced names Emma Brown as Chief Financial Officer
Principle Networks hires trio to bolster senior team
Spinnaker Support promotes Mark Fetches to global CTO
Akeneo names three leaders to drive AI commerce push
Alchemist Group appoints Griffiths as fractional CTO
Tes appoints Camila Kill as Chief Technology Officer
Aptitude Software appoints Kenneth Paqvalén as CFO
