Integration stories
Smart home makers can now add cameras and doorbells more quickly as Ayla bundles cloud recording, billing and app support into one service.
Advertisers may get clearer budget guidance as Google folds open-source Meridian and AI-powered signals into Analytics 360 and Ads.
The rankings bolster Altimetrik's push to win larger contracts from drugmakers as life sciences firms seek AI that improves regulated operations.
Advertisers could cut wasted spend as the new tool predicts attention before budgets are committed, using data from 2 million people.
The new connectors let teams keep AI-generated work visible on a shared canvas, reducing siloed chats and manual rework across apps.
Rising supplier and freight costs are pushing firms to prioritise agility as 43 per cent say efficiency has long outweighed resilience in supply chains.
Despite high strategic priority, most firms still share little data with partners, exposing integration and governance as the main blockers.
Security teams can now prioritise incidents involving sensitive data, as Cato's XOps adds Cyera's platform worldwide.
Manufacturers and retailers could get clearer inventory and logistics visibility as Persistent's Google Cloud work wins a 2026 partner award.
Retailers could cut onboarding errors and improve shelf planning as Blue Yonder taps Syndigo's validated product data across its supply chain tools.
Channel partners in Australia and New Zealand will get clearer sales guidance as Kong taps Unfold to accelerate AI and API deal flow.
The appointment comes as the ad-tech group steps up its AI push across products used by more than 100,000 people worldwide.
Developers can now automate product analytics workflows as Mixpanel Headless exposes dashboards, funnels and alerts as Python objects in early access.
Greater attention is on systems that connect NHS records, as Interweave's platform won a new HSJ Digital category for interoperability and standards.
Rising transport and supplier costs are pushing Indian businesses to prioritise agility, as 47 per cent seek tighter systems integration.
Organisations using AI assistants face growing compliance risk as Proofpoint folds Claude activity into existing data loss prevention and governance controls.
Pressure to lift margins is pushing New Zealand firms to target AI and automation at energy use, reporting and admin tasks.
Customers at FVSBank will be able to open more deposit accounts online in minutes, as the bank unifies branch and digital onboarding.
Large firms face mounting execution risk as weak governance, legacy systems and poor change management threaten to derail AI spending.
Tom Cawley's move highlights Australia's drive to turn mining data into usable AI as MaxMine's load-and-dump tool reaches customers.
