Making AI work where it matters
AI must deliver measurable value in daily operations. From manufacturing to retail, businesses are shifting from pilots to practical deployment, building trust and preparing for agentic AI.
AI
How AI is changing the way data centres think about heat
AI workloads are transforming data centre heat management, demanding adaptive cooling strategies, hybrid liquid-air systems and intelligent thermal control across the entire facility.
Why advertising at the Super Bowl signalled a turning point for AI branding
Super Bowl advertising revealed a pivotal shift in AI branding, as companies prioritised trust, credibility and emotional resonance over product features and technical performance claims.
Is the order-to-cash process where AI can deliver the most ROI?
AI-driven order-to-cash transformation is emerging as a strategic growth engine, improving liquidity, reducing risk and enhancing customer experience across B2B and B2C organisations.
The AI reality check: Ambition is rising but adoption isn’t
AI ambition is rising fast, but operational adoption remains limited. Organisations must bridge the gap between strategy, skills, data foundations and scalable execution.
From Data Islands to Autonomous Intelligence : Why a platform approach defines the next era of enterprise AI
Enterprise AI is failing at scale due to fragmented data. A unified, platform-based approach enables governed autonomy, trusted decisions, and sustainable AI-driven transformation.
How to stop AI-driven fake customer accounts
AI-driven fake accounts are rising fast. Learn how robust customer verification helps organisations prevent fraud, protect data quality, and build trusted digital relationships.
Moving from data sovereignty to operational sovereignty
Operational sovereignty is now critical as organisations face geopolitical instability, regulatory pressure and infrastructure disruption while striving to maintain resilience, compliance and control over digital operations.
AI education is the missing link in turning the UK’s ambitions into adoption
The UK’s AI ambitions risk stalling without widespread education, as gaps in training across schools and businesses undermine effective adoption and long-term return on investment.
Detecting and countering the deepfake threat
Deepfakes are becoming a serious security threat, enabling disinformation, fraud and disruption. Detecting and countering synthetic media is now essential for governments and organisations.
AI strategy: How can business leaders get it right in 2026?
UK business leaders are investing heavily in AI, but success in 2026 will depend on targeting spend wisely, balancing automation with people, and building trusted, ethical strategies.
Succeeding with AI in 2026: Beyond innovation and deployment
In 2026, AI becomes operational. Success will depend on unified data architectures, embedded AI agents, strong governance and skills that enable reliable, real-time intelligence.
Rewriting the future of AI and artistic ownership
Manon Dave explores how AI is reshaping creative industries, arguing that human imagination, artist agency and ownership must remain central as intelligent tools redefine cultural creation.
Agentic commerce and the challenge for retailers’ security teams
Agentic commerce is redefining retail traffic and security. As AI agents proliferate, retailers must move beyond bot detection to intent-based, behavioural defence strategies.
From booking to boarding: How AI is powering the next generation of travel
Artificial intelligence is transforming travel by reducing planning friction, building trust across the journey, and enabling personalised, connected experiences that improve satisfaction and loyalty.
The smarter way to shop: How AI is revolutionising gift giving
AI is transforming gift giving through agentic commerce, personalised recommendations, and AI-ready product data, helping brands stay visible as shoppers increasingly trust AI to choose for them.
Why prioritising a unified data stack is key in the era of AI agents
As AI agents reshape applications, organisations must move beyond fragmented data architectures and adopt unified data stacks that enable real-time insight, scalability, and innovation.
AI transforms energy grid management as data centres reshape power demand
AI is transforming energy grid management by enabling real-time intelligence, helping operators manage volatile demand from data centres and build more resilient, efficient power systems.
Retail’s next battleground: Achieving operational brilliance with AI
UK retailers face mounting pressure. Strategic AI investment enables operational efficiency, predictive planning and scalable growth, helping brands do more with fewer resources.
How businesses can ensure that AI agents start living up to the hype – and what businesses can do about it
Many organisations invest in AI agents but fail to see value. Embedding AI into core business processes is the key to scalability, security, and measurable ROI.
Careful handling needed: How AI and inflation are bringing cost control and sovereignty into sharp focus
AI adoption is accelerating, but rising costs, inflation and sovereignty concerns are forcing organisations to rethink how they control spend, manage data and mitigate long-term risk.
The AI network gap: Why deployment efficiency now matters more than bandwidth
Rahul Puri of STL explains why deployment efficiency now surpasses bandwidth in importance, showing how smarter FTTH operations are transforming fibre rollout and strengthening the UK’s digital infrastructure.
From logistics to personalisation, how brands can succeed this Black Friday
Retailers must blend strong logistics, AI-powered personalisation, real-time visibility and robust data foundations to meet rising customer expectations and drive successful Black Friday performance in 2025.
AI and the war for talent: the end of the game or a new era of skills?
Generative AI is reshaping developer roles, shifting the focus from technical execution to hybrid human-machine expertise and redefining how organisations identify, grow and value tech talent.
Transformation in motion at Deutsche Telekom IT
Inside the ambitious transformation of Deutsche Telekom IT
Mars Petcare’s Digital Transformation Story
Over four years, Mars has instilled a culture of user centric design and agile sprint delivery.
Powering commerce journeys
Elastic Path CTO Sal Visca on why API-first headless platforms are the future for commerce
Enabling data-driven transformations
Without effective DataOps, CIOs will struggle to justify their digital investments, according to Hitachi Vantara’s Jonathan Bowl
Rethinking the tech stack: Why mastery, not more tools, is the real competitive edge
Many organisations invest heavily in technology yet fail to unlock its value. True competitive advantage comes from mastering fewer, purpose-built tools and embedding them deeply across teams.
Balancing tech innovation and smooth operations
How do leaders strike the right balance? New Relic’s EMEA CTO Greg Ouillon looks for answers
NODE Podcast: Episode 6
This month Ben, Rom and James talk coronavirus and how it’s changing the way we work, how the outbreak is testing healthcare infrastructures and why it’s putting new demands on Silicon Valley. The trio also discuss our Thames Water case study and hear from Richard Brown, CTO of enterprise blockchain firm R3.
NODE Podcast: Episode 23
This month, Ben, Rom and James discuss Mark Zuckerberg’s ambitions to grow Facebook into a “metaverse company”. Ben and James are then joined by Gus Machado, Intuit’s Design Director, who shares insights into the design thinking behind some of its hugely popular financial products.
AI
Making AI work where it matters
AI must deliver measurable value in daily operations. From manufacturing to retail, businesses are shifting from pilots to practical deployment, building trust and preparing for agentic AI.
How AI is changing the way data centres think about heat
AI workloads are transforming data centre heat management, demanding adaptive cooling strategies, hybrid liquid-air systems and intelligent thermal control across the entire facility.
Why advertising at the Super Bowl signalled a turning point for AI branding
Super Bowl advertising revealed a pivotal shift in AI branding, as companies prioritised trust, credibility and emotional resonance over product features and technical performance claims.
Is the order-to-cash process where AI can deliver the most ROI?
AI-driven order-to-cash transformation is emerging as a strategic growth engine, improving liquidity, reducing risk and enhancing customer experience across B2B and B2C organisations.
The AI reality check: Ambition is rising but adoption isn’t
AI ambition is rising fast, but operational adoption remains limited. Organisations must bridge the gap between strategy, skills, data foundations and scalable execution.
From Data Islands to Autonomous Intelligence : Why a platform approach defines the next era of enterprise AI
Enterprise AI is failing at scale due to fragmented data. A unified, platform-based approach enables governed autonomy, trusted decisions, and sustainable AI-driven transformation.
How to stop AI-driven fake customer accounts
AI-driven fake accounts are rising fast. Learn how robust customer verification helps organisations prevent fraud, protect data quality, and build trusted digital relationships.
Moving from data sovereignty to operational sovereignty
Operational sovereignty is now critical as organisations face geopolitical instability, regulatory pressure and infrastructure disruption while striving to maintain resilience, compliance and control over digital operations.
AI education is the missing link in turning the UK’s ambitions into adoption
The UK’s AI ambitions risk stalling without widespread education, as gaps in training across schools and businesses undermine effective adoption and long-term return on investment.
Detecting and countering the deepfake threat
Deepfakes are becoming a serious security threat, enabling disinformation, fraud and disruption. Detecting and countering synthetic media is now essential for governments and organisations.
AI strategy: How can business leaders get it right in 2026?
UK business leaders are investing heavily in AI, but success in 2026 will depend on targeting spend wisely, balancing automation with people, and building trusted, ethical strategies.
Succeeding with AI in 2026: Beyond innovation and deployment
In 2026, AI becomes operational. Success will depend on unified data architectures, embedded AI agents, strong governance and skills that enable reliable, real-time intelligence.
Rewriting the future of AI and artistic ownership
Manon Dave explores how AI is reshaping creative industries, arguing that human imagination, artist agency and ownership must remain central as intelligent tools redefine cultural creation.
Agentic commerce and the challenge for retailers’ security teams
Agentic commerce is redefining retail traffic and security. As AI agents proliferate, retailers must move beyond bot detection to intent-based, behavioural defence strategies.
From booking to boarding: How AI is powering the next generation of travel
Artificial intelligence is transforming travel by reducing planning friction, building trust across the journey, and enabling personalised, connected experiences that improve satisfaction and loyalty.
The smarter way to shop: How AI is revolutionising gift giving
AI is transforming gift giving through agentic commerce, personalised recommendations, and AI-ready product data, helping brands stay visible as shoppers increasingly trust AI to choose for them.
Why prioritising a unified data stack is key in the era of AI agents
As AI agents reshape applications, organisations must move beyond fragmented data architectures and adopt unified data stacks that enable real-time insight, scalability, and innovation.
AI transforms energy grid management as data centres reshape power demand
AI is transforming energy grid management by enabling real-time intelligence, helping operators manage volatile demand from data centres and build more resilient, efficient power systems.
Retail’s next battleground: Achieving operational brilliance with AI
UK retailers face mounting pressure. Strategic AI investment enables operational efficiency, predictive planning and scalable growth, helping brands do more with fewer resources.
How businesses can ensure that AI agents start living up to the hype – and what businesses can do about it
Many organisations invest in AI agents but fail to see value. Embedding AI into core business processes is the key to scalability, security, and measurable ROI.
Careful handling needed: How AI and inflation are bringing cost control and sovereignty into sharp focus
AI adoption is accelerating, but rising costs, inflation and sovereignty concerns are forcing organisations to rethink how they control spend, manage data and mitigate long-term risk.
The AI network gap: Why deployment efficiency now matters more than bandwidth
Rahul Puri of STL explains why deployment efficiency now surpasses bandwidth in importance, showing how smarter FTTH operations are transforming fibre rollout and strengthening the UK’s digital infrastructure.
From logistics to personalisation, how brands can succeed this Black Friday
Retailers must blend strong logistics, AI-powered personalisation, real-time visibility and robust data foundations to meet rising customer expectations and drive successful Black Friday performance in 2025.
AI and the war for talent: the end of the game or a new era of skills?
Generative AI is reshaping developer roles, shifting the focus from technical execution to hybrid human-machine expertise and redefining how organisations identify, grow and value tech talent.