AI won’t deliver for CFOs unless it turns insights into action
AI can transform financial decision-making, but CFOs need trusted data, business context and governance to turn real-time insights into meaningful action across their organisations.
Digital Transformation
AI pilots are easy. Getting them into production is the hard part
Enterprise AI pilots often stall before production. Rhys Oxenham explains how infrastructure, governance, security and operational ownership can close the production gap responsibly at scale
All AI, no ROI: How to escape the adoption theatre trap
AI adoption is booming, but business value often lags. Divya Sampath explains how organisations can move beyond experimentation, measure outcomes and scale AI effectively, sustainably.
The hidden cost of getting remote access wrong
Remote access costs extend beyond licence fees, with technician time, employee downtime, administration and poor fit all shaping the true cost of ownership for organisations.
National Manufacturing Day 2026: New tools, new roles and the skills to make them work
Manufacturers are combining engineering, robotics, automation, AI and trusted data, while developing workforce skills and attracting new talent to make modern technology work effectively today.
Shadow AI isn’t an employee problem. It’s a leadership problem
Theo Bergqvist, CEO of Turbotic, explains why tackling shadow AI requires leaders to provide clear governance, approved tools and training, rather than simply blaming employees.
What the FIFA World Cup has taught us about smart cities
The FIFA World Cup 2026 shows how AI, digital twins and real-time data can help cities improve resilience, mobility, safety and public services at scale.
The hidden barrier holding back AI transformation in banking
Banks must uncover undocumented human judgement and broken workarounds before deploying AI agents, ensuring automation improves processes rather than scaling hidden operational weaknesses across banking.
Rethinking managed ICT services as a foundation for digital transformation
Managed ICT services can give public sector teams the capacity, expertise and stability needed to support digital transformation while retaining organisational control and strategic focus.
Can the UK’s data centre infrastructure keep pace with the AI boom?
Can UK data centre infrastructure support the AI boom? Industry experts explore the power, supply chain and skills challenges shaping the country’s digital future.
You can’t automate your way to a happier, more engaged workforce
As AI reshapes media and marketing, Jason Warner explores why leaders must invest in employee engagement, development and transparency alongside technological transformation to succeed.
Why AI value depends on enterprise redesign
AI value depends on enterprise redesign, with stronger data, modern systems, efficient architecture, governance and human-AI workflows turning experimentation into sustainable business performance.
Building a smarter foundation for modern observability
In this NODE article, Mala Pillutla explores how smarter telemetry management can reduce observability noise, control costs and give AI more trustworthy, actionable context.
Why edge AI forces the convergence of security and operations
Artificial intelligence is moving rapidly beyond centralised cloud environments into the real world. Manufacturers are deploying AI on production lines, transport operators are embedding intelligence
Email didn’t die – and AI made it essential
Email remains essential in the AI era, providing a trusted digital record built on open standards, integrity, interoperability, resilience and long-term user control.
Industrial AI has a context problem – and it’s time to solve it
Industrial AI needs more than data. Steve Parvin explains how contextualised operational intelligence, digital twins and human expertise can improve industrial decision-making and resilience.
Building an AI shopping experience around consumer needs
Andrew Norman explores how retailers can use agentic AI, structured product data, transparency and consumer choice to build trusted, effective online shopping experiences for consumers.
Why AI literacy will prove transformative for UK business leaders
Dael Williamson explains how AI literacy, natural-language data access and unified foundations can help UK business leaders turn trusted insights into lasting competitive advantage today.
Security in the age of BYOD: why silent authentication is a must-have
As BYOD becomes standard, silent authentication helps organisations strengthen security, reduce password fatigue, improve productivity, and protect users without disrupting everyday work.
Identity is becoming the UK’s most valuable digital asset, and its biggest security risk
Digital identity could transform UK public services, but stronger IAM, risk-based authentication and resilience are essential to protect citizens from identity-led cyberattacks.
The changing face of music rights
Howard Ricklow examines the evolving music rights landscape, exploring how film and video game soundtracks demand global, multi-platform copyright strategies
Separating genuine insight from AI “slop”
Chris Ackerson of AlphaSense explores how enterprises can avoid AI slop by prioritising trusted data, domain-specific intelligence, transparency and human oversight.
How the FIFA World Cup 2026™ shows enterprise AI starts with devices, not the data center
Myles Spittle of Lenovo explains how the FIFA World Cup 2026™ shows enterprise AI value begins with intelligent devices, real-time data and edge computing.
The invisible back-office payment problem slowing the creator economy
Rob Israch of Tipalti explains why unreliable creator payouts threaten trust, growth and scalability across music, gaming and the wider creator economy.
IKEA’s DesignOps Revolution
Karolina Boremalm and her team have introduced a new DesignOps strategy to IKEA Retail (Ingka Group).
Mars Petcare’s digital transformation story
Over four years, Mars has instilled a culture of user centric design and agile sprint delivery.
Playing IT safe
Avinash Prasad from Tata Communications discusses the strategies companies can use to share information securely
Following human traffickers’ money trail
A new technology is simulating human trafficking behaviour to help financial institutions test and improve their monitoring systems
AI must get smaller to go big in enterprise
AI growth is driving energy demand sharply higher. Smaller, optimised models offer a sustainable path forward, reducing costs while maintaining performance and enabling wider enterprise adoption.
AI means everyone can code. But what happens after the prototype stage?
AI-assisted development makes prototyping effortless, but secure deployment, monitoring, maintenance and human support determine whether AI-built applications can succeed safely in production at scale today.
Fragmented Reality: Duncan Epping
In this episode, VMware’s Duncan Epping delves into ‘silos’, ‘data analytics’, ‘augmented reality’ and more.
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.
Digital Transformation
AI won’t deliver for CFOs unless it turns insights into action
AI can transform financial decision-making, but CFOs need trusted data, business context and governance to turn real-time insights into meaningful action across their organisations.
AI pilots are easy. Getting them into production is the hard part
Enterprise AI pilots often stall before production. Rhys Oxenham explains how infrastructure, governance, security and operational ownership can close the production gap responsibly at scale
All AI, no ROI: How to escape the adoption theatre trap
AI adoption is booming, but business value often lags. Divya Sampath explains how organisations can move beyond experimentation, measure outcomes and scale AI effectively, sustainably.
The hidden cost of getting remote access wrong
Remote access costs extend beyond licence fees, with technician time, employee downtime, administration and poor fit all shaping the true cost of ownership for organisations.
National Manufacturing Day 2026: New tools, new roles and the skills to make them work
Manufacturers are combining engineering, robotics, automation, AI and trusted data, while developing workforce skills and attracting new talent to make modern technology work effectively today.
Shadow AI isn’t an employee problem. It’s a leadership problem
Theo Bergqvist, CEO of Turbotic, explains why tackling shadow AI requires leaders to provide clear governance, approved tools and training, rather than simply blaming employees.
What the FIFA World Cup has taught us about smart cities
The FIFA World Cup 2026 shows how AI, digital twins and real-time data can help cities improve resilience, mobility, safety and public services at scale.
The hidden barrier holding back AI transformation in banking
Banks must uncover undocumented human judgement and broken workarounds before deploying AI agents, ensuring automation improves processes rather than scaling hidden operational weaknesses across banking.
Rethinking managed ICT services as a foundation for digital transformation
Managed ICT services can give public sector teams the capacity, expertise and stability needed to support digital transformation while retaining organisational control and strategic focus.
Can the UK’s data centre infrastructure keep pace with the AI boom?
Can UK data centre infrastructure support the AI boom? Industry experts explore the power, supply chain and skills challenges shaping the country’s digital future.
You can’t automate your way to a happier, more engaged workforce
As AI reshapes media and marketing, Jason Warner explores why leaders must invest in employee engagement, development and transparency alongside technological transformation to succeed.
Why AI value depends on enterprise redesign
AI value depends on enterprise redesign, with stronger data, modern systems, efficient architecture, governance and human-AI workflows turning experimentation into sustainable business performance.
Building a smarter foundation for modern observability
In this NODE article, Mala Pillutla explores how smarter telemetry management can reduce observability noise, control costs and give AI more trustworthy, actionable context.
Why edge AI forces the convergence of security and operations
Artificial intelligence is moving rapidly beyond centralised cloud environments into the real world. Manufacturers are deploying AI on production lines, transport operators are embedding intelligence
Email didn’t die – and AI made it essential
Email remains essential in the AI era, providing a trusted digital record built on open standards, integrity, interoperability, resilience and long-term user control.
Industrial AI has a context problem – and it’s time to solve it
Industrial AI needs more than data. Steve Parvin explains how contextualised operational intelligence, digital twins and human expertise can improve industrial decision-making and resilience.
Building an AI shopping experience around consumer needs
Andrew Norman explores how retailers can use agentic AI, structured product data, transparency and consumer choice to build trusted, effective online shopping experiences for consumers.
Why AI literacy will prove transformative for UK business leaders
Dael Williamson explains how AI literacy, natural-language data access and unified foundations can help UK business leaders turn trusted insights into lasting competitive advantage today.
Security in the age of BYOD: why silent authentication is a must-have
As BYOD becomes standard, silent authentication helps organisations strengthen security, reduce password fatigue, improve productivity, and protect users without disrupting everyday work.
Identity is becoming the UK’s most valuable digital asset, and its biggest security risk
Digital identity could transform UK public services, but stronger IAM, risk-based authentication and resilience are essential to protect citizens from identity-led cyberattacks.
The changing face of music rights
Howard Ricklow examines the evolving music rights landscape, exploring how film and video game soundtracks demand global, multi-platform copyright strategies
Separating genuine insight from AI “slop”
Chris Ackerson of AlphaSense explores how enterprises can avoid AI slop by prioritising trusted data, domain-specific intelligence, transparency and human oversight.
How the FIFA World Cup 2026™ shows enterprise AI starts with devices, not the data center
Myles Spittle of Lenovo explains how the FIFA World Cup 2026™ shows enterprise AI value begins with intelligent devices, real-time data and edge computing.
The invisible back-office payment problem slowing the creator economy
Rob Israch of Tipalti explains why unreliable creator payouts threaten trust, growth and scalability across music, gaming and the wider creator economy.