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
Ordnance Survey reports record revenue amid AI push
Demand for trusted location data lifted annual sales as utilities, councils and consumers used new services to cut risk and plan infrastructure.
UK landlords boost AI use to 65% as adoption widens
Most UK commercial landlords are still only piloting AI, as integration and skills gaps, not cost, slow wider rollout across portfolios.
Why some tax transformation projects succeed while others struggle
Poor data, fragmented systems and weak processes are leaving some tax teams unable to reap the benefits of cloud roll-outs.
Why trust should be the number one priority for AI customer experience
Fewer than half of people globally trust AI, putting customer adoption and revenue at risk unless firms explain how systems make decisions.
Innoscripta launches UK R&D claims software with new hire
HMRC's tougher evidence checks are prompting firms to overhaul R&D tax claims, as Innoscripta enters the UK with Clusterix and a local sales head.
AI adoption boosts UK accountants' profits, Xero says
Firms embedding AI in daily workflows are saving hours each week and posting more than double the profit margins of rivals, Xero says.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Digital Transformation
Skillsoft launches AI Coach to widen workplace access
Group-IB puts Threat Intelligence on AWS Marketplace
Netskope named leader in Gartner SASE & SSE reports
Sentra launches Shadow AI DLP to block sensitive data
Cato launches AI threat prevention for cyber attacks
Featured News
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.
Exabeam: Ruthless efficiency can make agentic AI malicious
Behavioural analytics is becoming essential as AI agents can pursue tasks so efficiently that they may cause damage without any malicious intent.
Exclusive: Reco COO on securing the AI inside your SaaS stack
Reco COO Zoe Hillenmeyer says enterprises typically underestimate their AI agent exposure by a factor of ten and that gap is widening.
Riverbed says go from ticket queues to zero disruption
AI-driven support tools could cut employee downtime, as Riverbed argues that fewer tickets may still hide unresolved problems.
Dell Technologies makes all the hardware cool again
Renewed AI spending is boosting demand for Dell's secure, certified infrastructure as companies chase faster deployment and lower cloud costs.
Expert Columns
Why some tax transformation projects succeed while others struggle
Why trust should be the number one priority for AI customer experience
Why data architecture decides the efficiency of the cash cycle
The Hidden Cost of Identity Friction in Retail
New UK Critical Third Party regime: why this is only the beginning for financial institutions
Why cybercriminals are targeting MSPs first
Global payments got faster. The last mile didn't
Why Southeast Asia is becoming a global fintech growth hub
SonicWall joins Anthropic's Project Glasswing to find flaws
Bolt-on AI is the new lipstick on a pig; the pig is still running your enterprise
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the network
Grafana Labs launches six AI tools for telemetry & agents
Theorem study: friction between pre-sales and executed media ads
Semperis' Hargraves says real-time documentation boosts cyber resilience
Check Point CTO on AI's double-edged sword
Meet the man behind the Saas-Pocalypse: Emergent's Mukund Jha
Recent Digital Transformation News
Solihull Council appoints ICS.AI for AI discovery phase
The 24-week review will give Solihull Council an evidence base for AI spending, with hundreds of possible use cases under scrutiny.
telent urges UK defence to prioritise tech integration
Operational advantage will hinge on linking new tools with existing networks, as Telent warns data and infrastructure gaps can blunt AI gains.
Quadient upgrades Send & Receive mail automation system
Capacity limits and manual handling had slowed production at the UK mail provider, which has now added automation to support growth and compliance.
Alphatax expands transfer pricing software with two buys
The deals broaden Alphatax's tax platform as multinationals face tighter scrutiny and higher audit risk over cross-border transfer pricing.
EU AI Act transparency rules take effect for firms
Firms face new disclosure duties as Brussels starts policing when users are interacting with AI and how generated content is labelled.
FreeAgent partners Equali on eCommerce reconciliation
Online sellers using multiple marketplaces could cut manual work as FreeAgent links its accounts to Equali for automated reconciliation.
HiBob Chief Executive named in HR tech influencers list
The recognition reflects a wider shift in HR tech as employers look beyond automation to redesign work around AI and workforce strategy.
AutoRek buys Grath to expand AI reconciliation tools
The deal gives financial firms more deployment options as demand grows for AI-led reconciliation without sacrificing auditability or regulatory control.
B&M completes checkout system rollout across 790 stores
The upgrade should cut faults and speed up checkouts for shoppers and staff across one of the UK's largest discount store networks.
UK businesses underuse finance software, bluQube finds
Most firms are not getting the return they expected from finance platforms, with 89.3% using less than three quarters of available functions.
Connected building systems pose growing cyber risk
Businesses risk building outages and wider network breaches unless they secure internet-connected systems, Restore Information Management has warned.
Finance leaders need AI skills as governance tightens
Employers are competing for finance chiefs who can judge AI risks and explain data models, as only a small pool can lead implementations.
New UK Critical Third Party regime: why this is only the beginning for financial institutions
Financial institutions still face hidden fourth-party risks even after Microsoft, Google Cloud, AWS and Oracle were designated as critical providers.
Why cybercriminals are targeting MSPs first
Supply chain attacks are pushing cyber risk upstream, putting managed service providers under pressure from customers and regulators over shared access.
Topps Tiles launches trade app for UK professionals
Trade professionals across the UK can now check stock, track orders and manage purchases on mobile as Topps Tiles expands digital services.
DBL Capital buys into Home Space Direct with funding
Working capital from a six-figure debt package will support the Stockport retailer's ownership change and online expansion.
Enterprises lose 11.5 hours a week to cloud issues
IT teams are losing more than a day a week to cloud troubleshooting, as AI and multi-cloud plans expose network bottlenecks.
UK manufacturing hit by 1.84 million ransomware events
Factory downtime risks and supply chain disruption have made UK manufacturing the country's most targeted sector for ransomware, SonicWall said.
Housing digital services face trust gap, Granicus warns
Nearly half of UK citizens distrust AI in public housing services, despite workers reporting strong confidence in accessibility and delivery by 2028.
Dropzone AI launches threat hunter for security teams
Routine hunting can now be run in hours rather than days, helping security teams uncover intrusions and gaps they might otherwise miss.
Job Moves
Sapiens names Paul Wheeler Chief Executive Officer
Public Digital promotes Lauren Kahn & Gurpreet Sehmi
Hyperlayer names first Head of AI as banks push AI
Paylink appoints new Senior Leaders as business evolves platform
Mercator promotes Gold & Bates in leadership shake-up
CloudFirst appoints Scott Lee as Chief Revenue Officer
D2 Legal Technology names Daniel Heymann to lead law firm AI
Crescendo appoints Andy Lee as Chief Executive Officer
Sterling appoints Alistair Kirk as Non-executive Adviser
