Business strategy stories

Gigamon rolls out AI traffic intelligence and agentic observability software as IDC sees the network monitoring market reaching USD $4.39 billion by 2029.

Persistent posts 17.4% FY26 revenue growth, lifts annual dividend to INR ₹40 and logs a 24th straight quarter of gains.

Schneider Electric and Deloitte team up to help manufacturers, infrastructure and data centre groups merge IT and OT with AI-driven automation.

Databricks taps Simon Davies to steer Asia Pacific and Japan push amid 85% regional growth and a bigger Singapore base.

Gigamon unveils AI traffic tools as IDC says network observability market will reach USD $4.39 billion by 2029.

Retail shifts as AI agents move from recommending products to completing purchases, forcing brands to make catalogues legible to machine buyers.

AppDirect deepens B2B distribution push with PartnerStack deal, adding partner-management software and a network of 138,000 businesses.

Snom sees renewed momentum in Iberia and Asia-Pacific as it broadens its product line-up, deepens partner ties and steadies trading elsewhere.

DangleAds elevates Nidhi Dua Dhingra to Chief Business Officer as the ad-tech firm targets overseas growth and deeper bets on AI and connected TV.

AI in legal services is unlikely to shrink demand, with clients seeking more senior expertise and using efficiency gains to unlock latent work.

Fortra's Chief Executive Officer says acquisition success hinges on strategy and culture before price, after 19 deals since 2020.

ADAPTOVATE taps transformation veteran Jim Cundiff as Managing Director and Partner to deepen North American growth and its AI consulting push.

Infobip uses DevDays 2026 to push AI into workflows, training and product design as it marks 20 years and expands its global cloud platform.

GigaOm names Check Point a third-year application security leader as its WAF posts strong detection rates and low false positives.

Cisco report finds firms are ramping up wireless budgets as AI, security pressures and staff shortages push networks into a strategic role.

One in three firms say clients now think AI can do expert work in-house, raising pricing pressure for agencies and consultancies.

Orange Business promotes Edmond Wong to Asia-Pacific president as Nick Lambert retires after nearly seven years, signalling a smooth internal handover.

Doxis unifies Klippa's AI tools under one brand after acquisition, renaming key products as it ties document processing to wider automation software.

Boomi gains Leader status in IDC MarketScape's API management assessment as enterprises seek tighter governance for AI-driven and hybrid systems.

CSOs are shedding their purely technical image as security chiefs are pushed into the boardroom to drive sales, trust and growth.