Ernst & Young (EY) stories
The hire signals Moglix's push beyond procurement into finance and supply-chain software as it targets India's industrial growth.
Many finance chiefs still struggle to shape strategy, as EY found only a quarter lead investment calls and few are seen as value partners.
The five-year plan aims to move clients beyond pilot projects and into enterprise-wide AI use, targeting measurable returns across core functions.
Businesses rushing to deploy AI agents face a fresh security gap, as Zscaler adds identity mapping and partner services to its platform.
Organisations will get a single team to deploy AI across core functions, as EY and Microsoft commit more than USD $1 billion over five years.
The awards underline how channel firms are becoming central to cybersecurity sales in Europe as customers shift to platform-based security.
The ranking underscores CrowdStrike's push to win sales through partners, with its managed services and cloud marketplace business growing sharply.
Businesses using AI agents may gain tighter controls as Zscaler adds new governance tools and deepens a decade-old partnership with Alstom.
The identity security group is sharpening its AI pitch after USD $700 million in funding as it expands globally and adds new leadership.
The cyber security group is leaning harder on partners to drive growth, as its marketplace business rose nearly USD $1.5 billion in fiscal 2026.
Enterprises using Microsoft Defender will get round-the-clock human-led threat hunting, as CrowdStrike also broadens its AI risk coalition across partners.
Technology investment softened last year, but the UK still drew more projects than France and Germany as London stayed ahead of Paris.
Only 31% of UK finance chiefs are leading long-term investment calls, leaving strategy, AI adoption and investor messaging underpowered.
A majority of large UK firms fear quantum computing could erode competitiveness, but most are delaying hiring and planning until 2030 or later.
Singapore boardrooms are shifting towards disciplined growth, as 71% of CEOs rank geopolitical uncertainty above all other business risks.
Ireland's investor appeal held up even as European foreign direct investment fell 7% to a decade low, EY found.
EY-Parthenon says dealmaking is shifting towards AI and technology as 87% of UK chief executives expect their M&A appetite to rise.
The certifications bolster EY's appeal to clients handling sensitive data and regulated work as Singapore tightens digital trust standards.
Most Canadian public bodies have yet to move beyond trials, leaving service gains, cost savings and trust benefits from AI largely unrealised.
Concern is growing over who controls AI decisions, even as 74% of UK consumers have used the technology in the past six months.