
Private AI deployments are putting storage architecture under pressure now. Scality-backed research suggests object storage, governance, and performance are becoming central constraints as AI moves into production.

Cellebrite has launched a collaborative AI investigations management platform globally. Guardian Investigate is aimed at helping agencies coordinate evidence, tasks, and oversight across high-pressure cases.

Jitterbit has topped G2’s enterprise iPaaS implementation ranking once again. The company says faster go-live times and earlier ROI continue to separate its Harmony platform from category averages.

UK payroll teams face mounting strain at financial year-end again. CloudPay says integration complexity and legacy systems are still slowing modernisation at a moment when payroll is under closer scrutiny.

Clevertouch is formalising martech training as complexity deepens industrywide further. Its new lovemartech Academy combines platform training, research, and university-backed collaboration for marketing teams under pressure to get more from existing systems.

Starling has launched its tax reporting tool before deadline changes. The bank is giving sole traders and landlords early access to HMRC-recognised software before quarterly digital reporting begins.

New business creation remains heavily concentrated in urban Britain today. MoneySuperMarket’s analysis shows London still dominates, but Manchester, Watford, Slough, and Luton are also producing companies at pace.

Met Office technology spending has climbed as unused licences rose. FOI data analysed by Parliament Street points to a larger software estate, a bigger budget, and more dormant subscriptions.

February’s UK SME pay rose, but reform costs are looming. Employment Hero’s latest data points to stronger wages and hiring, but also to new cost pressures that could blunt the effect on household finances.

Utilities communicators are preparing to leave in unusually high numbers. Murray McIntosh’s latest survey suggests churn is building across a sector already under pressure on trust, transparency, sustainability, and public accountability.