The Ultimate Guide to Digital Transformation
A curated Irish edition of TechDay 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.
Irish Digital Transformation News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Bank of Ireland rolls out revamped mobile banking app
Millions of customers will gain quicker access to payments, card controls and accessibility features as the lender pushes more banking into mobile.
Yuno Group boosts resilience with Irish data centre
The move gives the energy and broadband group more capacity and backup resilience as it shifts disaster recovery off site and into a Tier 3 facility.
HCS appoints Lesley Whelan to lead new GRC practice
Rising demand for cyber and compliance advice is driving HCS to broaden its services as Lesley Whelan takes charge of the new practice.
Logicalis launches enterprise private 5G service in Ireland
Enterprises in Ireland can now buy dedicated 5G networks directly from Logicalis after a regulatory change opened spectrum to non-telecoms firms.
Dell hosts AI roadshow in Cork with Minister Smyth
Small firms in Cork were shown how artificial intelligence could boost daily operations, while tackling skills, security and compliance concerns.
TLI Group adopts ArcGIS for Irish infrastructure work
Real-time mapping is now helping TLI Group cut manual reporting and improve safety on broadband, power and renewables projects across Ireland.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Digital Transformation
Bedrock Data launches AI agent data loss prevention
Celonis named Gartner leader in digital twin market
Enterprise AI deployments slowed by security reviews
Corsearch names Todd Morris as Chief Executive Officer
Check Point launches AI Network Firewall in R82.20
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.
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.
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
Global payments got faster. The last mile didn't
SonicWall joins Anthropic's Project Glasswing to find flaws
Managing your supplier risk isn't a deadline. It's about your resilience
AI in action: From conversations to real business outcomes
Amperity's CMO reveals how continuous decisioning fuels loyalty innovation
Enterprise leaders seek clarity over complexity in AI
Why AI and composable architectures are changing the ERP playbook
5 Data & AI governance trends every CDO should be watching in 2026
How AI is helping sellers read buyer intent
Why Customer 360 initiatives fail to deliver ROI
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent Digital Transformation News
One in five Irish workers expect AI colleagues soon
A quarter of office staff fear losing jobs to AI, as new research suggests digital colleagues could become commonplace in Ireland within three years.
Integrity360 boosts FBD cyber defences across Ireland
Tighter regulation and rising cyber threats are pushing insurers to bolster defences for customer data and operational systems.
HRLocker launches free HR community for Irish SMEs
The free forum aims to ease burnout and compliance risks for small Irish employers, with 99.5 per cent of surveyed SMEs reporting exhaustion.
HCS launches governance & compliance practice with Whelan
Irish firms face tighter cyber oversight as HCS expands advisory services for regulated sectors and mid-sized businesses lacking in-house compliance teams.
Brightbeam chief warns GPT 5.6 outpaces Irish firms
Irish firms risk falling further behind as GPT 5.6 outpaces their ability to retrain staff, redesign workflows and justify AI spend.
Irish firms spend €667,000 on zombie projects yearly
A lack of clear IT planning is leaving Irish large firms with a €667,000 annual drag from projects that should have been stopped.
Envisage names Steve Boyes Managing Director for Ireland
Expansion across Ireland is being targeted as Steve Boyes takes charge of Envisage's leadership, sales growth and customer service.
Dublin leaders urge AI strategy as adoption outpaces plans
Only a third of Irish organisations have a formal AI strategy, leaving boards scrambling to align rapid adoption with governance and returns.
Cyber risk is no longer an IT issue, it's a leadership issue
Almost half of Irish businesses faced at least one cyber attack last year, exposing hidden costs that can hit operations, cash flow and trust.
Department of Social Protection boosts AI services
Millions who rely on pensions and income supports could see faster service as the department expands AI and automation across core systems.
Littlefish appoints Flannery to strategic partnerships role
The reshuffle gives the group a stronger Irish leadership structure as it tightens ties to Microsoft after buying Storm in 2024.
Irish CEOs upbeat on growth as geopolitical risk rises
Geopolitical tensions are now the top worry for Irish bosses, even as 92% expect revenue growth and a stronger competitive position.
AI freezes graduate hiring, threatening future leaders
Graduates are bearing the brunt as firms quietly halt entry-level hiring, leaving fewer first jobs and a thinner leadership pipeline.
Ireland's invisible infrastructure: Why wholesale holds the key to food resilience
Stronger wholesale networks could help shield Irish consumers and SMEs from supply shocks as tighter margins and disruption bite across the food chain.
Irish business leaders wary as AI confidence rises
Rising adoption is sharpening fears over jobs and security, even as three-quarters of Irish business leaders trust AI use in their firms.
Irish adults back ban on public sector ransom payments
Most Irish adults want ministers to stop public bodies paying cyber ransoms, though concern rises sharply if citizens' data could be exposed.
Landmark Technologies names Adrian Kelly as Sales Director
The Dublin-based provider is sharpening its commercial push as it targets demand for cybersecurity and AI services in a crowded market.
Why AI projects struggle to move beyond the pilot stage
Many businesses are finding that AI pilots stall when ownership, adoption and measurement questions emerge after the first demo.
Irish workers feel pressure to cut compliance corners
More than half of Irish office staff say speed is taking precedence over rules, raising the risk of unchecked breaches and data lapses.
ManageEngine rolls out Zia Agents for IT automation
The rollout gives enterprise IT teams autonomous task execution across service, security and endpoint management, with built-in privacy controls.
Job Moves
HCS appoints Lesley Whelan to lead new GRC practice
Envisage names Steve Boyes Managing Director for Ireland
Littlefish appoints Flannery to strategic partnerships role
Storm Technology names Conor Flanagan as Practise Director
Climb names Mike Holt as Ireland Territory Manager
Expleo names Alan Gallagher to lead life sciences push
Auxilion names Eleanor Dempsey Advisory Services Chief
