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Warren Kavanagh lent digital strategy expertise to the Digital Transformation & AI Awards 2025 judging panel
Shining a light on the Digital Transformation & AI Awards 2025, Warren Kavanagh, founder and CEO of Aweb Digital, served as a member of the judging panel, contributing expertise in digital strategy, business transformation, and AI-driven analytics developed across his consultancy, Aweb Digital, and his work with Quant Market Intelligence. A founder whose career spans digital innovation, enterprise technology delivery, and advanced data analytics, Kavanagh brought a practitioner's perspective on what measurable digital excellence looks like in commercially driven environments to the evaluation of Ireland's most ambitious digital transformation initiatives.
Skillnet Ireland’s New Strategy Is the Workforce Architecture That Enterprise AI Transformation Depends On
Ireland’s national enterprise skills body has published a three-year strategy identifying AI and digitalisation as key drivers of business transformation. As AI adoption accelerates, the strategy addresses the skills gap that continues to limit digital transformation across the Irish economy.
Microsoft launches Frontier Company with $2.5 billion investment to accelerate enterprise AI digital transformation
US technology company Microsoft has launched Microsoft Frontier Company, a new operating business backed by a $2.5 billion investment and 6,000 industry and engineering specialists focused on moving enterprises from AI pilots into production-grade AI systems. The unit will work directly with organisations to design, deploy and continuously improve AI applications.
ManageEngine launches partner marketplace to extend enterprise IT digital transformation platform capabilities
Enterprise IT management company ManageEngine has launched a partner-developer marketplace enabling organisations to discover and deploy extensions, integrations and plugins across its platforms. The ecosystem is designed to expand enterprise customisation capabilities while maintaining governance and security standards.
Haleon signs five-year Microsoft collaboration to scale AI-powered digital transformation across global operations
UK consumer health company Haleon has announced a five-year collaboration with Microsoft to scale digital, data and AI capabilities across its global business, building on existing Microsoft 365 Copilot use to accelerate agentic AI, security and cloud infrastructure adoption. The partnership supports Haleon's ambition to reach one billion more consumers by 2030.
Everhaze raises €450,000 to launch conversational agentic AI platform for PR professionals in Ireland and UK
Dublin-based PR-intelligence company Everhaze has raised €450,000 from three Irish family offices ahead of the commercial launch of its conversational agentic AI product Lú across Ireland and the UK. The tool targets PR agencies facing capacity pressures, workforce burnout and a widening skills gap.
Viatel acquires Scottish cybersecurity consultancy FullProxy to strengthen UK digital transformation and cyber capabilities
Irish telecoms and IT company Viatel Technology Group has acquired Glasgow-based cybersecurity consultancy FullProxy for an undisclosed sum, backed by investment from Macquarie Capital, expanding Viatel's UK presence and cyber capabilities. The deal is the latest in a series of acquisitions by Viatel since 2020.
US Multinationals Are Betting on Ireland’s AI Future and Irish Enterprises Should Position Alongside Them
More than 80% of US multinationals operating in Ireland plan to maintain or increase investment over the next five years, with AI and digital transformation named as the greatest commercial opportunity. AmCham’s FDI Insights Survey 2025 confirms an investment ecosystem Irish enterprise leaders can directly align with and supply into.
Denis O'Brien brought traceability and standards expertise to Digital Transformation & AI Awards 2025
In a rewind to the Digital Transformation & AI Awards 2025, Denis O'Brien, Director of Standards and Solutions at GS1 Ireland, served as a member of the judging panel, bringing expertise in standards-based traceability systems, global supply chain standards development, and cross-sector digital implementation gained across food, healthcare, and manufacturing industries. As co-chair of the global committee that produced the latest Global Traceability Standard and recipient of the international GS1 People Make A Difference award for his TrackVax work, O'Brien contributed internationally recognised standards leadership to the evaluation of Ireland's most ambitious digital transformation initiatives.
OpenAI and Broadcom unveil Jalapeño inference chip to accelerate AI digital transformation at gigawatt scale
US artificial intelligence company OpenAI and semiconductor firm Broadcom have unveiled Jalapeño, OpenAI's first custom processor designed specifically for large language model inference, with initial deployment planned through Microsoft data centres by the end of 2026. The chip was developed from design to manufacturing tape-out in nine months.
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